The Ministry of Education promised not to force schoolchildren to be vaccinated against COVID

The Ministry of Education does not intend to force underage schoolchildren to be vaccinated against coronavirus and threaten them with non-admission to classes, said the first deputy head of the department Alexander Bugaev, TASS reports.

“No one will force children to do anything, we responsibly declare this to you. And, of course, this issue is not even on the agenda, ”he said.

Bugaev stressed that the lack of vaccination will not be a reason for not being allowed to attend school. At the same time, the fact that teachers have been vaccinated indicates a high civic duty and civic position of teachers, the deputy head of the ministry added. A “significant percentage” of school teachers have already been vaccinated, he said.

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The Ministry of Education and Science in early August reported that there was no requirement for mandatory vaccination among all students, even foreigners. In early September, the head of the ministry, Yevgeny Falkov, said that more than 12% of students and over 45% of university staff had already been vaccinated. In particular, he attributed the small percentage of vaccinated students to the vacation period and newly enrolled applicants who have not yet been vaccinated due to minority.

At the end of June, WHO updated recommendations for vaccination of children and adolescents. According to the new provisions of the organization, minors can be vaccinated, this should be done less urgently due to the mild course of the disease at this age.

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Studies of the effectiveness of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine on teenagers began in Moscow in early June. At the first stage, 100 people take part in the trials, they were given the same drug as adults, but at a lower dosage. Director of the Center N.F. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg said that different concentrations of the vaccine will be used for vaccination depending on age, and it can be registered as early as September.

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