Odisha: More categories of people included in list of frontline workers

BHUBANESWAR: The state government has decided to include more categories of people in the list of frontline workers (FLWs) for Covid-19 vaccination.
They are forest officials and forest guards, railway staff, banking staff/insurance companies, payment system providers/operators/vendors/cash logistic companies/cash-in transit companies/ATM maintenance personnel, banking correspondence and customer care points, oxygen plant employees, filling station and call centres staff.
Staff of district child protection unit, staff of Childline, staff of 181 helpline, staff of one stop centres and all caregiver staff of child care institutions have also been included in the FLW category. It has been approved to include the government veterinary doctors, livestock inspectors and para-veterinarians as FLW for Covid-19 vaccination.
“The present priority of the state is ensure second dose vaccination of due beneficiaries and above categories of the staff shall only be vaccinated, once vaccine supply is available in the state,” said PK Mohapatra, additional chief secretary (health) in a letter to district collectors, commissioners of all municipal corporations and chief district medical and public health officers.
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