Colleges, varsities ready vax status list of students, teachers and staff

Colleges, varsities ready vax status list of students, teachers and staff

Zeeshan Jawed@timesgroup.com

Kolkata:27.10.2021

Colleges and universities have already started making a list of how many students, faculty and other staff members have been fully vaccinated, partially vaccinated or have not taken a single jab yet.

Though the government has not made vaccination mandatory for students to attend on-campus activities till now, the college and university authorities are preparing for a scenario, where only vaccinated people will be allowed to enter the institutions for classes or other works. The database of students, teachers and other staff will help the authorities identify those, who are due for the second dose or have not been vaccinated at all.

At St Xavier’s College, almost 80% students have received both the doses while the rest have received at least the first dose and will be eligible for the second dose in the coming weeks. “All our teaching and non-teaching staff have been fully vaccinated too,” said Father Dominic Savio, principal of St Xavier’s College.

At J D Birla Institute, 92% students are fully vaccinated while the rest are waiting for the second jab. “There will only be a handful of students who have not even received a single jab. Similarly, out of 123 staff on both our campuses, 113 have been fully vaccinated while nine are due for their second dose,” said Deepali Singhee, principal of the college.

The heads of various departments at Maulana Azad College have started collecting information on the status of vaccination of students. “Nearly 40% students have taken both the doses. Another 55% students have taken their first dose and will be due for their second dose soon. Similarly, both our teaching and non-teaching employees have received both the doses of the vaccine,” said Subhasis Dutta, principal.

At Lady Brabourne College, all the teaching and non-teaching staff have received both the doses. “About 60% of our students have received both the doses while 80% of the rest have received single dose,” said Siuli Sarkar, principal of Lady Brabourne College.

At St Xavier’s University over 95% students have received both doses. “Our entire teaching and non-teaching staff have received both the doses,” said Fr J Felix Raj, vice chancellor of the varsity.