Vaccine registration for 18 plus to start from 28 April; Click to know the booking process

April 22: In a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19 April, an important decision of allowing vaccination to everyone above the age of 18 from 1 May has been taken. The Union government also allowed states, private hospitals and industrial establishments to procure the vaccine doses directly from manufacturers.

For this, Vaccine registration for all above 18 years will start from 28 April on the CoWin platform and the Aarogya Setu app. For registering through the CoWin platform….

• Log on to www.cowin.gov.in.
• Enter your mobile number.
• Get an OTP to create your account.
• Enter the OTP and then click on the “Verify” button.
• You will be directed to the registration of the vaccination’ page. On this page, there will be an option to choose one photo ID proof.
• Fill in your name, age, gender and upload an identity document.
• Click on the “Register” button.
• Once the registration is completed, the system will show the “Account Details”.
• A citizen can also add 3 more people linked with this mobile number by clicking on the “Add More” button.
• There will be a button indicating ‘Schedule appointment’. Click on it.
• Search a vaccination centre of choice by state, district, block and pin code.
• Date and availability will also be displayed.
• Click on the ‘book’ button.
• On successful completion of booking, you will receive a message. That confirmation details will have to be shown at the vaccination centre.

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It is clarified that #CoWin portal will be made ready for 18+ beneficiaries by 24th April.
Registrations for 18+ citizens to book appointments (from 1st May) will begin on 28th April.@PMOIndia @drharshvardhan @AshwiniKChoubey @PIB_India @DDNewslive

— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) April 22, 2021

For registering through the Aarogya Setu app….

• On the Aarogya Setu app homepage, go to the ‘CoWIN’ tab.
• Under the CoWIN icon, you can see four options – Vaccine Information, Vaccination, Vaccination Certificate, Vaccination Dashboard.
• Tap on the “Vaccination” tab and then select the “Register Now” option.
• Enter your mobile number and then click on “proceed to verify”.
• Enter the OTP and again select “proceed to verify”.
• Once the number verification is done, you will have to upload a photo ID card.
• You also need to fill in other details such as age, gender, year of birth.
• You can register a maximum of 4 beneficiaries through the Aarogya Setu app.
• You can also check for vaccination sites by state, district, block and pin code. The date and availability will be displayed. Select the “book” option.
• Once registered successfully, you will receive an SMS with the appointment details.