Vaccination, testing and distancing measures crucial to keep schools open, says French education minister | Video

Paris, Jan 20 (EFE).- (Camera: José Manzaneque) The French Minister of Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, said in an interview with EFE that authorities will maintain the use of Covid-19 antigen tests for students despite the opposition from parents and teachers.

FOOTAGE OF THE PARIS-SORBONE UNIVERSITY.

SOUNDBITES OF THE FRENCH MINISTER OF EDUCATION, JEAN-MICHEL BLANQUER:

1- "The vaccine has become a new reality, from 12 to 17 years of age we have started with a voluntary campaign, like in Spain, which has made us one of the European countries that have vaccinated the most adolescents in high school."

2- "A little more than 80% of students from 12 to 17 years old are vaccinated and since the end of December vaccination is available for students from 5 to 11 years old, it has started a little slowly. It is inevitable because parents have to be calm. We have started a campaign to explain why and how to vaccinate them and today our open school policy is based on these three axes that are vaccination, testing and distancing measures."

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Date: 20/01/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Education
Politics
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 135 seconds
Reference: 7001136608
Relevance: Normal