All heads of schools, teachers and ancillary staff who are fully vaccinated are required to return to work from Monday to assist the Health Ministry in the school vaccination programme.
The Ministry for Education says teachers should now be able to travel to their respective schools as the Viti Levu containment borders have been lifted.
They say public transport is now fully operational, so all fully vaccinated teachers are required to report to work.
It says teachers should resume duties and prepare for school reopening.
The Ministry says a circular was released to heads of schools detailing these arrangements.
They are also grateful to the teachers who are assisting the Health Ministry in data verification and other National Duties.
The student vaccination programme will be rolled out in all four divisions from Monday.
The Ministry says School Vaccination Clusters have been formed to facilitate the vaccination of eligible children aged between 15 to 17 years with the Moderna vaccine.
The Ministry is encouraging parents and guardians to register their children online prior to the vaccination.
You can register on vra.digitalfiji.gov.fj
Parents and guardians will have to provide consent before vaccination as no student will get vaccinated without their parents or guardians consent.
As of 3rd June 2021, WHO has evaluated that the vaccines currently offered in Fiji have met the necessary criteria for safety and efficacy.
Also, vaccines have saved millions of lives over the years.
Minister for Education Premila Kumar is advising parents to get their children vaccinated as vaccines provide a high degree of protection to children from getting seriously ill from this deadly virus.
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