Registration for 3rd phase of COVID vaccination in next two-days

  • | Saturday | 27th February, 2021

People with comorbidities as well as those above 60 years of age or turning 60 by January 1, 2022, will be given the vaccines free at the government healthcare facilities. Those opting to get vaccinated at empanelled private hospitals (under Ayushman Bharat and Central Government Health Scheme) will also have to pay a fixed amount.

People with comorbidities as well as those above 60 years of age or turning 60 by January 1, 2022, will be given the vaccines free at the government healthcare facilities. Those opting to get vaccinated at empanelled private hospitals (under Ayushman Bharat and Central Government Health Scheme) will also have to pay a fixed amount.

those between 45 and 59 with comorbidities in Bihar will be vaccinated against Covid-19 from March 1. People with comorbidities will have to furnish a certificate from a registered doctor for availing the vaccine.

A health department official said registration in the third phase hasn’t commenced yet in Bihar, but the corresponding vaccination process will start from March 1. “Registration of beneficiaries for the third phase may start in the next two days or spot registration and vaccination option may also be available from March 1,” he said.

The health department has also scheduled a dry run for the third phase of vaccination across the state on February 27 and 28 to assess the requirement of session sites as well as vaccinators. The department stated on Friday that the beneficiaries for the third phase can either do online self-registration or on-site registration at the selected healthcare facility.

The beneficiary will be required to have a mobile number and government-approved identify proof. A one-time password (OTP) will be sent on their cellphone numbers, which on submission will enable successful registration on CoWin 2.0 portal.

Following successful registration, the beneficiaries will be able to choose the nearest centre and a date for inoculation from slots available. All beneficiaries will be required to show an Aadhaar card at the time of vaccination.

Altogether 3,99,813 healthcare workers have taken the first dose since January 16. Also, 79,142 healthcare workers have taken the second dose of the vaccine. Among them, 76,666 opted for Covishield.

Altogether 1,59,559 frontline workers have taken the vaccine since February 6.

Meanwhile, 46 new Covid cases were registered in Bihar on Friday, taking the corresponding tally up to 2,62,463. As per the health department bulletin, 92 people recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours. The state’s recovery rate reached 99.25%. Only one death was reported in the last 24 hours.


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