Israeli authorities want to vaccinate students during classes, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
The statement was made in connection with the upcoming start of the new school year on September 1.
These vaccinations will require parental consent, the government’s coronavirus headquarters said today.
In Israel, vaccinations are generally given only to children over 12 years of age, but in exceptional cases, vaccines are given even to five-year-olds who are at particular risk, such as children suffering from extreme overweight and severe chronic lung disease. or from heart problems.
The Jewish state, which has a population of 9.4 million, is currently trying to stop the increase in the number of people infected with covid by launching a new vaccination campaign.
In the last 24 hours, the Israeli Ministry of Health has registered 5,383 new cases of covid-19 infection.
About 59 percent of Israelis have been vaccinated with two doses of covid-19 vaccine.
Due to the pandemic, emergency rules are in force for schools. In the cities in the red zone (those with high morbidity) classes are present only if at least 70 percent of the students in the class are vaccinated, otherwise they go to online training.
Apart from that, about 1.6 million students are expected to be tested for antibodies this month. Those who can prove their presence will not need to be quarantined if there is a case of coronavirus in their class.
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