The state of New South Wales (NSW) has lost up to 4,900 teachers who have not been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and refuse to book an appointment to get jabbed. The news of the staff loss comes as the deadline for mandatory vaccinations for all teaching and non-teaching staff in NSW schools came on Monday. In a parliamentary hearing last week, the NSW Department of Education’s chief people officer Yvette Cachia said 4,900 teachers in schools had yet to submit their vaccination status as of Nov. 1, while 74,000 teachers have indicated that they are fully vaccinated. Those who are not vaccinated have been told they will be given the opportunity to book a vaccination appointment immediately, but if they decide against it, their contract will be terminated. “We have 97 percent compliance for full vaccination as of Nov. 1,” Cachia said on Nov. 2 (pdf). “About 4,900 have unattested …