Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education: "Education Workers Should Also Be Included in Priority Vaccination Groups"

Request to Include Priority Vaccination Targets Ahead of March School Attendance Expansion

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has requested that health teachers, care workers, and educators for lower grades also be included in the priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination in preparation for the expansion of in-person classes.

On the 27th, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education stated, "The government plans to begin vaccinations in February and establish herd immunity by setting vaccination priorities. We urge that health teachers, care workers, and educators responsible for kindergarten and lower elementary grades be definitely included in the priority vaccination groups."

The Office of Education pointed out, "If COVID-19 does not subside by the time in-person classes expand in March, much stronger quarantine measures must be established to ensure that children can learn and live safely."

They added, "The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classifies education workers, including teachers, alongside firefighters and police officers as priority groups for vaccination, and the UNICEF President has also issued a statement that teachers worldwide should receive priority COVID-19 vaccinations."

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education concluded, "We hope that education workers will be reconsidered and definitely included in the COVID-19 vaccination priority groups so that students, parents, and school staff can all feel safe in their school life."

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