Explain process of COVID vaccine procurement, allotment: Bombay HC to CentreA bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni, which is hearing PILs seeking redressal of issues faced by citizens while ...
23 Aug, 2021, 04.53 PM IST
HealthifyMe acquihires Under45, launches vaccination slot bookingsDeveloped by Chennai-based Berty Thomas, the Under45 platform sends vaccination slot alerts to users opting for the service via the Telegra...
06 Jul, 2021, 12.16 PM IST
Now, Covid-19 vaccination appointments can be booked on Paytm appUsers can now search, discover and also book their Covid-19 vaccination slots for both Covaxin and Covishield at the nearest centre through...
14 Jun, 2021, 05.03 PM IST
Paytm, MakeMyTrip, Infosys offer to help India with Covid-19 vaccine bookingsThe government relaxed rules last month to potentially allow third-party apps to offer vaccine bookings and has taken back control of procu...
10 Jun, 2021, 04.59 PM IST
Shortage of vaccine sees Delhiites in UPThe CoWin portal to book vaccination slots doesn’t reflect the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to reserve vaccines for the 18-44 age gr...
05 Jun, 2021, 11.30 AM IST
IIT-Delhi students’ app boosts chances of getting a jabDeveloped by Rohan Rajpal and Paras Mehan, ‘CoWin Alerts’ is a Telegram bot — therefore, can only be used with Telegram app — that alerts y...
31 May, 2021, 11.03 AM IST
‘Supply lag temporary, all will get vaccinated fairly': National Health Authority chief RS SharmaCoWin facilitates registration of users and scheduling of vaccination slots, besides other utilities. While registration is open to all, sc...
26 May, 2021, 12.07 PM IST
Prioritise vaccination for those with prior appointments, says Bombay High CourtIt directed the state to ensure that those with prior appointments were not made to wait in queue for long hours at the vaccination centres.
20 May, 2021, 05.11 PM IST
Vaccine report card: For all govt efforts, first doses far outnumber second shots in 45+ age groupOn May 5, second shots of the vaccine outpaced the first doses for the first time as India administered 8,73,033 first doses and 9,01,384 s...
18 May, 2021, 10.01 PM IST
Low smartphone reach coupled with lack of digital literacy hit rural India Covid vaccine driveWhile a shortage of vaccine supplies is blamed for stretching the wait of Kesavan, low smartphone penetration and internet access, and lack...
16 May, 2021, 12.42 PM IST
Bharti Airtel offers Covid emergency services on appIn the Explore section of the app, users can find ‘Covid SOS’ which aggregates verified and updated contacts for important supplies such as...
15 May, 2021, 02.15 PM IST
Govt adds additional security layer to prevent misuse of vaccination slotsA four-digit pin number will be sent to the person going for the jab and will have to be verified before the vaccine is administered
07 May, 2021, 09.29 PM IST
Coders try to game CoWin, govt curbs vaccine slot infoThe move to limit real-time data came after the government found that some techies had written scripts to exploit the portal’s transparency...
07 May, 2021, 11.25 AM IST
Paytm launches Covid-19 vaccine finder toolThe platform will help citizens to check the availability of vaccination slots for a specific date by individually entering different pin c...
06 May, 2021, 04.01 PM IST
High-tech hunt for scarce Covid-19 vaccines in India raises fear for fairnessComputer experts have used the publicly available coding of the CoWIN platform to create websites that post results every few minutes after...
05 May, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
Covid vaccine bookings open on Co-WIN2.0: How to register and book your slotAll citizens that are aged, or will be 60 on January 1, 2022 can register for vaccination. Those with comorbidities who will be 45-59 years...
19 Mar, 2021, 09.42 AM IST
State, districts required to pre-register COVID-19 Vaccination Centres on Co-WIN2.0The registration begins from March 1 at 9 am. The eligible beneficiaries can choose the centre of their choice and book an appointment base...
28 Feb, 2021, 10.35 PM IST