Ministry of Health releases CoWIN App; Vaccination to be done after registration here; Not yet on the App Store

The year 2021 begins with the Good News of the Covid vaccine. The vaccine named ‘Covishield and Covaxin’ has been approved. In such a situation, the Union Health Ministry has released an app to make this vaccine accessible to the people. The app, named for vaccination, is called CoWIN. The CoWIN app will help in real-time monitoring of vaccine delivery. Through the app, the government will be able to keep the data of the vaccinated people safe.

People will be vaccinated even after registering on this app. However, this app is not available on Google Play Store or Apple App Store right now. According to some reports, the production work of this app has not been completed yet. In such a situation, users should not make the mistake of downloading it.

What is CoWIN app?

CoWIN (COVID-19 Vaccine Intelligence Network) is an upgraded version of eVIN (Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network). After the completion of the application, it will be made available for free to users on Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Health Ministry has made it clear that the corona vaccine will be administered to people in 3 phases. These include all frontline healthcare professionals in the first phase. The second phase involves people connected to emergency services. Eventually, people with serious conditions will be vaccinated.

Registration process on CoWIN App

One has to register for the vaccine on the CoWINn app. Currently, we will not be able to install the app. According to media reports, its registration process will be something like this.

• Photo and ID will be required for self-registration on Covin’s official website.
• Voters will be able to use ID, Aadhaar card, driving license, passport and pension document in the ID.
• During registration, your mobile number will also have to be given.
• The date, time and place of vaccination will be given through SMS as soon as registration is done.

5 modules of CoWIN app

With this app, the process of vaccination will act as a platform for administrative activities, immunization workers and people who are vaccinated. It has 5 modules. Including Administrative Module, Registration Module, Vaccination Module, Benefit Approval Module and Report Module.

Vaccination module: will verify the information of those who will register themselves for vaccination and update the status of this.

Beneficiary Approval Module: Through this, messages will be sent to the beneficiaries of vaccination. This will also generate a QR code and people will also get an e-certificate to get the vaccine.

Report Module: Through this, reports related to the vaccination program will be generated. Like, how many sessions were vaccinated, how many people got vaccinated, how many people did not get vaccinated despite registration etc.