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On-site registration for COVID-19 vaccination, in addition to the online appointments, has been enabled for the 18-44 years age group on the CoWIN registration portal for Government COVID Vaccination Centers (CVCs), the Centre said on Monday, 24 May.
So far, the facility of only online appointment was available for people in the age group of 18 to 44 years, which the Centre says “helped to avoid overcrowding at the vaccination centres.”
In a statement, the Health Ministry said that the decision was taken “based on the various representations given by the States and inputs received by Union Health Ministry.”
“This feature will not be available for Private CVCs presently, and the Private CVCs will have to publish their vaccination schedules exclusively with slots for online appointments,” the Ministry said.
People aged above 18 queue at a vaccination center for Covid-19, in New Delhi.
NEW DELHI: The Union government has allowed the on-site registration and appointment for the 18-44 years age group on the CoWin platform for Covid-19 vaccination, the health ministry said on Monday.
Here is all you need to know about this: For now, the on-site registration and appointment feature for the 18-44 years age group on the CoWin platform is being enabled only for government Covid vaccination centers. The private vaccination centres will have to publish their schedules exclusively with slots for online appointments. This feature will be used only upon decision of respective states and UT governments.
COVID vaccination: On-site registration for 18-44 age group now enabled on CoWIN
In a move to boost the largest vaccination drive, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced its plan to initiate on-site registration/facilitated cohort registration on the CoWIN digital platform for 18-44 years age group.
Bengaluru, First Published May 24, 2021, 3:07 PM IST
The Union Health Ministry has now decided to provide the facility of on-site registration/facilitated cohort registration on CoWIN digital platform for the 18-44 years age group. However, this feature is being enabled only for Government COVID Vaccination Centers (CVCs), at the present moment in time, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
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