People arrive at BKC Jumbo COVID-19 hospital in Mumbai to get vaccinated, as the nationwide drive to inoculate people above 60 years of age and those above 45 years with comorbidities, begins today.
For comorbidities, citizen has to produce a certificate from registered medical practitioner in which one of the enlisted comorbidities has to be verified and certified by registered medical practitioner. They have to submit it to the center and on-site registration can be done.
From today, India begins its next phase of coronavirus vaccination, to immunise senior citizens and people with co-morbidities in the age bracket of 45-59 years.
While walk-in vaccination will begin in many states on March 1, government officials expect a week to pass before the system settles. People can start registering on the upgraded version of the app CoWIN from March 1, although they may experience traffic and delay on the portal, as lakhs would attempt to register themselves.
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