The head of the U.N. children’s agency, UNICEF, called Tuesday for teachers to be among those given priority access to the COVID-19 vaccines.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on children’s education around the globe. Vaccinating teachers is a critical step towards putting it back on track,” UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore said in a statement.
Teachers should be “prioritized to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, once frontline health personnel and high-risk populations are vaccinated,” she said.
“This will help protect teachers from the virus, allow them to teach in person, and ultimately keep schools open.”
According to UNICEF, at the peak of the first wave of the pandemic…
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