Muscat: As many as 32,172 have been vaccinated within the current drive being undertaken by the Ministries of Health and Education for immunization against coronavirus (Covid-19).
The proportion of GED students vaccinated so far stands at 43% of the total number estimated at 75,730. Muscat Governorate had the largest number of vaccinated (7,915 or 47% of the target segment), followed by North Al Batinah Governorate (5,418 or 39% of the target segment) and Al Dakhiliyah Governorate (4,613 or 44% of the target segment).
The Ministry of Education said that the vaccination of students is optional for all segments and that parents have been notified accordingly. All student will be allowed to sit for the exams, irrespective of whether or not they took the vaccine, affirmed the Ministry. Yet, it advised all to get the vaccine to safeguard their health.
All countries plan to make Covid-19 vaccination a prerequisite to travelers’ entry to their lands, observed the Ministry, noting that students who obtain scholarship may require the vaccination to pursue their studies abroad. --ONA
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