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TOKYO - With registration for the Common Test for University Admissions set to open on Sept. 27, educators and authorities are facing a test of their own as they prepare for a second entrance exam season under the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Nearly 2,300 at-risk students were vaccinated in Bangkok without any side-effects.

Schools will finalise the list of students who opt for the Pfizer vaccine on Sunday to send it to the Ministry of Education.

Free Pfizer vaccination of vulnerable students aged 12-18 was overseen by Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang at Vajira Hospital on Tuesday.

The authorities said on Monday that parents can opt for their children to receive an inactivated Covid-19 jab instead of the mRNA Pfizer vaccine.

The government has come up with a plan to vaccinate 70 per cent of the population, or 50 million people, by December, Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said.

Medics and teachers in Mae Hong Son province hold a candlelight vigil at Sobmoeiwittayakhom School to encourage Covid-infected students quarantined in the school.

Bangkok students boosted their reputation for creative flair by bagging no less than 19 prizes at an international art competition on Monday.

The Ministry of Public Health has approved the Pfizer vaccine for those aged between 12 to 18.

The Education Ministry said on Thursday that it intends to reopen schools by November, in time for the second semester of the 2021 academic year.

An estimated 1.9 million children of the 9 million in the schoolgoing age could be categorised as poor and very poor, which is a very high proportion, the Equitable Education Fund (EEF) said, revealing data from January 2021.

The steepest student enrollment drop was in the households below or just above poverty line.