With a view to accelerate the inoculation drive, Odisha government has issued fresh guidelines to facilitate vaccination at both private and government sector workplaces in the state. According to a notification issued by the State Health and Family Welfare Department, industrial establishments can vaccinate their employees and family members in hospitals by procuring vaccines on their own.
In case a hospital is not available, they can arrange vaccination in their workplace by tagging with a private hospital CVC. Moreover, private hospitals can procure vaccines directly from manufacturers to administer the same to 18-44 age-groups under the liberalized vaccine pricing.
As per the clarification issued by the Union Health Ministry, the kin or dependents of the workers, as identified by the respective employees, can also be covered with COVID-19 vaccination, at the industrial CVCs, private workplace CVCs and the government work place CVCs. For Industrial and private workplace CVCs, to cover the beneficiaries, the vaccine doses will have to be procured by the private hospitals or the industrial establishment, with whom the respective employer has a tie up for inoculation.
However, for government workplace CVCs, beneficiaries of 45 years and above may be covered through the Central government’s vaccine supply and 18-44 years age group may be covered through State government vaccine supply.