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Health chief says ‘jab-or-test’ unlikely for schoolchildren
Macao News > Covid-19 > Health chief says ‘jab-or-test’ unlikely for schoolchildren

Health chief says ‘jab-or-test’ unlikely for schoolchildren Link copied

Classes will continue as normal for primary and secondary pupils, unlike higher education students who must be vaccinated or take a weekly test for Covid-19.

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24 November 202124 November 2021 BY STAFF REPORTER
BY STAFF REPORTER24 November 202124 November 2021

Health Bureau Director Alvis Lo Iek Long has said that he thinks it unlikely that the education authorities will implement the “jab-or-test” measure for schoolchildren.

Since late last month, higher education students, teachers and other staff members, as well as non-tertiary education teachers and their colleagues, who have not been inoculated against the novel coronavirus have been required to be tested for Covid-19 every seven days.

According to the jab-or-test measure for the education sector, which started on 25 October, staff and students must either display a vaccination record confirming that they have received at least one Covid-19 jab, or present a NAT certificate confirming a negative Covid-19 result valid for seven days.

The Macao government lowered the minimum age for Sinopharm jabs from 12 to three yesterday.

When asked whether the government would extend the jab-or-test measure to schoolchildren, meaning they would not be allowed to go to school unless they had been inoculated against the novel coronavirus or tested for Covid-19 every seven days, Lo said, “[The government] should not impose such a restriction that bars unjabbed schoolchildren from going to school. I don’t think such a measure will be implemented.”

 

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