Covid vaccination programmes.Apart from measures taken by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa have included seafarers in their priority list for vaccination, the minister said.
There have been demands from many quarters to prioritise seafarers in the vaccination drive considering the global significance of Indian seafaring industry."India is committed to providing vaccines to seafarers!
I am thankful to Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and Goa CM Dr Pramod Sawant for including Seafarers in State ‘Priority List’ for vaccination," Mandaviya said in a tweet.The union shipping minister also urged other states to follow in the footsteps of these three states and vaccinate sailors on.