89 pc of teachers inoculated in Hungary
Fully 88.7 percent of teachers who have registered for the coronavirus vaccine have been inoculated, Human Resources Minister Miklós Kásler said on Facebook on Tuesday.
The vaccination of school, kindergarten and creche teachers continued over the weekend, totalling at nearly 200,000, Kásler said.
“A high inoculation rate of teachers is an important step towards the safe reopening of our schools,” he said, calling on all teachers to register and accept the vaccine when they are offered it.
Primary schools are opening on April 19, while secondary schools will do so on May 10.
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