Pregnant teachers fear a return to school while unvaccinated

Pregnant teachers fear a return to school while unvaccinated

One of the pregnant teachers who contacted the Irish Examiner pointed out that her partner cannot attend important appointments with her — yet it's deemed safe for her to return to a classroom full of unvaccinated children. Picture: Pexels

The Department of Education is standing over the arrangements in place for pregnant school staff as the Delta variant is causing mounting fears among pregnant teachers of returning to classrooms unvaccinated.

Pregnant education staff for the upcoming school year are required to submit for an occupational health assessment, carried out by Medmark. 

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