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Several private hospitals that started giving Covid-19 vaccine jabs to senior citizens and people above 45 with comorbidities on Wednesday got the recipients registered with the Co-Win2 portal at their help desks, instead of having them self-register, to avoid delays and long waits.
However, many private hospitals could not start vaccinating the two categories because of glitches in the registration portal.
To get vaccinated, prospective recipients need to register with a particular hospital for a date through the Co-Win2 portal. However, since Monday, the first day of vaccination of the elderly and people above 45 with comorbidities, the portal has been developing glitches frequently.
1 / 14 Prime Minister Narendra Modi being given the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at AIIMS in New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday set the ball rolling for the second phase of vaccination with an early-morning jab of Covaxin at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Modi, who wore the Assamese Gamosa, a red and white long scarf, was administered the shot by nurse P Niveda from Puducherry, assisted by the second nurse Rosamma Ali from Kerala. Modi’s inoculation with Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, which has courted controversy, will likely build public confidence in the vaccine and counter hesitancy.
On Day One of the expanded national vaccination programme that kicked-off on Monday for citizens above 60 years and those over 45 with co-morbidities, there was no evidence of the vaccine hesitancy th
Read more about Ten private hospitals in Kolkata allowed for phase-2 of Covid vaccination on Business Standard. Beneficiaries can either pre-book slots on CoWin portal or walk in for vaccine; registration on upgraded CoWin portal started from 9am today and the process of vaccination from noon