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Join on Telegram Rabat – As of Wednesday, September 15, over one million students aged 12 to 17 received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine across Morocco.
“Mass vaccination sites will jump from 419 existing schools to around 700 schools to accelerate the pace of the national vaccination operation for students,” the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health announced in a joint statement on Wednesday.
The vaccination campaign targets public and private institutions and foreign schools based in Morocco.
In their statement, the two ministries renewed their call on students’ parents and guardians to be actively engaged in the vaccination campaign to avoid any possible deterioration when the new academic year starts.
“The campaign has been effectively organized so far, and has received positive feedback from students and their parents,” noted the statement.
Morocco expanded its vaccination campaign to the 12-17 age group on August 31 after health authorities deemed it necessary to ensure a safe return to school for students.
The country seeks to vaccinate 3 million students to achieve herd immunity for the upcoming academic year.
Despite a notable improvement in its largely successful COVID response, Morocco continues to record thousands of new infection cases daily. For officials and experts, this stresses the need for citizens and residents to continue to respect precautionary measures recommended by health authorities.
In its daily COVID report on Wednesday, Morocco’s Health Ministry announced a total of 2,642 new cases reported throughout the country.
The active cases reached 27,958 and the fatality rate stands at 1,5% with 46 new COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, the recovery rate slightly increased to 95,4% as 3,240 people recovered in the last 24 hours.
