one-thirds of the amount given to adults. As such, it was necessary for the health workers to be trained in administering this vaccine.
Later, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand confirmed this, noting that there are some 84,000 primary school children and 27,000 nursery school children, but not all of those children will be eligible for the vaccines since they all do not fall within the five to 11 age category.
Similar to the rollout of the Pfizer vaccines to children in the 12 to 18 age category, these younger children will be able to receive the vaccines at specific schools close to them. A schedule for this is expected to be published and circulated shortly.
Importantly, it was noted that children who are now entering Grade Seven (Form One) can return to their respective primary schools, or the nearby school administering the vaccines for that locality, to get their vaccines.
Parents can also opt to get their children vaccinated at the more than 100 fixed sites across the country.
The local authorities are pushing for a full return to face-to-face classes because there have been significant learning losses recorded through the pandemic.
Vaccinating children is an important part of that return.
