Dan Andrews due to stand down THOUSANDS of teachers tomorrow for failing to get Covid jab

Thousands of teachers across Victoria are due to be stood down on Thursday for not getting a third Covid-19 jab.

Victoria and the Northern Territory are the only states to mandate a booster shot for teachers.

All staff are required to have three doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, unless they have a medical exemption.

Principals say the permanent loss of thousands of teachers due to vaccination mandates is heightening staff shortages in schools across the state.

More than 1300 state school teachers and 1300 private teachers had not met the vaccination guidelines as of December 2021, a spokesperson for the Red Union told the Herald Sun.

‘Although some were vaccinated over the holidays, the fact that there is now a requirement for three shots means more teachers are now not meeting the mandate,’ the spokesman said. 

More to come.