Covid 19 Vaccine

How to Download COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate

Tasneem Akolawala | Friday May 14, 2021

There are two COVID-19 vaccines currently in use in India. Covaxin is made by Bharat Biotech and Covishield is made by AstraZeneca/ Oxford and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. Here’s how to download the COVID-19 vaccination certificate after both the shots have been administered.

Blog: To Deal With Third Wave, Government Needs To Be More Transparent

Blog | IP Bajpai | Thursday May 13, 2021

While planning for the third wave, and may be a fourth, we need properly-formulated guidelines that trigger local restrictions without the long political infighting and fear of economic downturn.

डेमलर इंडिया ने अपने चन्नई प्लांट में टीकाकरण केंद्र खोला

Edited by: Shams Raza Naqvi | Tuesday May 11, 2021

चेन्नई के पास ओरगादम में डेमलर के प्लांट में COVID-19 टीकाकरण केंद्र एक दिन में 250 लोगों को टीका लगा पाएगा.

Google to Show COVID-19 Vaccine Information; Testing Feature to Show Availability of Hospital Beds, Oxygen

Jagmeet Singh | Monday May 10, 2021

Google on Monday announced that it has rolled out new updates in India to surface information, such as COVID-19 vaccine and its registration, via its search engine. Google Maps and YouTube are also getting new updates to help people find resources to combat the deadly virus.

CoWIN Gets 4-Digit Security Code to Minimise Errors for COVID-19 Vaccination Appointments

ANI | Saturday May 8, 2021

In view of complaints by several users that they received notification of vaccination dose administered to them irrespective of missing their appointments made on CoWIN, the Union Health Ministry has introduced a new 4-digit security code feature in the CoWIN portal.

CoWIN Public API Guidelines Revised, Makes Real-Time Vaccine Slot Notification Sites Redundant

Tasneem Akolawala | Friday May 7, 2021

The guidelines for the publicly available CoWIN APIs were revised a few days ago, making them redundant for all those websites/ tools that were using them to notify their subscribers of vaccine slots availability in real-time.

Paytm COVID-19 Vaccine Finder Allows Users to Search for Nearby Centres, Get Notified When Slots Open

Vineet Washington | Thursday May 6, 2021

Paytm app has got a new tool that will help users find available slots for COVID-19 vaccination, Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has shared on Twitter. This will help find slots for people between the ages of 18 and 45 years as well as those over 45 years.

HealthifyMe Launches Real-Time COVID-19 Vaccination Slot Finder With WhatsApp Notifications for When Slots Open Up

Tasneem Akolawala | Friday May 7, 2021

Apart from letting you find vaccination nearby, Vaccinateme.in also provides instant WhatsApp, SMS, and email notifications for when slots open up. This platform has been launched to fast track the mass inoculation drive in the country and encourage people to get vaccinated at the earliest. Users can access this service directly through the website...

Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Registration SMS Message in Circulation, Aims to Install Malicious App

Jagmeet Singh | Tuesday May 4, 2021

A fake SMS message is in circulation in India that pretends to offer an app to allow free COVID-19 vaccine registration. It carries a link to an app that propagates malware.

कोरोनावायरस: मुंबई को मिला शहर का पहला ड्राइव-इन टीकाकरण केंद्र

Edited by: Shams Raza Naqvi | Tuesday May 4, 2021

मुंबई के दादर में यह टीकाकरण केंद्र महाराष्ट्र का पहला ड्राइव-इन केंद्र है, और सेवा केवल वरिष्ठ नागरिकों और शारीरिक रूप से विकलांगों के लिए है.

Top Restaurateur Proposes To Offer His Restaurants As Vaccination Centres During Lockdown

Sushmita Sengupta | Wednesday May 5, 2021

While things may not be looking up for the food and beverage industry in the coming times, top restaurateur Zorawar Kalra's gesture to offer his network of restaurants as vaccination centres during lockdown is being lauded on social media.

MyGov Corona Helpdesk Chatbot Helps Find Nearby COVID-19 Vaccination Centres: Here's How to Use It

Tasneem Akolawala | Monday May 3, 2021

With the vaccine rollout underway, the MyGovIndia Twitter account has tweeted that the MyGov Corona Helpdesk chatbot now enables users to find nearest vaccination centre. Save the number 9013151515 to activate the chatbot. Follow the steps to find the nearest vaccination centre.

COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment Tracker Sites and Bots Can Notify You When a Slot Opens Up Nearby

Tasneem Akolawala | Thursday May 6, 2021

While the CoWIN registration process is simple, booking an appointment can be a stressful affair. Most of the slots show ‘booked’ or ‘appointment not available’ for as far as July, and manually navigating through dates on the CoWIN app is slow. To help people better navigate through their vaccination process, we found some sites that can se...

Google Doodle Encourages People to Get COVID-19 Vaccine, Wear Face Masks

Jagmeet Singh | Saturday May 1, 2021

Google on Saturday launched a dedicated Doodle to create awareness for the COVID-19 vaccines and encourage people to go and get vaccinated. The Doodle features face masks and bandages.

उबर इंडिया अपने डेढ़ लाख ड्राइवरों को टीका लगवाने के लिए देगी नकद राशी

Edited by: Shams Raza Naqvi | Friday April 30, 2021

उबर ने खुलासा किया है कि कंपनी अगले छह महीनों में इस काम के लिए कुल मिलाकर रु 18.5 करोड़ देगी. ध्यान देने वाली बात यह है कि कंपनी टीका लगवाने का ख़र्चा नही उठा रही है बल्कि टीका लगवाने में जो ड्राइवरों के समय का नुकसान होगा उसकी भरपाई कर रही है.