Covid-19: More than 70,000 teachers vaccinated - Radzi

 

More than 70,000 teachers have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, said Senior Education Minister Radzi Jidin.

He said the Education Ministry would strive to increase the number as the school session after would continue with Home-based Teaching and Learning (PdPR) until the end of July.

Radzi, in a virtual press conference today, said discussions on the matter had been held with National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

Khairy was previously reported to have said that a total of 500,000 teachers have been listed as vaccine recipients under Phase 2 of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme which began on April 19.

Meanwhile, Radzi said the ministry had discussed the methods and approaches that could be applied to prevent schools from becoming a Covid-19 cluster.

- Bernama