Index – National – PDSZ: vaccination first, then school education

The Democratic Union of Teachers (PDSZ) demands that workers in public education institutions be vaccinated after working in the health and social care sector. In an open letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the PDSZ draws attention to the fact that epidemiological measures in education should not be made more flexible, but on the contrary, they should be intensified:

Educators will be redirected to institutions starting Monday, those working in secondary education and VET soon after, so that they remain in a vulnerable position. Precautions, which are already essential for those who work in various other fields, such as wearing a mask or Plexiglas, have not been centrally ordered either. Even now, no major action is being taken when infectious mutations in the virus are spreading much faster than before.

The PDSZ considers that testing of teachers is a false measure. According to the union, as long as there is not enough protection or vaccination, it must be taught in a digital work schedule.