If you think that reports on vaccine slot booking through WhatsApp are a hoax, they really are not. Today, we will tell you how to book COVID-19 vaccine slot through WhatsApp. Just follow these simple steps and do your duty as a concerned national citizen which will save you from COVID-19 and will help the country fight the fight against the pandemic.

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1. Details
2. How Technology Has Helped India fight the Pandemic
3. “New Era of Citizen Convenience”- Vaccine Slot Booking via WhatsApp
4. How to Book COVID-19 Vaccine Slots Through WhatsApp
5. Over 3 Million Have Downloaded Vaccination Certificate via WhatsApp
6. Here’s how to download COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate via WhatsApp

Details

Technology has been proving a major asset in India’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. After the nation started the second phase of its inoculation drive where everyone between the age of 45-60 could get vaccinated, it also launched the Co-Win portal. Shortened from Winning over COVID-19, the website first – app later platform let people book their vaccines.

How Technology Has Helped India fight the Pandemic

In the initial stages, the CoWin platform saw a lot of glitches. While some complained that the required OTP was never received on time, others claimed that the servers crashed which led to the platform being inactive, some complained that the slots got full within a second or two of availability. With every passing update, the platform got better.

Today, one can not only book their vaccine slots for themselves or their family members, they can also download their vaccination certificate, look at the data at which the country is being vaccinated, and more.

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“New Era of Citizen Convenience”- Vaccine Slot Booking via WhatsApp

To add further convenience to Indian citizens for vaccine slots, the MoHFW (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) has now worked with WhatsApp to integrate a chat bot, which will let one book vaccine slots through the messaging platform itself.

Recently appointed Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya took to Twitter and announced, “Paving a new era of citizen convenience. Now, book COVID-19 vaccine slots easily on your phone within minutes.”

Not only Mandaviya, but WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart too took to Twitter and shared a similar announcement. “Today we’re partnering with @MoHFW_INDIA and @mygovindia to enable people to make their vaccine appointments via WhatsApp. Spread the word.”

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How to Book COVID-19 Vaccine Slots Through WhatsApp

Step 1: Save the number 9013151515 in your phone’s directory and refresh your WhatsApp contact list.

Step 2: Go to the contact you saved in WhatsApp and type the message “Book Slot” and hit send. You will receive a 6-digit OTP as a text message.

Step 3: Send the OTP in the chat. If you’ve successfully done so, the chatbot will show the names of individuals you have registered on the CoWin platform with the particular number.

Step 4: Type the number of the person for whom you want to book a slot. You will receive their previous vaccination details.

Step 5: In the next message, tap on “Search by Pincode”. You will be asked if you want to look for a vaccination slot for free or paid.

Step 6: Enter the area’s pin code. If slots are available, you will be able to choose the date and location of your preference.

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Over 3 Million Have Downloaded Vaccination Certificate via WhatsApp

It should be noted that users can avail the benefit of this chatbot for not only booking vaccine slots, but also to download their vaccination certificate. WhatsApp CEO Will in on of his tweets wrote, “If you’ve already been vaccinated, you can also download your vaccine certificate on the same helpline. Over 3m people have done so this month. Thanks.”

Here’s how to download COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate via WhatsApp

Step 1: Save the number 9013151515 in your phone’s directory and refresh your WhatsApp contact list.

Step 2: Type the message ‘covid certificate’ and send it to the saved number. You will receive an OTP as a text message.

Step 3: Enter the OTP, hit send.

Step 4: Download the certificate.