India Set To Begin COVID Vaccinations For Those Above 45 Yrs From April 1: All You Need To Know

Everyone above the age of 45 years will be eligible for vaccination April 1 onwards.

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Advance appointments for vaccination can be booked through http://cowin.gov.in, or one can visit their nearest vaccination center after 3 pm and get on-site registration done.

"From April 1 all people above 45 yrs of age will be eligible for vaccination. Advance appointments can be booked through http://cowin.gov.in. If you don't want to do this, you can go to your nearest vaccination center after 3 pm and go for on-site registration," said Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan.

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He added, "Those who want to go for on-site registration are requested to go to their nearest vaccination center after 3 pm with an identity document. Usually people with Aadhaar Card and voter ID. But you can also produce a bank passbook, passport, ration card."

Around 88 per cent of the Covid-19 deaths in the country are in the age group of 45 years and above, making the section most vulnerable to the virus, according to Niti Aayog¡¯s Dr VK Paul. Hence, the government expanded the vaccination drive for the said age bracket, stressing the need for them to be protected.

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Currently, India is vaccinating 20 lakh beneficiaries a day.

The new target will be to inoculate 50 lakh people a day, which is more than the double of the earlier daily vaccination target.

The CoWin app has also been upgraded to accept one crore registrations a day.