KOLKATA: There was a 17% drop in attendance among health workers in Bengal on Monday — the second day of vaccination in the state — compared with Saturday, the inaugural day of the countrywide launch of the Covid-19 inoculation drive, primarily because of a malfunctioning Co-WIN app. Though Bengal had targeted to administer the vaccine … Read more
NEW DELHI: Designed to be the digital nerve centre of India’s Covid-19 vaccination programme, glitch-prone Co-WIN failed to inject integration efficiency into the massive nationwide exercise for the second consecutive day. Some states faced minor glitches on Monday that were quickly fixed, but most struggled to get going in the face of data lag, erroneous … Read more
Dr Vardhan also highlighted key features of this CoWIN platform. Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has informed that it is mandatory for everyone to be registered at CoWIN, India’s own app for managing Coronavirus vaccination drive. The union minister took to Twitter to inform people beneficiaries have to be registered on the platform if in … Read more
New Delhi: The Union health ministry on Wednesday warned people about fake mobile applications that sound similar to the upcoming official application, Co-WIN, and asked them not to download or share personal information on these apps. When the Covid vaccine is made available, people in priority categories will have to first get themselves registered on … Read more
Covid-19 vaccination to start soon for priority group. (IE Image, Representative) The government started with the dry run for Covid-19 vaccination at most of the states. Soon a section of the population will receive their first vaccine shot. Preparation for administering doses at vaccine centres, logistics requirement and other arrangements are also at full swing. … Read more
1 crore frontline Covid warriors will be receiving vaccine shots early next year. (IE Image) India’s 1st phase Covid-19 vaccination drive is all set to begin in a few weeks with three prominent drugmaker companies rallying for emergency use approval. The high-level expert group is also gearing up with the logistics parts of the dose … Read more