The Catholic school sector has asked Premier Gladys Berejiklian to organise mass vaccination days for teachers at state hubs, saying it could help schools prepare safely for a potential return of students in term four
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“Vaccination data remains a personal form of data,” the NSW Department of Education secretary Georgina Harrisson told a parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday. “We have no way … of centrally knowing whether or not a teacher has been vaccinated.” There has been a teacher priority program run by the NSW government, but it was limited to the three local government areas initially identified as hotspots. Twenty one per cent of teachers are aged under 30, and six per cent are under 25.
“Identifying enhanced or dedicated vaccination venues, particular days of the week or scheduled times set aside for schools staff in NSW will allow these committed professionals to more easily and readily receive their vaccinations in greater numbers than might be the case.” “It is offered in recognition that schools provide an essential service for the community and participation in the vaccination program is completely voluntary and a way of supporting the national effort in our fight against COVID-19,” said Principal Phillip Heath.
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