Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has given priority for the preventive vaccination against COVID-19 in the 18-44 years age group. The decision was taken in the light of the limited stock of vaccines the State has, a Government Order has said.

A government order said that newspaper boys, auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers, bus drivers  and conductors and construction workers, staff of essential services, street vendors, pharmacy and grocery shop staff, workers in e-commerce, all government staff, all school and college staff and all media persons will be given priority. 

Volunteers who serve food to COVID-19 patients in containment areas, members of NGOs who help out in hospitals; seafarers working in shipping industries and airport employees will also get priority. Differently-abled persons would have to produce a certificate to be vaccinated without waiting in the queue.

The Directors of Medical Education, Medical and Rural Health Services and Public Health have been directed to take necessary action. The government also directed the Department/ Commissionerate of Welfare of Differently Abled to organize special camps for vaccination in coordination with DME, DMS and DPH.

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