In order to successfully run the vaccinationdrive, the Indian government on Tuesday announced that eligible age groups candirectly ‘walk-in’ to get their Covid-19 vaccine shot at the dedicated centers.
This however means that now there is no needfor pre-registration or prior getting an appointment to avail Covid-19 vaccinedose.
The order has come in lieu of the complaintsthat surfaced from the remote/rural areas where people were reportedly strivingto get vaccinated against the contagious disease.
Providing more clarity on the latest update,the Centre has said that anyone aged above 18 years can directly visit thenearest vaccination center where the vaccinator performs the on-siteregistration and gives the first dose in the same visit.
This procedure is normally called 'walk in'.
The already used registration mode on the Co-WIN portal through the CommonServices Centers (CSCs) is just one way to avail your vaccine dose.
While for the masses of rural areas and urban slums the health workersor ASHA workers have been given the charge for their on-site registration andvaccination at the nearest dedicated facility.
The facility for assisted registrations through the 1075 Help Line has alsobeen operationalized, it added.
The authorities notedthat all the above modes, specifically operationalized for rural areas, arefunctional and enabling equitable access to vaccination in rural areas.
According to the data availableon Co-WIN as of June 03, 2021, the coverage of vaccination in tribal area Vaccinationper million population in tribal districts is higher than the national average.Also, 128 out of 176 tribal districts are performing better than all India vaccinationcoverage.
There are more walk-in vaccinations in Tribal Districts as compared to the Nationalaverage and gender ratio for people vaccinated is also better in the tribaldistricts.