New Delhi: A man from Bihar was arrested and a juvenile was apprehended in connection with their involvement in the alleged data leak from CoWIN portal, officials said on Thursday. The man is alleged to have used a Telegram app to leak the data, they said. There have been claims about a breach of data … Read more
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Bharat Biotech International Limited on Tuesday said its COVID-19 intranasal vaccine iNCOVACC, which is now available on CoWIN portal, is priced at ₹800 (excluding GST) for private markets and ₹325 (excluding GST) for government supplies. A press release from the vaccine maker said the jab … Read more
New Delhi: Hours after a report surfaced claiming that an Iranian hacker has access to the sensitive data from the CoWIN platform and wants to sell it on the dark web, an ethical hacker has said that the claims don’t seem to be genuine. The hacker reportedly said he/ she wants to sell the admin … Read more
The Union government is planning to repurpose the Co-WIN platform for India’s Universal Immunisation Programme and other national health programmes while continuing with its current function of recording Covid vaccination and issuing certificates. The vaccination record under the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) is now maintained manually. “Once Co-WIN is repurposed to include the UIP, the … Read more
About 6-7 lakh children in the 12-14 age group in Delhi are eligible for vaccination to begin with, and the number will keep on increasing as days pass, they said. The Delhi government is all geared up for the Covid vaccination of children in 12-14 years bracket starting Wednesday, with training imparted to staff from … Read more
For registration of the slot, the users can sign in using three options- Mobile Number and OTP, Arogya Setu account, or Umang account. Amidst the surge in Coronavirus cases due to the Omicron variant, the registration for Covid-19 vaccine for children in the age group of 15 to 18 begins today. The government in an … Read more
The CoWIN portal, mandatory for Indians to register for vaccines, faced a plethora of problems after it was launched earlier this year. (Reuters) The CoWIN portal has started displaying a ‘Partially Vaccinated’ or ‘Fully Vaccinated’ badge next to an individual’s name when they log in. The badge will appear on the CoWIN profile after logging … Read more
The launch of the new real-time ticker comes on the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File) The Centre has introduced a real-time ticker tracking the vaccination count on the CoWIN portal. National Health Authority CEO RS Sharma tweeted: “…we have added a ticker to show vaccinations happening in near real-time. We are currently clocking … Read more
The software can be customised by any country as per their local requirements and would soon be available to all countries, the PM said. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Monday, said the CoWin platform was being made open source and available to all countries. PM addressed the CoWin Global Conclave and offered India’s CoWIN platform … Read more
New Delhi: Following PM Modi’s offer at the recent G7 summit, India’s National Health Authority is planning to hold a ‘Co-Win Global Conclave’ tentatively scheduled for June 30. The event is to be held virtually with India willing to share its experience and technology. In a joint initiative by the ministries of health, external affairs … Read more