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Turkey’s ruling party has come under fire for holding political rallies in areas near the Black Sea where locals face rising numbers of coronavirus cases.
The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has been hosting a number of gathering across the country in recent weeks, with many attended in person by the president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Vaccinating school staff would have given confidence to parents and pupils about the return to classrooms, the general secretary of the UK’s Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has said.
Appearing on BBC Breakfast, Geoff Barton was asked what he thought about the plans to prioritise vaccines by age rather than job. He said:
“I am certainly not going to argue with an eminent scientist but I think what I would say is a week on Monday we are at a moment, a national moment – 10 million children and young people are going to start the process of going back into their schools.
“The government today is launching a campaign to try to reassure parents that they should be sending their children back – that tells you something about the level of anxiety there is.
