Norms issued for expeditious vaccination of aviation personnel

The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday called for priority vaccination of air traffic controllers, cockpit and cabin crew members or airlines, and mission critical and passenger-facing staff.

This is part of the guidelines issued to facilitate expeditious Covid-19 vaccination of aviation personnel working in government as well as private entities. The ministry also said a dedicated vaccination facility will be established by airport operators at their respective premises to facilitate the inoculation drive of staffers.

At last count, nearly one in every five air traffic controllers at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport was out of action, either directly or indirectly affected by Covid-19, The Indian Express had reported on May 3.