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New Delhi: The Center on Monday suggested that states and union territories could organize workplace COVID-19 vaccinations, target people because of their dosage, and encourage their non-vaccinated colleagues to get vaccinated. Can also provide badges to employees carrying messages.
Apart from these, the Union Health Ministry, as part of its strategy for those to be vaccinated, has advised to involve immunization influencers and community leaders in districts or villages to motivate people to take anti-COVID shots. .
“Trusted persons/community leaders can be identified and appointed as ambassadors. In a letter to Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and posted secretaries, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said about ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ to provide sound advice on the importance of taking both doses of vaccine and completing the vaccination programme. can be oriented. in health departments in states and union territories.
The procedures and incentives for these ambassadors include assigning referral codes to each of them on Co-Win. Each person whom they vaccinate through these codes will be added to their tally at the COVID-19 Vaccination Centers (CVCs) through Co-Vin. The letter said.
It said those ensuring full immunization coverage would be recognized with certificates at the local level and honored at special gram sabhas or panchayat meetings.
“Individuals who have received their first dose should receive text and voice call messages in local languages or dialects, reminding them that they are due to receive a second dose of the vaccine. These messages should be sent to the local hero or ambassador. can be recorded in voice,” the letter said.
To ensure that all eligible people are vaccinated at the earliest, the ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 3 November and will continue till 30 November.
The ministry in its letter underlined that the districts should identify all the missed out beneficiaries and mobilize them for vaccination on a priority basis.
“Workplace vaccination should be organized to target people because of their dosage. Clear signs must be displayed in an organization for these vaccination sites. In addition, badges containing vaccination messages may also be provided to employees of offices, organizations and other workplaces (private and government), it said.
Bhushan said in the letter that the badges could have messages like ‘I am fully vaccinated, are you also fully vaccinated’ to encourage non-vaccinated colleagues of employees to get vaccinated.
The letter said that such innovative ideas or initiatives at the local level can help motivate people and mobilize the beneficiaries who have been left out or left out and can help ensure that all adults are protected against COVID-19. 19 are protected from infection.
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