College students race against time to get mandatory shots
Ramendra.Singh@timesgroup.com
Bhopal:23.09.2021
After the higher education department has made it compulsory to submit the vaccination certificate to gain entry to the campus, students above 18 years of age are rushing to vaccination centres to get their jabs.
First year classes is to start from October 1. The higher education department has issued guidelines to colleges and universities across the state to ensure that students with first dose of vaccination attend the offline classes. Students and college staff have been asked to submit their certificates of first dose of vaccination without which they will not be able to continue their offline classes.
“I have been sitting home and depending on online classes for almost two years now. I do not want to miss my actual classes on any condition now,” said Sujoy Gupta, a first-year student adding that he is waiting for the second dose date for his second shot. There were even students who took both doses to avoid any problem in attending classes. “I was little casual after first dose of vaccination. However, I have now completed both doses as in its absence it won’t be possible for me to enter the campus,” said second year student Vineet Sharma.
Students even hailed the decision of taking vaccination certificates by the colleges. “It is a good initiative. Even those students who were avoiding vaccination will also have to take it,” said a student Anant Shastri.
Higher education minister Mohan Yadav said that the academic activities of all the universities and colleges of the state have started from September 15, 2021 with physical presence of the students.
“Classes are being conducted with 50% attendance of students,” he said. Yadav added that it will be mandatory for the academic and non-educational staff and students of the college to submit the certificate of first dose vaccination of Covid-19.
A college student gets her Covid-19 vaccine at Katju Hospital in Bhopal
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