CoWIN (COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network) is supposed to be a one-stop digital platform to make the phased-out vaccination process streamlined.
On Sunday the Indian drug regulators approved COVID-19 vaccines by Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India for restricted use in the country. To facilitate a smooth rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines, the Centre has developed the digital platform CoWIN. For the vaccination process this app will have to be registered.
However, do not download any apps from Google Play Store just now, as the official app has not yet been released, even as there are many apps on the play store called CoWIN. The Central government has introduced a new CoWIN app to roll out and scale up the mechanism for COVID-19 vaccine distribution system across the nation. The app is reported to be currently in its pre-production stage and hasn't gone live on Google Play or the App Store.
There are at least 3 apps in the Play Store by the name of CoWIN. Many of these apps have been downloaded more than 10,000 times by the people and they are having troubles with them. Many of these apps which were made for Bluetooth and WiFi, are being downloaded thinking it to be the CoWIN app for vaccination. But there they are not getting any information regarding the vaccination process.
Cyber Expert Anuj Aggarwal has warned people that they should avoid this type of app, because there may be cases of misuse of data. He also warns people that no personal information of any kind should be given on these apps.
CoWIN (COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network) is supposed to be a one-stop digital platform to make the phased-out vaccination process streamlined. IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad even announced a challenge asking developers to augment, scale and strengthen the CoWIN platform.
As the central government readies to administer the vaccine to frontline workers, details of the app have now emerged. These details have been listed on the MeitY (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) site. As mentioned, users cannot currently download the CoWIN app from the app stores, nor can they register on the official website. Only few users have been given access to the platform right now.
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