CoWIN

CoWIN (Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network) is an Indian government web portal for COVID-19 vaccination registration, owned and operated by India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It displays booking slots of COVID-19 vaccine available in the nearby areas and can be booked on the website.

CoWIN
Type of site
National government portal
Available inEnglish, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi, Assamese, Gujarati, Oriya
OwnerGovernment of India
URLcowin.gov.in
CommercialNo
RegistrationRequired
Launched16 January 2021 (2021-01-16)[1]
Current statusActive

About

Registration for the vaccination slots can be booked on the same day or a few days prior. The platform has also been integrated in the Aarogya Setu and UMANG Apps. (The certificate after COVID-19 vaccination can also be obtained through the platform. As of now, three vaccines can be registered on the platform in the country Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V.[2]

History

On 16 January 2021, CoWin started offering COVID-19 vaccination for Frontline Workers in the country.[3]

On 1 March 2021, the platform started offering vaccination to all residents over the age of 60, residents between the ages of 45 and 60 with one or more qualifying comorbidities, and any health care or frontline worker that did not receive a dose during phase 1.[4]

From 1 April 2021, eligibility was extended to all residents over the age of 45.[5] Registration for the next phase began on 28 April 2021 for 1 May 2021, extending eligibility to all residents over the age of 18.[6]

On 21 October 2021, according to the CoWin portal, India crosses 1 billion doses.[7]

Open Source

On 7 June 2021, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi in his address to the nation stated that many countries are interested in the CoWIN platform. On 26 June 2021, he held a meeting and directed to help other countries by sharing their CoWIN platform.[8]

On 28 June 2021, it was announced that an open source version will be given to over 50 interested countries.[9]

See Also

References
  1. "PM Narendra Modi To Launch CoWin App On January 16, Virtually Kickoff India's Vaccination Drive". Moneycontrol.
  2. "Covid 19 Vaccine: Russian Sputnik V on CoWin app, check price and other details". India Today. 18 May 2021.
  3. "World's largest vaccination programme begins in India on January 16". The Hindu. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. "Coronavirus Registration for next phase of vaccination on Co-WIN 2.0 portal to open on March 1". The Hindu. 28 February 2021.
  5. "CoWin Upgrade, 50 lakh Daily Target: What to Expect As India Vaccinates Citizens Above 45". www.news18.com. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  6. "Around 1.33 Crore Apply For Covid Vaccination: 10 Points". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. "100-crore mark! Here's how India celebrated Covid-19 vaccination milestone". Livemint. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  8. "COVID-19: PM reviews vaccination programme; directs to help countries interested in CoWin". Business Today.
  9. Perappadan, Bindu Shajan (28 June 2021). "CoWIN open-source version to be given to 50 nations". The Hindu.
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