“I have always resisted the maximum at this pressure because the school is not an adjustment variable, it is essential for our children and so it’s the last thing to close,” Hammered the Minister of education, while Christmas leave starts.
Le Monde with AFP
An extension of the school holidays beyond the 3rd of January is “not the privileged hypothesis” to curb the epidemic of Covid-19 and would be decided only in “last resort,” said Sunday, December 19th The Minister of National Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, on BFM-TV.
“From the beginning, there has always been pressure to close the school as soon as there is an alert, and I have always resisted the maximum at this pressure because the school is not a Adjustment variable, it is essential for our children and so it’s the last thing to close, “he hammered. “This is what we do in last because we put the children in first priority in all our decisions, the children first,” he added.
In question about a possible postponement of the return scheduled for January 3, the minister said, “We never close any possibility (…) But it is obviously not the privileged hypothesis, we would only be done. last spring. ”
“The general population incidence rate is a criterion but it is less valid now, because a lot of contaminated people does not necessarily mean much if there are many vaccinated people. It’s Saturation in hospitals and in the resuscitation services that is important “to watch, has it recalled.
not excluded from offering vaccination at school
In question about the 5-11 year vaccination, Mr. Blanquer stated that he is “not excluded to propose vaccination” at school, as “done in college and high school, for 12-17 years old “.
“We are able to do the same thing at school but the entire health system has organized to be able to vaccinate children outside school system. We would be able to do it in some places, For example, where you know that you have to do “go to” to be more efficient and for more families who are committing, “he continued.
In questioned the fact that, according to a survey, among the parents of children aged 5 to 11, seven out of ten do not want to vaccinate them, the minister said, “It does not surprise me.” ” Families are always more cautious as soon as they are children under 12 years old, so 30% seems to me to be a good base. “And add:
“We started with such numbers when you were talking about the 12-17 years old and now we waited and all the opinions are positive, the international experiences are rather evidence so today the parents (of the 5 -11 years) can go reassured to this vaccine, as they go to other vaccines. “