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By: Shree1news, 26 MAR 2021
BHUBANESWAR: The registration for Covid vaccination of individuals, aged 45 plus irrespective of health conditions, will start from April 1.
People, who’re born before January 1, 1977 can register online on CoWIN portal or on-site for inoculation.
After the Centre expanded the prioritised age group to include all persons aged above 45 following the recommendation of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration, the State government on Thursday clarified that there will probably be no need for co-morbidity certificate for individuals aged 45 to 59 years from next month.
Collectors, Municipal Commissioners and CDMOs have been directed to instruct all Programme Managers and vaccination teams to undertake necessary measures for expansion of the vaccination drive to include the new categories of beneficiaries and also widely disseminate information in their localities to extend uptake of vaccination services.
Additional Chief Secretary of Health department PK Mohapatra mentioned the CoWIN portal is being suitably modified by the Ministry of Health for doing away with the necessity for co-morbidity certificate at the time of online and on-site registration. The comorbidity clause will be removed, he mentioned.
“District officers have been asked to undertake necessary measures for the largest vaccination drive as we have planned to inoculate as much as two lakh individuals per day,” he mentioned.
After vaccination, the Centre has advised people to insist on receiving a hard copy or a digital copy / link of vaccination certificate. In private hospitals, it has been included within the fees charged from the beneficiaries. If any hospital doesn’t provide a certificates, the beneficiary can lodge a criticism at toll-free quantity 1075.
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