St. Joseph's School, conducted a vaccination drive to inoculate the students aged between 15 to 18years against corona virus/Covid-19, on 14 January 2022, as per the instruction from the Central Board of Secondary Education. The vaccination campaign was organized under the guidance of Rev. Fr Rohan D'Almeida, the Principal, in accordance with the vaccination programme of the Government of Karnataka, undertaken by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
The school sent a consent form to the parents a week prior to the drive.The parents who gave their consent for their wards to be vaccinated at school, brought their wards to the school on the day of the vaccination drive and registered their names for the vaccination at the counter.
Following all the safety protocols, the team in-charge of the vaccination drive from BBMP vaccinated the registered students in the school infirmary. Post vaccination, the students were advised to wait for half an hour for observation.
Many students benefitted out of this vaccination drive which was efficiently managed by the school health coordinator and the staff. Parents were appreciative about the initiative taken by the school in keeping the students safe.