At least 33,000 students across Morocco received their Covid-19 jabs on Tuesday, kickstarting Morocco’s campaign to vaccinate students ahead of the school season.
“The process is going through in good conditions, and it is expected that the vaccination rate among children will see a qualitative leap in the coming days,” health sources told Hespress.
16,186 children received the American Pfizer vaccine, while 17,121 students received the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine in the 419 permanent medical centers set up for vaccinating children across the country.
In rural areas, mobile medical units were distributed to the villages of the Kingdom in order to vaccinate students, said the same source noting that “there is a great demand for parents to vaccinate their children.
Member of the vaccination committee, Professor Said Afif said in a statement to Hespress, that “educational institutions should build centers for the Pfizer vaccine and others for Sinopharma in order to facilitate access for parents of students”
The ministry of education is requiring that students be fully vaccinated or classrooms be limited to 20 students for schools to have a full presence during the upcoming school season.
The ministry mandated education institutions to alternate between physical classes and virtual learning in cases where the school is unable to guarantee social distancing between students, according to a statement seen by Hespress.
Parents are able to opt for virtual learning modes in cases of outbreaks within school premises, said the statement.
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