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Letters: Pupils have been sent a clear signal that their learning is not a priority

30 June 2021 • 12:02am
Year 11 students of the BBG Academy in West Yorkshire prepare for their prize giving ceremony and graduation
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SIR – What threat to society does a child with asymptomatic Covid pose when everyone deemed vulnerable has had two vaccines and most other people have had at least one?
We were told that children’s education was a priority. The overzealous enforcement of  self-isolation (report, June 29)  suggests otherwise.
Kevin Wright

SIR – On Monday evening we learnt that a pupil in Year One had tested positive for Covid-19.
The child is a member of a bubble of 35 pupils, all of whom are now required to self-isolate for 10 days. The disruption to children, their parents and teachers is significant, and out of proportion to the risk. ....

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Letters: Face-to-face GP appointments are vital – but they must be used wisely

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SIR – I welcome the move towards more face-to-face GP appointments.
However, there need to be fewer pointless ones for things like broken nails. If only those who genuinely needed appointments were seen, the service might be considerably less stretched.
I think initial phone consultations can be a good thing, along with the use of 111 to triage A&E.
Barbara Marshall

SIR – It is good to know that patients have the right to book face-to-face consultations with their GPs.
Now all we have to do is get through to them on the phone or persuade them to respond to emails. ....

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Letters: Do new coronavirus variants mean an endless extension of lockdown?

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SIR – If the Astra-Zeneca vaccine offers limited protection (preventing death or hospitalisation) against the South African coronavirus variant, and the variant becomes a dominant strain in Britain in coming weeks, what does that mean for the lifting of restrictions?
Are we forever to be condemned to the purgatory of Tantalus?
Michael Cooper

SIR – Where does it leave an employer if ethnic minority employees refuse or have refused the Covid vaccine ?
The implications for race relations are horrendous, let alone the legal issues relating to employment.
Graham White

SIR – Nadhim Zahawi says that “vaccine passports” are not the way we do things in the UK. ....

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