The app will allow authorities, down to the grassroots level, to upload and access data in real time and provide updates to those on the priority list on when their vaccines are scheduled and who will administer them. The app relies on technology to synthesize data from the states and the Center, including agencies such as ICMR, the health ministry, and Ayushman Bharat.
Recipients can use the mobile app to check the vaccination schedule, location, and even the details of their vaccinator. Once both doses of the vaccine are administered, the app will also generate a vaccination certificate and provide the option to store it in Digi-locker.
The application will allow the digitization of vaccine stocks in 28,000 storage centers in all districts, which will facilitate the monitoring of storage temperatures through the installation of temperature recorders and the implementation of cold chain managers and vaccines.
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The system will allow the government to track temperature variations at storage points, such as power outages and voltage fluctuations. This is essential, as vaccine stocks must be protected against damage before use. It will follow the movement from a storage facility to a health center, district hospital or any other hospital for vaccination. It will also signal a possible shortage situation, which will allow for timely resupply, the official said.
While the app will have data for the four priority population groups: healthcare workers, frontline workers, people over 50 and people with comorbidities, the district authorities will initially start by providing data for healthcare workers from government and private hospitals. – who will be the first to receive the coronavirus vaccines once they are approved.
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