Getting vaccinated at work will become possible, under certain conditions. From Thursday, February 25, people aged 50 to 64 with co-morbidities will be able to have the AstraZeneca vaccine administered by their attending physician but also by their occupational physician. The General Directorate of Labor published a vaccination protocol on February 16.

Who can be vaccinated?

Initially, only employees aged 50 to 64 with co-morbidities (cardiovascular disease, unstable diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, chronic respiratory disease, etc.) will be able to be vaccinated.

Volunteer-based vaccination

Vaccination will be based on the voluntary work of occupational physicians and employees. It must be offered to employees, "Who must make an explicit choice to be vaccinated by the occupational physician, insofar as these people can also choose to be vaccinated by their attending physician", specifies the protocol.

Like general practitioners, voluntary occupational physicians have been invited, since February 12, to get closer to