Vaccine Registration

Samsung Wallet users will now be able to store their PAN cards, Aadhaar cards, driving licences, vehicle registration details, as well as the CoWIN vaccination certificates on the Samsung Wallet app. Users of the company's all-in-one app will be able to benefit from a combination of Samsung’s Pay and Pass functions, according to the company.

Those aged 60+ are eligible for free dose at government facilities, while it costs Rs 400 for all age groups at private centres

The Central government told the Supreme Court on Monday that submitting Aadhaar card details is not a mandatory pre-condition on the CO-WIN portal for the COVID-19 vaccination.

There is no need for new registration for those taking the precautionary dose of COVID-19 vaccine and they can directly take an appointment from today or walk-in, the Union Health Ministry said.

Over 3.5 lakh beneficiaries of the 15-18 age group have registered themselves on the CoWIN portal to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, as on Sunday morning.

Registration for vaccination against COVID-19 for teens between the ages of 15 and 18 is beginning today on the COWIN portal, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.

The government said on Tuesday that both walk-in and online registration through CoWIN would be available for vaccination of children in the 15-18 age group, who would start getting doses against COVID-19 on January 3.

Vaccine Registration For Children: Children between 15 and 18 can register for COVID-19 vaccines on the CoWIN app from January 1 using their school ID cards, the government said Monday morning.

PM Narendra Modi on Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission launch: Prime Minister Modi on Monday praised the CoWIN platform - the government's centralised digital service provider and records-keeper for COVID-19 vaccinations and certificates.

Congress MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha today alleged in the Assam assembly that three COVID-19 vaccination centres in Karimganj district are illegally charging Rs 5 as registration fee for the jabs, prompting the government to announce an inquiry.

Of the 43.17 crore registrations on Co-WIN till July 30 for Covid vaccination, 62.54 per cent were done on-site and of the 45.10 crore jabs recorded, 77 per cent have been given through onsite or walk-in mode, the Rajya Sabha was told on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered CoWIN, India's technological platform spearheading its COVID-19 vaccination drive, as a "digital public good" to the world, asserting that it has been committed to sharing its expertise and resources.

Pregnant women can now register on the CoWIN platform or visit vaccination centres for COVID-19 shots, the government said on Friday.

The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday refuted as "baseless" reports, which alleged that the homeless have been "barred and conspicuously left out'' from registering for COVID-19 vaccination due to unavailability of technical requirements.

Anyone over the age of 18 can walk in to the nearest vaccination centre to get registered on the CoWIN digital platform and be inoculated against COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry said in a notification issued Tuesday afternoon.

Samsung Wallet users will now be able to store their PAN cards, Aadhaar cards, driving licences, vehicle registration details, as well as the CoWIN vaccination certificates on the Samsung Wallet app. Users of the company's all-in-one app will be able to benefit from a combination of Samsung’s Pay and Pass functions, according to the company.

Those aged 60+ are eligible for free dose at government facilities, while it costs Rs 400 for all age groups at private centres

The Central government told the Supreme Court on Monday that submitting Aadhaar card details is not a mandatory pre-condition on the CO-WIN portal for the COVID-19 vaccination.

There is no need for new registration for those taking the precautionary dose of COVID-19 vaccine and they can directly take an appointment from today or walk-in, the Union Health Ministry said.

Over 3.5 lakh beneficiaries of the 15-18 age group have registered themselves on the CoWIN portal to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, as on Sunday morning.

Registration for vaccination against COVID-19 for teens between the ages of 15 and 18 is beginning today on the COWIN portal, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.

The government said on Tuesday that both walk-in and online registration through CoWIN would be available for vaccination of children in the 15-18 age group, who would start getting doses against COVID-19 on January 3.

Vaccine Registration For Children: Children between 15 and 18 can register for COVID-19 vaccines on the CoWIN app from January 1 using their school ID cards, the government said Monday morning.

PM Narendra Modi on Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission launch: Prime Minister Modi on Monday praised the CoWIN platform - the government's centralised digital service provider and records-keeper for COVID-19 vaccinations and certificates.

Congress MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha today alleged in the Assam assembly that three COVID-19 vaccination centres in Karimganj district are illegally charging Rs 5 as registration fee for the jabs, prompting the government to announce an inquiry.

Of the 43.17 crore registrations on Co-WIN till July 30 for Covid vaccination, 62.54 per cent were done on-site and of the 45.10 crore jabs recorded, 77 per cent have been given through onsite or walk-in mode, the Rajya Sabha was told on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered CoWIN, India's technological platform spearheading its COVID-19 vaccination drive, as a "digital public good" to the world, asserting that it has been committed to sharing its expertise and resources.

Pregnant women can now register on the CoWIN platform or visit vaccination centres for COVID-19 shots, the government said on Friday.

The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday refuted as "baseless" reports, which alleged that the homeless have been "barred and conspicuously left out'' from registering for COVID-19 vaccination due to unavailability of technical requirements.

Anyone over the age of 18 can walk in to the nearest vaccination centre to get registered on the CoWIN digital platform and be inoculated against COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry said in a notification issued Tuesday afternoon.