Chinese authorities say unvaccinated parents can't send children to school
Students will not be allowed back in school in September unless their entire family is fully vaccinated, some local governments in China have said.Several cities also said people needed to be vaccinated to enter public venues such as hospitals and supermarkets. China joins other including France and Greece, which have made jabs mandatory in some sectors.
China has set a national target of inoculating 64% of its population by the end of the year."Those who are not yet inoculated should hurry and get jabbed to avoid affecting your child's return to school," read a notice posted in Guangxi province earlier this week, adding that this ruling applied to students of all ages.
Local governments in other provinces, including Jiangxi and Henan, issued similar directives to say that only pupils whose families are vaccinated would be allowed to attend the new autumn semester.But the rules differ significantly from region to region.
In the northern Hebei province of Pingxiang, students aged between 12 and 17 will not be allowed back to school unless they are fully vaccinated. It is not clear if this applies to students of other ages.Meanwhile, Hancheng in Shaanxi province said that unvaccinated people would not be allowed to visit hotels, restaurants, and entertainment venues, among others.
