Home » Legal developments » National legislation » Spain: mutual insurance companies will soon be able to vaccinate staff in companies with more than 250 employees Spain: mutual insurance companies will soon be able to vaccinate staff in companies with more than 250 employees Through . Published on 27 April 2021 à 12h27 - Update on 29 April 2021 à 11h46 Resources The government and employers are preparing to sign an agreement that allows mutual insurance companies to assist in inoculating employees. The agreement between the CEOE employers’ body and the Ministry of Health, should be ratified by the end of the week 26 April, and will authorize mutual insurance companies to actively participate in the vaccination effort by way of administering vaccines to employees in companies with more than 250 staff. This is a first, since until now the inoculation campaign has only been carried out in health centers, hospitals and large authorized spaces (stadiums, gymnasiums, etc.). While details of the agreement have not yet been disclosed, the announcement has caused controversy, as it opens up the prospect of a rapid vaccination route occurring within companies, and aside from general national campaign. The Social Security Minister however affirmed that the goal is simply to increase the number of vaccination points, by using additional logistics and manpower capacity available with the occupational mutual insurance organizations. The Minister recalled that the regional administrations remain in charge of managing the inoculation campaign, and that mutual insurance companies intervention will only take place if the regions consider it useful, any intervention will always be under the regional adminsitrations’ control, and age-group based priority sequencing will not be altered. Covid-19 Vaccination Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels