Amiran Gamkrelidze: If 80% of teachers and administrative staff are vaccinated, it is possible to start in-class studying - if the epidemic situation is as it is today, we can not recommend starting classes

According to Amiran Gamkrelidze, head of the National Center for Disease Control, if 80% of teachers and administrative staff are vaccinated, it is possible to start in-class studying.

However, as he noted at the webinar, it will be difficult for the National Center for Disease Control to make a recommendation on starting classes given the epidemic situation.

"According to our data, 30% of school teachers have been vaccinated. However, the Ministry of Education has conducted a survey and says that this figure is up to 40%. Our data is from two weeks ago and it is good that it is 40%. We would call schools safe if 80% of the teachers and administrative staff who work in the school and have contact with children would be vaccinated. So, of course, where there will be 80% vaccinated it will possible to do it, we should even encourage them to start in-class studies. I have said it several times and I will repeat it, if the epidemic situation is as it is today, the National Center for Disease Control will not be able to issue a recommendation to start classes", - Gamkrelidze said.