BOSETU Calls for Vaccination of Form 4's before enrolment

BOSETU Calls for Vaccination of Form 4u00e2u20acu2122s  before enrolment
BOSETU Calls for Vaccination of Form 4u00e2u20acu2122s before enrolment

Bosetu Secretary General Tobokani Rari says vaccination of  all Form 4 intakes cold go a long way in reducing the  spiralling of the covid19 virus which continues to  rise in schools and communities, resulting in deaths among mature populations.

Rari says at a meeting with the Covid Taskforce and the Ministry  the trade Union called for the vaccination of the Form 4’s as an effective control measure. He added that research has found that although students are mainly asymptomatic, vaccination would further  reduce chances of spread  from student to student, or where it happens the infection would be much milder, the benefits of which would be felt by members of the communities and families, and teachers that the students interact with on daily basis.” That way, vaccination of Form 4’s is meant to save the teachers, the families of students, and members of the communities that these students habitually interact with as healthy looking covid  carriers who infect them”, Rari explained.

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Students wellbeing is a priority

The research presented at the recent Botswana Secondary School Teachers Union symposium should serve as a wake-up call to us all.We are so focused on coding, artificial intelligence, and the jobs of tomorrow that we are neglecting the basic safety and emotional well-being of the children sitting in our classrooms today.Statistics are deeply worrying. One study revealed that 34% of secondary school learners in Gaborone meet the criteria for a...

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