Seoul Superintendent of Education issued a statement on the 27th
“Health teachers, caregivers, and kindergarten and elementary school teachers should be given priority”
material photo” alt=”Hee-yeon Cho, Superintendent of Seoul Metropolitan Government. Hee-yeon Cho, Superintendent of Seoul Metropolitan Government. <한겨레> Material photo
In the midst of the high possibility that the attendance of infants, lower grades of elementary school, and special school students will expand this year, Seoul Superintendent Jo Hee-yeon said, “Education workers need to get the corona 19 vaccine first.” Superintendent Cho issued a statement on the afternoon of the 27th, and requested that “the quarantine authorities must take measures to ensure that not only health teachers and caregivers, but also education workers in charge of kindergartens and lower grades of elementary school are included as priority targets for the Corona 19 vaccine.” did. Superintendent Cho mentioned that the government is currently promoting the first grades of elementary school (1st to 3rd grades), infants, and special school students to attend school first. “To expand school attendance classes while the corona does not subside even when attending school in March, Much more strengthened quarantine measures should be in place,” he argued, arguing the necessity of prioritized vaccination for faculty and staff. Regarding this, Superintendent Cho said, “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have classified firefighters and police officers as well as education workers such as teachers as priority candidates for vaccination, and the UNICEF governor has issued a statement stating that teachers around the world should receive the vaccine first.” I heard the evidence. The government will announce the vaccination plan on the 28th. Deputy Prime Minister Yu Eun-hye and Minister of Education said in a briefing on the Ministry of Education’s work report the previous day, “With regard to vaccination, the specific schedule or priority target has not been revealed yet. He said, “We will comprehensively consider the regional situation of vaccination and the priority of vaccination for education workers, and decide on academic management plans.” By Choi Won-hyung, staff reporter [email protected]