NEW DELHI: To increase access to
Covid vaccination, the
health ministry has allowed
workplaces - in both public and private sector - to organise vaccination sessions for their employees from April 11.
However, only employees aged 45 years and above can get vaccinated and outsiders, including eligible family members cannot be vaccinated at such session at workplaces.
“Covid-19 vaccination sessions may be organized at workplaces (both public and private) which are having about 100 eligible and
willing beneficiaries by tagging these work places with an existing
Covid Vaccination Centre (CVC),” health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said in a letter to all states and UTs.
The move is aimed at making the vaccination drive more “citizen-centric” as a substantial proportion of the population aged 45 years and above are working in the organized sector of the economy.
The health ministry has also issued guidelines to support states/UTs to help organise these sessions.
The sessions will still require beneficiaries to register on the
Co-Win portal prior to vaccination, and the workplace management will designate one of its senior staff members to be the nodal officer for coordinating with district health authorities or private CVC and support vaccination activities.
Facility for onsite registration will also be available, but only to employees of the workplace.
“The schedule of vaccination session can be made up 15 days in advance and intimated to the work place so that maximum attendance is ensured on the day of the vaccination. In most of the work places vaccination schedule may, however, be completed in less than 15 days,” the guidelines said.
“The work place CVCs staff engaged in Covid-19 vaccination will follow existing SOPs for vaccination and reporting adverse events following vaccination,” it added.