COVID-19 vaccination to be halted for two days; CoWIN app to be updated
The drive will be halted on these two days as the Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network (CoWIN) platform will be transitioning from CoWIN 1.0 to CoWIN 2.0
BusinessToday.In | February 26, 2021 | Updated 13:29 IST
CoWIN is a digital platform for real-time monitoring of COVID-19 vaccine delivery and distribution
Coronavirus immunisation drive, launched on January 16 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi across India, will not take place on Saturday (February 27) and Sunday (February 28).
The drive will be halted on these two days as the Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network (CoWIN) platform, a digital platform for real-time monitoring of COVID-19 vaccine delivery and distribution, will be transitioning from CoWIN 1.0 to CoWIN 2.0. People eligible for vaccination in the upcoming phase will be able to self-register on the CoWIN 2.0 app.
Many private hospitals in Calcutta are worried that if they are not allowed enough time to ramp up infrastructure and deploy personnel, the demand for Covid-19 vaccination could overwhelm them once doses are available for the general public.
Officials of private hospitals are calling up the state health department, seeking clarity on the plan for the next phase. But till Friday, not much detail was available.
The Centre has announced that Covid vaccines will be offered from March 1 to all people above 60 and those above 45 with chronic health disorders.
Many private hospitals said they were willing to vaccinate people above 60 and those above 45 with comorbidities if they were allowed to do so with the existing infrastructure and personnel. It will be difficult to open more vaccination sites and deploy additional personnel because most hospitals are full with patients.
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Technical glitches in CoWin app again affects vaccination drive at vaccination centres
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Doctor Madhura Patil waiting at BKC Jumbo centre
The second phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive suffered setback at some places on the first day due to glitches in the Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network (CoWIN) application.
Madhura Patil, is the first healthcare worker who was to be administered the booster dose but was seen waiting at the observation centre for hours as her name didn’t reflect in the CoWin app.
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India has set a precedence in global vaccination efforts by digitizing the mass immunization programme for covid-19 and will produce more vaccines within six months to inoculate more people, the founding architect of Aadhaar, Nandan Nilekani, said at the Redseer Ground Zero 4.0 virtual event on Friday.
“India will be a role model in providing vaccination at scale with agility. It is one of the first countries to create and digitize a vaccine certification process, which will help the Indian population considerably, Nilekani said.