Motshekga said 517,000 school staff, including teachers, have been vaccinated – an 89% vaccination success rate.
“We still hope that educators not yet vaccinated will join the general population vaccination programmes that are under way,” she said. Motshekga said pupils will only be vaccinated when the national health department issues a directive and the department would need to get“If health says learners must be vaccinated and parents consent, we will work on the logistics.
“I'm aware that other countries are already beginning to consider the vaccination of young people. We will learn from them and see what we do as a country. We will do what we have to do, advised by the interministerial advisory committee,” said Motshekga. , the minister said the differentiated timetable had been disrupted and that pupils had lost about two years of learning since the pandemic started.
“The Covid-19 pandemic has caused serious disruptions in the sector and our plans have not always gone as we intended. This has, however, not deterred us from continuing to plan, as we are confident that at some point we will find a way to return to normal business,” she said.“The sector is bleeding from devastating learning losses. Every study that has been conducted shows that a generational catastrophe is unfolding in front of our eyes daily.
Look at this PPE initiative, outdoing and putting the scooter project to shame...