According to Nath, employees play a critical role in the supply chain for medical devices
Rajiv Nath, Forum Coordinator, AiMeD wrote a letter to NITI Aayog member (health) VK Paul, for inclusion of medical device manufacturers employees/ancillaries and distribution chains in the list of frontline workers and be vaccinated on a priority basis.
“Our employees play a critical role in the supply chain for medical devices — they need to be protected on priority. Otherwise, if they fall ill, there could be supply chain disruptions, leading to localised shortages of items such as oxygen masks, syringes and intravenous sets,” mentioned Nath.
“We do understand that vaccine supplies are limited and the need to prioritise access comes when resources are limited and as current status is leading to free for all chaos it is maybe time to reset the vaccination access policy,” urged Nath.
