Government allows on spot vaccination registration for 18+ age group

The central government has ended the mandatory pre-registration requirement on the Cowin platform for corona vaccination for people between 18 and 44 years old. According to the revised guidelines issued regarding vaccination, now people of this age group will be able to go directly to the vaccine center and get the vaccine there. However, this facility will be available only at government immunization centers. Vaccines will be available at private vaccination centers only after prior registration.

Decision to stop vaccine wastage

A senior Health Ministry official said that the decision to provide registration and vaccine facilities only at the vaccination centers has been taken mainly to prevent wastage of the vaccine. There were complaints from many states that the vaccine is being wasted due people not being able to reach the scheduled day of those who have already registered. In this way, the vaccine will be given to the people who have already registered, as well as the remaining vaccines will be given to the people who come there and they will be registered on the spot. Necessary changes have been made to this in the Cowin portal.

Strict provision of registration to avoid unnecessary congestion

It is worth noting that the government opened the vaccine doors for people between 18 and 44 years in the Phase III vaccination campaign, which started this month. Under the new system, 50% of the vaccine produced in India is shared by the Center and the rest by the states and private sector. The stringent provision for pre-registration for vaccination was made to ensure that unnecessary vaccinations do not accumulate at the vaccination center and ensure compliance with corona infection prevention rules.