One week from the start of the vaccination campaign in schools, the scope of the vaccines is declining.
To date, only about 27,000 students have been vaccinated in schools, and since the beginning of the vaccination campaign by public health nurses, only 3,000-2,000 students have been vaccinated per day.
Nearly 900,000 students aged 11-5 are not vaccinated against corona.
Despite attempts to increase the rate of vaccines, parents express distrust in the system.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, the Ministries of Health and Education, as well as the ministers, are simply unable to persuade parents to vaccinate their children. And reliable information.
Shasha Bitton, Photo: Gideon Markovich
The proportion of vaccinated students currently stands at only 28.3%, and tens of thousands have switched to distance learning.
To all the conduct so far can be added the conduct of the Minister of Education, Yifat Shasha Bitton, who did not actively promote vaccinations in educational institutions.
Parents who contacted the school principal and asked to bring an epidemiologist to the lecture were refused, claiming that this could not be done through the school.
On the other hand, parents in another city actually received an invitation to talk to an epidemiologist in the class WhatsApp group.
But this is a lecture on behalf of "Pemi", the company that won the tender for the vaccination of students in schools and cuts a coupon from the student vaccinations.
An examination by "Israel Today" shows that the person who delivers the lectures on behalf of the company is the company's chief epidemiologist.
The lectures are done free of charge by a government ministry.
So far only one lecture has been given.
"It is okay for parents to be afraid to vaccinate their children, so it should not be done with sanctions but with reliable information, at eye level," says Einav Dalah, chairman of the parents' leadership in Ramat Gan. Information needs to be made accessible and parents' concerns addressed. Parents should be allowed to ask questions and ponder, give them time to think at home. "If it is decided to implement something in the educational institutions, there is no doubt that the Ministry of Education should take part in making the information accessible to parents, certainly if they want to encourage health behavior."
According to Adva Lotan, chairwoman of Madaat, an organization that aims to promote public health in the areas of medical care and preventive medicine: Elsewhere.
The Ministries of Education and Health were able to invest more resources to enable the medical staff in the community to be available, talk to the parents and give them answers to questions and dilemmas. "
"Empathic response needed"
According to Prof. Hagai Levin, chairman of the Association of Public Health Physicians of the Medical Association: "An empathetic professional response to the concerns of parents and children will reduce concerns, increase immunization coverage and lead to a successful vaccination campaign."
"One of the lessons of the corona is the need to return a permanent school nurse, who will provide the ongoing response to the dialogue with the children, teachers and parents on health issues."
The Ministry of Education responded: "The ministry supports vaccines within schools and encourages them. The ministry does everything in its power to help the Ministry of Health and the Home Front Command reach 5,000 schools across the country. It is clear to all of us that More.
So far tens of thousands of students have been vaccinated inside the schools.
The ministry issued an orderly document to all schools in Israel on vaccination campaigns during school hours and to provide an opportunity, with the encouragement of the Minister, to hold discussion days on health and lifestyles during Corona. "
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