As India prepares for the next phase of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign for people over 60 years old and those over 45 years old with comorbidities, starting tomorrow, March 1, 2021, the registration of the vaccine on the Co -Win will open tomorrow at 9:00 am. You can access the portal through this link.
Citizens will be able to register and book an appointment for vaccination, anytime and anywhere, using the COWIN 2.0 portal or through other IT applications such as Arogya Setu, etc., the government said in a statement.
There will only be one live appointment for one recipient at any one time for each dose. Appointments for any date for a COVID Vaccination Center will close at 3:00 pm on that day for which the seats were opened. For example, for March 1, spaces will be open from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on March 1, and appointments can be booked any time before that, subject to availability. However, an appointment can also be booked on March 1 for any future date for which vaccination places are available.
A space will also be reserved for the second dose in the same COVID Vaccination Center on the 29th of the date of the first dose appointment. If a recipient cancels a first dose appointment, the appointment for both doses will be canceled.
He also stated: “The number of doses to be administered will be decided by the respective State / Government of UT for a vaccination cycle. The total of vaccination spaces for a vaccination cycle should not exceed the target number of doses.”
A User Guide for citizen registration and vaccination appointment has also been uploaded on the websites of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the National Health Authority (NHA). Click here to find out.
The Union Ministry of Health also specified 20 comorbidities among people aged 45 to 59 who will receive the vaccine: heart failure with hospital admission last year, moderate or severe valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease, documented stroke by CT / MRI, diabetes older than 10 years or with complications, hypertension, end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, diagnosis of any solid cancer since 2000 or currently undergoing cancer treatment.
The COVID-19 vaccine will be administered free of charge in government hospitals, while people will have to pay for it in private facilities. Private hospitals can charge up to ₹250 per dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the minister said on Saturday.
To increase vaccination capacity, a significantly large number of private facilities are being involved, the ministry said.
“Around 10,000 private hospitals grouped under Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY, more than 600 hospitals grouped under CGHS and other private hospitals grouped under state government health insurance schemes can participate as COVID vaccination centers (CVC),” he said. . These hospitals are updated on the new Co-WIN2.0 platform, the ministry reported. The private paneled COVID Vaccination Centers (CVC) were also trained on various aspects of the vaccination process and post-immunization adverse event management (AEFI) through videoconference with the support of the National Health Authority (NHA).
A list of all these private hospitals has been uploaded to the website of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the National Health Authority. These can be accessed at:
a) https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/CGHSEmphospitals.xlsx
b) https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/PMJAYPRIVATEHOSPITALSCONSOLIDATED.xlsx
Eligible people will be able to register on the Co-WIN2.0 portal through their mobile number, through a step-by-step process. With a mobile phone number, a person can register up to four beneficiaries. However, all those registered with a mobile number will have nothing in common except the mobile number. Each beneficiary’s photo identification card number must be different. Citizens can use any of the following photo IDs to use the online registration:
-Card / Letter Aadhar
-Identity Card with Electoral Photo (EPIC)
-Passport
-Driver’s license
– Pan card
-NPR smart card
– Pension document with photograph
The Government of India has supplied two COVID-19 vaccines, Covishield and Covaxin, at no cost to States / UT to vaccinate Healthcare Workers (PS) and Frontline Workers (PDA) and will also be able to cover the following priority group, that is, the age group 60 years and older and the age group 45 to 59 years who suffer from pre-specified comorbidities.
States have been requested to put in place links between COVID-19 Vaccination Centers (CVCs) (both government and private facilities) with the closest cold chain points to ensure smooth delivery of the vaccine to the COVID Vaccination Centers (CVC).
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