The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine will not initiate IFA testing for teachers from September 1 of this year and is generally removing responsibility for the health of teachers and students in the context of protecting them from COVID-19, transferring it to local authorities. UNN received such information in response to an information request.

Thus, the Ministry of Education and Culture reported that they will not deal with the issue of ELISA testing for the detection of antibodies to the coronavirus in teachers who will work with children in Ukrainian schools from the beginning of the new school year, as this does not belong to their competence.

Referring to the current labor legislation, the MES indicated that the organization of preliminary and periodic medical examinations of employees who work with persons under the age of 21 should be handled by the owner or a body authorized by him.

"The list of professions, the employees of which are subject to medical examination, the term and procedure for its implementation are established by the central executive body that ensures the formation of state policy in the field of health protection, in agreement with the central executive body that ensures the formation of state policy in the field of labor protection ", the ministry wrote, adding that for such reasons, "the question of introducing teacher testing does not belong to the competence of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine."