MARGAO
The initial hesitancy of taking a Covid jab on the plea may have adverse effects on the wane. The minority AIM Salcete school has shown the way with both students and parents volunteering for the Covid jab on Day one of the vaccination for school students which got off on Monday.
Given that the AIM school located at the Rumdamol Housing Board plays host to around 2,000 students, the school management put in place a system wherein students of different standards were given the jab at different times.
In fact, one could see students making a beeline for the Covid jab at the AIM school, with School Principal/Headmaster Urfan Mulla saying the fear of taking the Covid dose is no more prevalent in the society.
In fact, he pointed out that parents were more than willing to give their consent, giving the nod for the jab to their wards. “In the past, an atmosphere was created in the minds in certain quarters that the people from the minority community will be left behind if they don’t take the dose. I am happy there’s awareness now amongst the parents as well as the children that it is not only safe to take the Covid dose, but it will protect them from the virus,” Mulla said, while thanking the parents as well as the students for cooperating with the school management as well as the health officials in administering the dose.
He added: “Since the AIM Salcete school plays host to a large number of students, we have put a system in place, where the jab is administered in the morning. We should be able to cover the students in the age group of 15-18 within the time frame.”
