Business and covid: getting vaccinated in the company?

The vaccine against Covid in the company started on June 3 in 212 centers on the same day that the vaccination campaign in Italy opens to everyone, as the extraordinary commissioner for the emergency Francesco Paolo Figliuolo had assured some time ago. The vaccine in the workplace takes place on the basis of a list of priority activities, taking into account the level of risk to which the workers are exposed, as stated in the INAIL Technical Operating Document. The vaccine in the company is based on guidelines defined by the government and social partners. To these is added the INAIL document of April and, lastly, the list of priority activities.

The guidelines. The aim is to involve workers, even those of the related industries and SMEs: according to the indications, the smaller companies can join the larger ones or even rely on the INAIL network. The Regions are required to comply with the common guidelines regarding the safety of the administration of the vaccine against Covid in the company. The INAIL document of April also establishes that “vaccination can be carried out in the company regardless of the age of the workers as long as efficacy, efficiency and safety are guaranteed” and “the presence of adequately trained personnel” is among the unavoidable criteria.

How the vaccine works in the company. Essential, to follow up on the possibility of administering the vaccine at work, are the locations for administration. Among them, those of giants such as Tim, Enel and Leonardo. Burger King also participated in the “Let’s get back to competitors” project: the company is committed to vaccinating the 4,000 employees in Italy and as many small Italian restaurateurs. The Covid vaccine in the workplace intercepts the categories exposed in any case that any subjects at risk are addressed to the Healthcare Company for the purpose of vaccination in a protected environment.

All companies participate, with no size limits. Small and medium-sized enterprises can apply for agreements with private health facilities to comply with safety standards. The grown-ups can equip themselves with mobile centers. The companies that have been ready are different: large companies, large Italian brands that have made their spaces available for the vaccine in the company of employees. Among those that have obtained the authorization of Figliuolo and the green light of the regional health authorities are:

Coldiretti;

Federation of sports doctors;

Is in the;

Stellar;

Italian post;

State Railways;

State Property Agency;

Luxottica;

Mediaset;

FIGC;

Rai;

Reale Mutua;

Caltagirone Group;

Ministry of Finance;

Sogei;

Discovery.

Security protocol updated. Today the protocol that defines the rules for keeping workers safe provides: Smart Working preferentially when possible; Covid positive workers beyond the 21st day can only return with a negative molecular or antigenic buffer. At workplaces, a safety distance of at least one meter must be maintained: workers must wear surgical masks or higher-level personal protective equipment. And finally, the prohibition of gatherings with separate and staggered incoming and outgoing flows and meetings in the presence of the strictly necessary. Regarding the question of who should administer the vaccine in the company, the orientation clearly seems to the company doctors although not all workplaces provide for it. The goal of the vaccine is to exploit companies as vaccination points and speed up the process, while protecting workers as much as possible.