The protocols for the vaccination drive against coronavirus in Telangana, expected to kick off by mid-January, will be very similar to the process of voting in an election. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora was quoted as saying that the Election Commission can help in the vaccine drive if the government seeks its assistance. Explaining the similarities, Telangana's public health director said the process will be like that of a general election. "The beneficiaries will be enumerated, data will be collected and uploaded in the Co-WIN software. There are various identity cards that can be produced. At least one of the ID card number is entered into the software. The beneficiary has to come with the card. It will be validated as per the software. It is similar to the election voting process," Dr G Srinivas Rao told NDTV.
