NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry has allowed workplaces in both public and private sector to organise vaccination sessions for their employees from April 11, in an effort to ramp up the exercise amid rising infections.
However, only employees aged 45 years and above can get vaccinated, and outsiders, including eligible family members, canтАЩt be vaccinated at such session at workplaces. The move is aimed at making the vaccination drive more тАЬcitizen-centricтАЭ as a substantial proportion of the population aged 45 years and above are working in the organised sector of the economy.
The health ministry has also issued guidelines to support states/UTs to help organise these sessions.
Covid- 19 sessions may be organised at workplaces which have about 100 eligible and willing beneficiaries, by tagging these workplaces with an existing covid vaccination centre,тАЭUnion health Secretary, Rajesh Bhushan said in a letter to all states and UTs.
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 Covid vaccination centres (CVCs) and support vaccination activities.
