Tech firms, startups gearing up to vaccinate employees after May 1

Healthcare platform PharmEasy says 5 million individuals and 1,200 companies have already made a "soft commitment" to vaccinate themselves and their families

As the country readies itself for an expanded vaccination drive on May 1, technology firms and start-ups are preparing themselves to inoculate their employees or help efforts to vaccinate with the minimum amount of exposure.
 
Infosys, for example, has set up Employee Covid Care Centres in partnership with Ruby Hall Hospital in Pune and Manipal Hospitals in Bengaluru. The centres support employees and their family members who have contracted Covid and need special medical care beyond home quarantine. The technology services major is also in the process of setting up similar care centres in its major offices in the