Centre has allowed corona vaccination at workplace for all people aged 45 years or more from April 11. The decision by the Narendra Modi government assumes significance in the backdrop of rising national covid 19 infection graph.  

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The Health Ministry has written to all States and UTs that COVID-19 vaccination sessions may now be organized at workplaces (both public & private) which are having about 100 eligible and willing beneficiaries by tagging these workplaces with an existing COVID Vaccination Center (CVC). To support the States in this initiative, guidelines have been prepared and the same have conveyed by the Union Health Secretary to the States and UTs.

These guidelines will support the State and District Programme Managers with the requisite information and guide them on organizing vaccination sessions at such workplaces (both public & private). Such workplace vaccination centres may be launched across States/UTs from 11th April 2021.  
States have been further advised to initiate due consultations with private/public sector employers and management to prepare for launch of workplace vaccination.
 
Vaccination at workplace guidelines:

1 One type of vaccine will be provided at such sessions that are conducted at the Workplaces. This is necessary to avoid mixing of vaccine types in 1st and 2nd dose of a beneficiary.
2 Beneficiaries at the Workplace who have already received one dose of a vaccine different from the one being administered at the Workplace CVC shall not be vaccinated at session in the Workplace CVC. They are expected to get the second dose of the same vaccine at an appropriate COVID vaccination centre. However, those who have received same vaccine as first dose may be provided second dose at the Workplace CVC.
3 The full list of beneficiaries, as available in Co-WIN, will be visible to all verifiers and vaccinators, option of on-the-spot registration will also be available.
4 Verification will be done by Verifier (Vaccination Officer-1) preferably using Aadhar.
5 In case Aadhar authentication is not possible for any reason, the Verifier will verify the identity and eligibility of the beneficiary from the photo ID Card indicated by the beneficiary at the time of registration.
5 Apart from Aadhar, other IDs approved by the MoHFW are: 1. EPIC, 2. Passport, 3. Driving license, 4.PAN Card, 5. Smart Card issued by RGI under NPR, 6. Pension Document with Photograph.
6 If the identity and eligibility of a beneficiary is established upon verification, the beneficiary will be vaccinated and his/her vaccination status will be updated, else the beneficiary will not be vaccinated.
7 All Vaccination must be recorded in real time through the Co-WIN Vaccinator Module on the same day.
8 The digital vaccination certificate of the beneficiary will be generated through Co-WIN, Workplace CVC Nodal Person will be responsible for providing a printed copy of the vaccination certificate, both after 1st and 2nd doses, to the beneficiary, on site after vaccination.
9 Operational guidelines and standard operating procedure for COVID-19 vaccination should be referred for detailed planning and operationalization.