Co-WIN, Aarogya Setu crashes as vaccine registration for 18+ begins

New Delhi: The CoWIN and Aarogya Setu apps crashed shortly after the registration for COVID -19 vaccination for the 18+ begin at 4 pm today. Social media platforms were flooded with screenshots of cowin.gov.in unable to access these apps to register for vaccination. However, it was informed that a minor glitch in the portal had been fixed.

The CoWIN website wasn’t able to send out one-time-passwords (OTPs) initially but was back up in action within minutes.

Registration for 18 plus began on http://cowin.gov.in, Aarogya Setu App and UMANG App at 4 PM.

Appointments at State Govt centers and Private centers depending on how many vaccination centers are ready on May 1 for Vaccination of 18 plus.

Under phase three of the vaccination drive, everyone above 18 years of age will be eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19 from May 1, the Central government said on April 19. It also liberalised the vaccination drive to allow states, private hospitals and industrial establishments to procure the doses directly from manufacturers.]

Steps to register through CoWIN portal

-One needs to register or sign in themselves at www.cowin.gov.in.

-Then enter your mobile number and click on Get OTP.

-After receiving the OTP, type the digits on the site, and click on ‘Verify’.

-Then you will be asked to enter all your details on the ‘Register for Vaccination’ page and after filling in the details click on the “Register” button.

-After you register, you will get the option to schedule an appointment.

-Click on ‘Schedule’ next to the name of the person registered.

-Add your pin code and click on Search.

-The centres in the added pin code will appear.

-Select the date and time and click on ‘Confirm’.

How register through the Aarogya Setu app

-Open the Aarogya Setu app and click on the CoWIN tab present on the home screen.

-In that select ‘Vaccination Registration’ and then enter your phone number to verify yourself with an OTP.

-Once your number is verified, enter all your details and click to register.

-After you register, you will get the option to schedule an appointment.

-Click on ‘Schedule’ next to the name of the person registered.

-After you are registered successfully, you will receive an SMS with the appointment details on your registered mobile number.