All Indian citizens aged above 45 years (comorbidities or not) can opt for vaccines against the novel coronavirus, starting from April 1 .The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers getting inoculated and vaccination of the frontline workers started from February 2. The second phase of COVID-19 vaccination had commenced from March 1 for those who are over 60 years of age and for people aged 45, and above with specified co-morbid conditions.
How to register for vaccination
Appointments can be made online or at a nearby site. Through the website http://cowin.gov.in, or the Aarogya Setu app, one can either register personally (or for family members) online, or find the location of the closest vaccination centre. Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said those who want to go for on-site registration should produce an identity document. “Usually people produce Aadhaar Card and voter ID. But you can also produce a bank passbook, passport, ration card," he said.
Vaccination campaign schedule
The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 6.24 crore, with 12,94,979 jabs being given on Tuesday, the Union health ministry said. A total of 6,24,08,333 vaccine doses have been given till 7pm on Tuesday, according to a provisional report. These include 82,00,007 healthcare workers (HCWs) who have taken the first dose and 52,07,368 HCWs who have taken the second dose, 90,08,905 frontline workers (FLWs) who have received the first dose, 37,70,603 FLWs who have taken the second dose.
In addition, 2,90,20,989 beneficiaries more than 60 years old received the first dose, and 36,899 in the same age bracket got the second dose as well. As many as 71,58,657 beneficiaries aged 45 to 60 with specific co-morbidities were administered the first dose, while 4,905 people in this category received the second dose as well. A total of 12,94,979 vaccine doses were given till 7pm on Tuesday, the seventy-fourth day of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive, the ministry said.
-Inputs from PTI
