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Amazon begins Covid-19 vaccinations for its front-line workers in India

The Jeff Bezos-led company is hosting on-site vaccination events run by licensed health care providers, at a few of its buildings in Delhi initially

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In April, Amazon India said it will cover the Covid-19 vaccine cost for more than a million people. Photo: Company blog

Peerzada Abrar Bengaluru
E-commerce giant Amazon is taking its learnings from earlier on-site vaccination events for people above 45 years to bring Covid-19 vaccines to its front-line teams. Over the coming weeks, Amazon is hosting on-site vaccination events administered by licensed health care providers, at an initial set of its buildings in Delhi.

“Every employee is our priority,” said Amazon in a blog post. “We have started the vaccine event with those on the frontline, delivering to our customers and will continue to expand when vaccines become more available."

The Jeff Bezos-led company said this is an important initiative not only for the

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