So as reported in the media earlier, the registration for the phase 2 of Covid vaccine is being opened today but with CoWin App facing so many glitches till date, still it is not clear how fast the registration can be completed for more than 40% of population. Now let us see the common questions which people are asking:
1 Who can apply for Covid 19 vaccine in 2nd phase– People above 60 years of age and those over 45 with comorbidities will be able to register themselves on COWin app.
2 Walk in Provisions– There will also be walk in provision for the beneficiaries to get themselves registered at the sanction sites.
- Vaccine to be free at government facilities: Vaccination will be provided free of charge at the government health facilities and will be on a payment basis in the private health facilities. All private hospitals can charge Rs 150 for vaccines and Rs 100 for service charges fixed by the central government on Saturday.
- How will appointments be booked: In the case of self-registration, the CoWIN portal will provide the facility for booking an appointment based on the vaccination centres declared by the states/UTs, with their location, the dates on which appointment slots are provided and the capacity declared as Open Slots and the vacancies available at the time of booking.
- Option to choose site, government or private: The new version of the Co-WIN platform will be GPS-enabled and the beneficiaries will have the option to choose the inoculation session site both at the government and private facilities.
- Helpers for registration: There will be volunteers to help those opting for walk-in registration with the process if they are not tech-savvy.
- Can get vaccine in home state: The beneficiary will also have the option to get inoculated in a state different from his or her home state.
- People with comorbidities need to show proof: People aged above 45 years will have to upload a medical certificate mentioning their comorbid conditions. The government is yet to specify the conditions that would be included in the over-45 age group with comorbidities.
- How to register: A beneficiary will just have to register with his mobile number and in turn, will receive an OTP with which his account will be created. One can also get their family members registered on the account.
- Register from Aarogya Setu or other apps -Co WIN will be able to take registrations and appointments from multiple applications, including Aarogya Setu or any other application such as a common service app. However, senior citizens and people above 45 with comorbidities will be allowed to self register via the portal or app only on Monday.
How to register for the Covid vaccine?
- Use Co-WIN app, or log on to www.cowin.gov.in
- Enter your mobile number
- Get an OTP to create your account
- Enter the OTP and click on the “Verify” button.
- You will be directed to the registration of the vaccination’ page. On this page, there will be an option to choose one photo ID proof.
- Fill in your name, age, gender and upload the identity document
- The page will ask you if you have any comorbidities, which can be answered by simply clicking on ‘yes’, ‘no’.
- If 45+, upload doctor’s certificate as comorbidity proof
- Once the details are entered for registration, Click on the “Register” button
- Once the registration is completed; the system will show the “Account Details”
- One can further add 3 more people linked with this mobile umber by clicking on “Add More” button.
Till the time of writing this blog the situation is still not clear, I have received phone calls from friends/relatives on this issue, one has said the registration is over and other says they can not get the registration process complete. So in my opinion one should not hurry and wait for few days to start the registration process or may be after few days one may be able to walk inn for vaccination at the designated centres.
Waiting for your views/comments on this blog.
Anil Malik
Mumbai, India
1st March 2021