Co-Win registration for 2nd phase of vaccination opens from March 1

India gears up for the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive for people above 60 years of age and those above 45 years of age with comorbidities, commencing from tomorrow, 1 March 2021. The registration for the vaccine on Co-Win portal will open at 9:00 am tomorrow.

Citizens will be able to register and book and 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.

The Union Health Ministry had specified 20 comorbidities among people aged between 45 and 59 years who will get the vaccine — heart failure with hospital admission in past year, moderate or severe valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease, CT/ MRI-documented stroke, diabetes of over 10 years or with complications, hypertension, end-stage kidney disease on haemodialysis, diagnosis of any solid cancer on or after 2000 or currently on any cancer therapy.

People with the presence of one of the 20 co-morbidities, including diabetes and heart failure with hospital admission in the past year, will be given priority in this phase of vaccination.

People will get only one appointment at any point of time for each dose. People can only apply for appointments before 3:00 pm on that day for which the slots were opened. For example, for 1st March the slots will be open from 9:00 am till 3:00 pm on 1st March, and the appointments can be booked anytime before that, subject to availability. However, on 1st March an appointment can also be booked for any future date for which vaccination slots are available.

A slot for second dose will also be booked at the same COVID Vaccination Center on 29th day of the date of appointment of the 1st dose. If a beneficiary cancels a first dose appointment, then appointment of both doses will be cancelled.

A User Guide for the Citizen Registration & Appointment for Vaccination has also been uploaded on the websites of Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and National Health Authority (NHA). Check it here.

The COVID-19 vaccine will be given free of cost at government hospitals, while the private hospitals can charge up to ₹250 per dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the minstry said on Saturday. A list of all these private hospitals has been uploaded on the website of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and National Health Authority.

The eligible people will be able to register at the Co-WIN2.0 portal through their mobile number. With one mobile number, a person can register upto four beneficiaries. However, the Photo ID Card Number for each such beneficiary must be different. Either of the following Photo Identity Documents can be used by citizens for availing of online registration — Aadhar card/Letter, Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC), Passport, Driving license, PAN Card, NPR Smart Card, Pension Document with photograph.


Source: livemint.com, hindustantimes.com

Written by Siddhant Sharma