These Are The Documents You Will Need for COVID Vaccine Registration

The Union Health Ministry listed out the documents that can be used for COVID-19 vaccination registration.

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What documents are required for registration of eligible beneficiary?

Beneficiaries can produce driving license, health insurance smart card issued under the scheme of Ministry of Labour, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) job card, official identity cards issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs, PAN card, passbooks issued by bank/post office, passport, pension document, service identity card issued to employees by central/ state government / public limited companies, voter ID.

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Any of the above-mentioned ID with photo may be produced at the time of registration.

Will a Photo / ID be required at the time of registration?

The Photo ID produced at the time of registration must be produced and verified at the time of vaccination. It is a must for both registration and verification of beneficiary at session site to ensure that the intended person is vaccinated.

Is registration with health department necessary to get the Covid-19 vaccine?

Yes. Registration of beneficiary is mandatory for vaccination against Covid-19. The information on time and location will be shared with the beneficiary only after the registration.

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How to know whether a person is eligible for vaccination or not?

During the initial phase, the Covid-19 vaccine will be provided to health care workers and frontline workers. The government said that people aged 50 and above may also get the vaccination at an early staged based on the vaccine availability. The eligible beneficiaries will be informed through their registered mobile number regarding the time and location of the vaccination.

Can a person taking medicines for illnesses like cancer, diabetes, and hypertension take the vaccine?

Yes. Persons with one or more of these comorbid conditions are considered high-risk category. They need to get Covid-19 vaccination.

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Union ministry of health and family welfare answered many of the public queries in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) in its recently released document. The health ministry reiterated that the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is voluntary, however, it advised people to receive the complete dose of the vaccine to protect themselves from the virus and limit the spread of the disease.

This comes as India¡¯s coronavirus tally breached the 1 crore mark on Saturday, the world¡¯s second highest, even though the number of new daily cases has fallen sharply since a mid-September peak.

It reported 25,152 new infections and 347 deaths in the past 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed. The virus has so far killed 145,136 people in the country.