Notification came after government started phase 2 of inoculation drive, which will cover people aged over 60 and above 45 with co-morbidities. As many as 25 lakh potential beneficiaries registered on Co-Win portal on Monday alone

The most common complaint which 50 per cent of the respondents said was that the \"OTP/SMS registration didn't work\". Another 29 per cent said the \"registration worked but no appointments were showing\"

All vaccines provided to beneficiaries at the government health facilities will be entirely free of cost, while private facilities cannot charge the beneficiary a sum above Rs 250 per person per dose

The government, in this phase, will vaccinate people over 60 and individuals over 45 with comorbidities to rein in the rising number of more infectious virus strains leading to a spurt in COVID-19 cases in some states

COVID-19 vaccination India: The Union health ministry said that the beneficiaries can avail on-site registrations; second phase of the government's massive vaccination drive is all set to begin from March 1

The drive will be halted on these two days as the Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network (CoWIN) platform will be transitioning from CoWIN 1.0 to CoWIN 2.0

People in that age group, suffering from one or more co-morbidities like heart disorders, chronic pulmonary and kidney diseases, cancer, transplant patients, uncontrolled diabetes, those on immune medications and morbid obesity conditions are eligible for the shots

According to Union Health Ministry, over 54 lakh people in the country have been vaccinated with the two coronavirus vaccines- Covishield and Covaxin, so far

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The two vaccines - Covishield and Covaxin - have received regulatory approval after extensive studies. The Covishield  vaccine has already been rolled out in the UK

The Co-WIN (COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network) app, a digital platform created for real-time monitoring of COVID-19 vaccine delivery and distribution by the Centre, is in its final stage of implementation and has not gone live on Google Play Store or any other app store

The government's CoWIN app is still under development or the pre-production stage and will soon be available to Android and iOS users to download for free and will be \"adequately publicised\" on launch, noted the Ministry of Health.

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bushan announced the Co-WIN app during a press conference. The Co-WIN will record the data of its users and enable them to register for vaccine administration

Coronavirus vaccine in India: Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Serum Institute of India that is manufacturing Covishield had said that the company is ready to roll out its vaccine in the coming weeks

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