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Written by: Hu Jiaxin
2021-07-02 12:43
The last update date: 2021-07-02 12:52
The Legislative Council Committee on Education held a meeting this morning to discuss school vaccination arrangements.
The Secretary of Education Yang Runxiong reiterated when attending the meeting that he would consult experts to study whether more teaching and extracurricular activities, including the resumption of full-day classes and holding ball games, could be allowed if the school’s vaccination rate reached 70% to 80%, depending on the situation. Decided.
When asked whether he would refer to other industries and provide mandatory testing in exchange for the option of not getting an injection, Yang Runxiong said that he is making relevant considerations.
The Legislative Council Committee on Education held a meeting this morning to discuss school vaccination arrangements.
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In response to enquiries from Members earlier, the Education Bureau announced that the overall vaccination rate for teaching staff in early May was about 18%.
Yang Runxiong was questioned by a number of establishment members at the Educational Affairs Committee of the Legislative Council, asking the authorities to collect data on injections from teachers and students.
The DAB Legislative Council Zhou Hao Ting believes that 18% of teachers have low vaccination. The authorities must regularly collect school vaccination data. It is even recommended to disclose the data to know whether schools are actively administering injections and to supervise them. "Injection is a social responsibility, not a personal matter. ".
Yang: I don’t see that there is a constant need to collect data on injections from teachers and students.
Yang Runxiong pointed out that there is no permanent mechanism for collecting data on injections of teachers and students, and there is no need for them. He believes that we should discuss with experts first to work out arrangements for school vaccination rates and relaxation activities. If relevant measures are implemented by then, I believe the school will meet. Report the number of vaccination, "If you need to report the number urgently, you can ask him to do it?" He also pointed out that the authorities encourage school staff to actively vaccinate the new crown vaccine, and set an example to bring protection to students and people around them.
Yang also emphasized that the current government does not force citizens to get injections, so the right to choose injections must be respected. If you ask why schools do not get vaccinations, you will ask whether they violate the right to free injections.
He also said that if different sectors of the society are required to obtain injection data, he asks whether the entire government has to do it, "why is it aimed at the education sector?"
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