Schools hold drives for parents, staff, and alumni

With COVID-19 vaccine trials for children still underway, private school managements have started conducting drives to vaccinate alumni and parents so that families are not at risk when on-campus clas

With COVID-19 vaccine trials for children still underway, private school managements have started conducting drives to vaccinate alumni and parents so that families are not at risk when on-campus classes resume. Schools are hoping to restart offline classes in a few months and such vaccination drives may result in fewer disruptions in the 2021-2022 academic year during the predicted third wave, said school principals and management members. Mansoor Ali Khan, member, board of management, Delhi Public Group of Schools, said around 5,000 people, including staff, parents and people belonging to the community around the school, were vaccinated in Delhi Public School (Bengaluru East) and Delhi Public School (Electronic City). “Similar drives will begin shortly in two other branches. We tied up with Manipal Hospitals for the camp and we will also facilitate the second dose,” he said.