India is all set to embark on the third and the largest phase of vaccination drive against COVID-19 which will reach out to around 27 crore of population aged above 60 or above 45 with co-morbid conditions.
Two coronavirus vaccine candidates-- Covishield and COVAXIN—will be used in the massive immunisation programme, whose 1,42,42,547 doses have been administered so far, which includes over 70 per cent of the health workers.
However, registration is required to receive the vaccine doses. The government has provided three modes for the registration of eligible beneficiaries—online, on-site and facilitated cohort registration.
The first is advance self-registration under which the beneficiaries will be able to self-register in advance by downloading the CO-Win 2.0 portal and through other IT applications such as Arogya Setu etc.
The government upgraded the CoWIN which was being used in the initial two phases of the vaccination for immunisation of healthcare and frontline workers. It was created for real-time monitoring of Covid-19 vaccine delivery.
Eligible people can register themselves on the platform from Monday, March 1, 9 a.m. onwards. The platform can be accessed via web or through a mobile application.