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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the well being division set to manage the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for senior residents from subsequent week, the lack of numerous individuals to get themselves registered on the nationwide vaccine portal — cowin.gov.in — after getting the primary dose might pose difficulties in finishing the vaccination course of.
The second dose can be given provided that the beneficiary is ready to present digital data (registration identification quantity or partially vaccinated certificates) of the primary jab administered not less than 28 days earlier than. Nevertheless, the well being division estimates that not less than 20 per cent of these vaccinated have didn’t register on the portal. It’s a big quantity contemplating the truth that the state has carried out 27,65,118 vaccinations, 22,88,159 of which relate to the primary dose alone, until Wednesday.
“The issue is primarily due to a glitch within the CoWin utility which didn’t register the names at numerous vaccination centres. Individuals with out registration is not going to get the second dose and vaccine certificates. Even when they’re unable to revive the outdated registration, they will nonetheless make new registrations and full the second dose,” mentioned an officer with the well being division. Efforts have been made to tell individuals to strategy the closest vaccination centres to get the registration executed on the earliest, the officer mentioned.
“We have been in a position to help individuals who approached us for registration. The slips issued on the time of the primary jab are sufficient to register. However many are unaware that they need to get registered to be eligible for the second dose,” he mentioned.
Even when the vaccine beneficiary didn’t get an intimation through SMS in the course of the preliminary registration, the slips can be sufficient to get the registration executed for the second dose. The well being division has insisted on registration as the long run vaccine allocation to the state relies on the variety of registrations made on the portal.
Presently, the state has been allotted each Covishield and Covaxin doses. “Registration is essential as a result of an individual who has taken Covishield as the primary dose shouldn’t be given Covaxin because the second dose,” the officer mentioned.
The state has administered 26,38,125 doses of Covishield and 1,26,993 doses of Covaxin until Wednesday.
