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More than 109 million citizens of India have been vaccinated till date with the first dose and 17 million people with two doses. So far, around 127-132 million doses of coronavirus vaccine have been administered to healthcare and frontline workers, people over 45 years and people with certain medical conditions.
As per the recent announcement by the Indian government, the coronavirus vaccination drive will be accelerated to phase 3 in which people over 18 will be vaccinated starting from 1 May. Registration for vaccines will start from 28 April.
In this article, we will discuss the details about it. Take a look.
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Things To Know
1.
The
registration
for
COVID-19
will
begin
from
28
April.
2.
People
over
18
and
below
45
can
register
for
vaccines
on
the
official
website
of
CoWIN
and
Aarogya
Setu
i.e.
cowin.gov.in
3.
As
per
the
recent
information,
around
500-600
million
people
are
expected
to
register
for
COVID-19
doses.
4.
People
will
get
appointments
for
vaccines
only
after
hospitals
publish
the
schedules
on
CoWIN.
5.
There
will
be
no
walk-in
registration
for
the
aforementioned
group
of
people.
6.
The
vaccination
drive
will
also
include
vaccines
named
Sputnik
V,
a
Russian-based
vaccine
developed
by
the
Gamaleya
Research
Institute
of
Epidemiology
and
Microbiology.
7.
The
use
of
Sputnik
V
is
approved
by
the
Drug
Controller
General
of
India
(DCGI).
It
is
the
third
vaccine
approved
by
the
DCGI
after
Covaxin
of
Bharat
Biotech
and
Covishield
of
Oxford-AstraZeneca.
8.
Along
with
the
shipment
of
Sputnik
V,
the
production
of
the
vaccine
will
also
start
in
India.
9.
The
production
of
Sputnik
V
in
India
may
exceed
50
million
every
month
and
over
850
million
doses
annually.
10.
The
efficacy
of
Sputnik
is
91.6
per
cent,
as
per
the
data
published
in
'The
Lancet'.
[1]
11.
Unlike
the
Phase
1
and
Phase
2
vaccination
drives,
where
the
Centre
is
the
sole
buyer
and
supplier
of
vaccinations
to
different
states,
in
Phase
3,
the
private
hospitals
and
other
industrial
establishments
can
also
procure
directly
from
the
manufacturers
of
the
vaccines.
12.
The
private
institutions
can
procure
COVID-19
vaccines
from
the
50
per
cent
supply
only.
This
is
because,
of
the
total
production,
50
per
cent
will
be
supplied
to
the
government
of
India
without
price
while
the
remaining
50
per
cent
will
be
supplied
to
the
State
government
and
private
hospitals
which
will
be
priceable.
How To Self-Register For COVID-19 Vaccine On CoWin, And List Of Vaccination Centres In India
How To Register For COVID-19 Vaccine
- Check the eligibility first - people who are over 18 years and below 45 are eligible for the registration.
- On the CoWin portal www.cowin.gov.in, verify your mobile number with the OTP received and register yourself.
- Fill the form along with other required details.
- You will get a confirmation message on your registered mobile number.
- After registering, book the appointment as per your pin code and choose the available slots.
- Documents required for registration must include one of the following: Aadhar card, PAN card, Voter ID, Driving license, Health Insurance, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) job card, Passport, Service identity card issued to employees by central/ state government / Public limited companies and Passbooks.
- On the Aarogya Setu app, go to the CoWin option, then the vaccination tab and click proceed.
- Verify the phone number, enter the required details and register along with booking the time slots for vaccination.
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