Lucknow: On-campus jabs for students ready to study abroad

LUCKNOW: Students planning to study abroad but stressed about not getting the Covid-19 vaccine shot may get one on school campuses. Modern School, Aliganj and the Cambridge Campus of City Montessori School, Gomtinagar, are considering the option of setting up the vaccination camp on the school premises.
CMS, Gomti Nagar Extension campus, is affiliated with the Cambridge Assessment International Education Board, which is part of the University of Cambridge.About 99% of students in this school have plans to study abroad after class XII.
President and managing director of the City Montessori School, Geeta Gandhi Kingdon said, “We are in a process of arranging Covid jabs for our students who are bound for universities abroad. Instead of letting pupils arrange their vaccination, we as a school can facilitate it.”
Director of Modern School, Siddhartha Kapoor, said, “We look forward to arrange Covid jabs for our students and alumni. It’s a great idea to vaccinate school students on the campus.”
“We are struggling to get a slot for our daughter Akarshita who is planning to pursue her higher education from Dublin Institute of Technology, England. She has to leave by September and for it getting a jab is a must. If camps are set up in schools it will be a great relief for us,” said a parent Anamika Agarwal.