Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has launched the COVID-19 vaccination drive on 16 January 2021. This marks the beginning of the world’s largest Coronavirus vaccination program in India.
The first phase started with the vaccination of only 45+ age group citizens from all around India. After the 1st of May, everyone above the age of 18 years is eligible for vaccination. Now the bigger question is, can we directly goto to any hospital and get ourselves vaccinated. Well, of course, it’s not possible due to the limited supply of Vaccines considering the large population of India.
So to get yourself vaccinated you have to be very fast & lucky at the same time because lakhs of people are trying for the slots simultaneously. Here in the below article, you will get to know the ways to register for the COVID vaccine in India.
Method 1: Dedicated Website
This is a dedicated website for the self-registration of the COVID vaccine. All you have to do is to go to the website and enter your mobile number. Fill in the OTP received on your mobile and then fill in the basic personal details (Name, DOB & ID proof).
Once the basic details are filled proceed to next and you can see the schedule option. Click on the schedule button and then you can search the vaccination centers based on PIN or District.
It is highly likely that all centers are already booked due to the high demand. So it’s better to try every day as early as possible.
Method 2: Aarogya Setu app
This method is more convenient and almost all the population with smartphones has the Aarogra setu app installed. First you need to update the app if not already done.
Steps to register for COVID vaccine:-
Step 1: Go to the Vaccination tab
Step 2: Enter your mobile number and fill the OTP
Step 3: Fill in the basic personal details (Name, DOB & ID proof)
Step 4: Now you can search the vaccination centers through Pincode or by the district. There you can also sort by paid or free vaccination centers.
Step 5: Once there are any vaccination centers you can select the suitable timing and proceed further.
Method 3: Umang App
Umang(Unified Mobile Application) for New-age Governance, is a mobile app issued by the Government of India for access to central and state government services. The app supports 13 Indian languages and is available for Android, iOS, and Windows.
This is also a must-have app for all users because it helps you avoid a lot of hassle of separately searching govt. services on many websites.
Steps to register for COVID vaccine:-
Step 1: Go to the Umang app and scroll down to the what’s new section where you can find the Co-win button.
Step 2: Click on the Co-win button and it will lead you to the registration page.
Step 3: Enter your mobile number and fill in the OTP.
Step 4: Fill in the basic personal details (Name, DOB & ID proof).
Step 5: Now you can search the vaccination centers through Pincode or by the district. There you can also sort by paid or free vaccination centers.
Step 6: Once there are any vaccination centers you can select the suitable timing and proceed further.
Final words
These are by far the most trusted and official way to register for the COVID vaccine. There are other ways too through several other apps but it is better to go for a trusted source. We all know how difficult it is to get the slots
