No mandatory vaccination for teachers & other frontline staff- Hon Fahie assures
Government, while encouraging the population to get vaccinated, has made it clear on many occasions that it has no intentions of forcing the vaccine on anyone.
The article by 284 Media, which claimed that the announcement was made by Acting Chief Education Officer Connie E. George at a meeting with education stakeholders, including school principals, today, June 9, 2021, took the public by surprise.
The article; however, neither quoted Mrs George nor stated whether it had sought confirmation from alternative sources.
'I made no such statement'- CEO Connie E. George
The news report by 284 Media; however, has since been branded as fake news, even though 284 Media has not yet retracted it.
Mrs George told our newsroom the article was false as she never said what 284 Media has reported.
"[I] made no such statement," Mrs George said this evening.
Meanwhile, Premier Fahie, via his Facebook page, reassured teachers and other frontline staff that the article was not factual.
“People of the Virgin Islands while your elected Government strongly encourages the taking of vaccines in the fight against Covid-19, to date, your elected Government have no knowledge of this alleged decision being made of making vaccines mandatory for teachers and other Frontline staff.”
No such policy approved in Cabinet!
Premier Fahie further said Government has not approved such a policy in Cabinet.
“Your Government remains resolute to date, to not make mandatory the taking of vaccines. We have always stated that it is each person's choice whether they want to be vaccinated or not.”
The Leader of Government Business said he applauds the efforts of public officers but it is “essential that this point be ventilated in the public domain so as to bring clarity to any such concerns that may be floating in the public sphere. Let's keep moving forward together as one people in BVILOVE.”
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28 Responses to “No mandatory vaccination for teachers & other frontline staff- Hon Fahie assures”
Should hotels and resorts expel employees until they get vaccine jab??
The entire education ministry should be overhauled and everyone from the top down replaced by competent people.
Vaccinated = can get virus, can spread virus, less likely to experience symptoms....smh...soooooo your unvaccinated children are safe (unless you have sold out your child for the experiment) in a school full of these virus carriers with no symptoms....you people are really lost....EDUCATE YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!