All those aged above 18 can register themselves on the CoWIN portal or using the Aarogya Setu app to get vaccinated against COVID-19 starting 4 pm on Wednesday, the Union Health Ministry said as the government gears up to launch the third phase of vaccination drive from 1 May. Registration for the newly eligible category for COVID-19 vaccination opens today at 4 pm on cowin.gov.in and Aarogya Setu app, the ministry tweeted. After registration, taking an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccine jab would be mandatory for those aged between18and 44 years as walk-ins will not be allowed initially, officials had said.
Read more about Over 1 million citizens signed up on Co-Win till 1 pm: Health ministry on Business Standard. As the registration on the www.cowin.gov.in opened up at 9 am on Monday, people took to social media to flag glitches in the registration system
The second phase of coronavirus vaccination begins in India from March 1, 2021. PM Narendra Modi is the first one today to get the dose of COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS, New Delhi. PM took to Twitter to announce the same. The vaccination for coronavirus has primarily begun for senior citizens with age above 60 years and those who are above 45 years of age suffering from co-morbidities. You will be able to self-register yourself using the Co-WIN app. Also Read - 3 ways to find the nearest COVID-19 vaccination centre amid rising COVID-19 cases in India
The government of India released the Co-WIN app a few months ago but users reported several glitches on the application. As per several media reports, the Indian government will release the Co-WIN app 2.0 version on March 1, 9am. You will be able to download the Co-WIN app 2.0 from Google Play store on your Android device. iOS availability hasn’t been revealed yet. Notably, Co-WIN and Co-WIN 2.0 are the same app, the latter is an upgrade