Personnel on election duty in poll-bound states to be treated as frontline workers: Govt
In a major announcement, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday said, personnel deployed in election duty in poll-bound states will also be included in the category of frontline workers (FLWs). Five states - Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand - are scheduled to go to polls in 2022.
Eligibility of such beneficiaries for the precaution dose will be based on the date of administration of 2nd dose as recorded in the Co-WIN system -- completion of nine months i.e. 39 weeks from the date of administration of second dose -- Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said.
He informed that CoWIN will send reminder messages to all those eligible for precaution dose, which will be reflected in digital vaccination certificates.
Centre also said all persons aged 60 years and above with co-morbidities will not be required to produce/submit any certificate from the doctor, at the time of administration of precaution dose. Such persons are expected to obtain the advice of their doctor before deciding to avail of precaution dose, it added.
