Ulaanbaatar
Government planning to vaccinate children aged 12 -17 ahead of new school year
Society
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Ministry of Education and Science
once called upon launching a study on administering coronavirus vaccine to
children and informed that trials of COVID-19 vaccines developed by companies
such as Pfizer and Moderna had shown efficacy.
When clarified about the vaccination of school children,
Minister L.Enkh-Amgalan said that the corresponding officials are studying WHO-approved
vaccines that can be used in children. A working group consisting of the Deputy
Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Health is now working
on the immunization issues of children aged between 12 and 17 ahead of the new
academic year."
Making changes in the structure of academic year 2020-2021,
the Ministry of Education and Science recently has made a decision to start
summer breaks of schools and kindergartens ahead of the scheduled period. In
particular, the summer break for 1st-3rd graders began on May 8 and 4th-12th
graders will be beginning from May 15. As the summer holiday has begun earlier,
the Ministry is planning to start the academic year 2021-2022 on August 15.
