New Delhi: Nearly 80 lakh people applied for vaccination in three hours as the government’s dedicated website, CoWIN, opened for registrations today.
More than 35 lakhs people registered in the first hour after the launch of 18 plus registration.
Those between 18 and 44 can get Covid shots from May 1. Appointments for the 18-44 age group will be available when State Govts and Private Vaccination Centers schedule sessions.
As per government sources, after initial glitches, the CoWIN site was getting almost 27 lakh hits a minute. The govt also clarified that the media reports that the Co-WIN Digital Platform has crashed are incorrect and are without any basis.
More than 80 lakh people registered themselves on the CoWIN between 4-7 pm today and the portal continues to work smoothly, the sources said.
