Schools in the Sultanate of Oman will fully open in November after the Supreme Committee to tackle Covid-19 allowed 100 per cent physical attendance in schools for classes 5 to 11, vaccination of children aged 5 to 12 years and approving booster doses for high risk groups. The decision follows after the Sultanate of Oman tamped down Covid-19 cases, fatalities and 87 per cent vaccination of target groups.
Parents in the Sultanate of Oman have been reluctant to send children to school as those under 12 years are yet to get any kind of a Covid safety shield. But they can feel safe after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday said that the benefits of vaccinating children between five and 11 years with the Pfizer vaccine outweigh other health risks.
“We have seen that the new variants do not spare children, and that is one of the reasons for the reluctance of some parents to start offline cases. With students aged 12 and above already vaccinated, it will not take time to vaccinate this new target group’’, said Fatma H, mother of a Grade 2 student, who feels prolonged online classes are doing no good to students.
The Supreme Committee, however, warned that there had been reports of the rapid rise in new infections in some countries.
Despite the stability of the situation in the Sultanate of Oman, it is important for individuals to follow Covid-19 protocol. The committee expressed its concern over violations like going to public places without vaccination, not wearing face masks and not following social distancing while attending weddings, parties and funerals.
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