COVID Vaccination Process.
                     COVID VACCINATION 
PROCESS
INTRODUCTION
• India’s drugs regulator has approved Oxford 
Institute’s COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, which 
is being developed by the Pune-based Serum 
Institute, and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, for 
emergency use in the country.
• The COVID-19 vaccine is a vital tool in the 
effort to stop the spread of the new 
coronavirus, known as SARS-CoV-2.
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How to Register yourself for COVID-19 Vaccine?
• Self-registration module will be made 
available in the later phases of the 
implementation of the vaccine drive. 
• The general public, which is not in the priority 
list will have to self-register themselves on the 
CoWIN website/app. 
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Documents Required
• One must upload a government photo 
identity or do an AADHAAR authentication. 
The authentication can happen via 
biometrics, OTP (one time password) or 
demographic. 
• Once the registration is done, a date and 
time will be allocated for vaccination. 
• There will be no on the spot registration.
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No Spot-Registration
• Once the registration is done, a date and time 
will be allocated for vaccination.
• There will be no on the spot registration and 
only pre-registered beneficiaries will be 
allowed to proceed for the vaccination.
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Vaccination Sites: Where You Will Get Vaccinated?
• Fixed Session Site: These sites include health 
facilities both government and private where 
either a medical officer or a doctor is available 
is defined as a fixed session site
• Outreach Session Site: Locations other than 
health facilities such as schools, community 
halls, come under this list
• Special Mobile Team: For remote, hard-to-
reach areas, migratory populations areas and 
international borders areas, district 
administrations will plan the vaccination drive 
via the special mobile team
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The Vaccination Process: What To Expect?
• The vaccination site will have three 
rooms:
– Waiting room: Where one will wait 
before you get the vaccine
– Vaccination room: A place where 
you will be given the vaccine
– Observation room: An area where 
you will be observed for 30 minutes 
post receiving the vaccine
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Vaccination team 
• A five-member vaccination team will be entrusted 
with the process:
– Vaccination officer 1: For pre-checking, the 
registration
– Vaccination officer 2: For authentication
– Vaccination officer 3: In-charge of giving 
vaccine. Since it is an intramuscular vaccine, 
a trained professional will administer the 
vaccine
– Vaccination officer 4 and 5: In-charge of 
crowd management and 30-minute 
observation
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List of 20 Comorbidities for COVID Vaccination
• Union Health Ministry has specified 20 comorbidities 
among people aged between 45 and 59 years which 
will be vaccinated. Here is the list of all the 20 
comorbidities.
 Heart failure with hospital admission in the past one 
year
 Post cardiac transplant/ Left Ventricular Assist Device 
(LVAD)
 Significant Left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVEF < 
40 percent)
 Moderate or Severe Valvular Heart Disease
 Congenital heart disease with severe PAH or 
Idiopathic PAH
Source: livemint.com
List of 20 comorbidities for COVID Vaccination
 Coronary Artery Disease with past CABG/  Decompensated cirrhosis
PTCA/ MI and Hypertension/ Diabetes on  Severe respiratory disease with hospitalisations in 
treatment last two years/ FEVI 10 years or with complication) and  Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases/ HIV 
Hypertension on treatment infection
 Kidney/Liver/ Hematopoietic stem cell  Persons with disabilities due to Intellectual 
transplant: Recipient/ On wait-list disabilities/ Muscular Dystrophy/ Acid attack with 
 End-stage Kidney Disease on haemodialysis/ the involvement of respiratory system/ Persons 
CAPD with disabilities having high support needs/ 
 Current prolonged use of oral corticosteroids/ Multiple disabilities including deaf-blindness
immunosuppressant medications
Source: livemint.com
Will Coronavirus Vaccines be Compulsory?
• Vaccines are not compulsory; however, doctors do 
recommend on getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
• If someone doesn’t get the vaccine for 
coronavirus, the chances of contracting the 
disease are much higher.
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Duration Of Immunity After Taking The Vaccine
• The duration of immunity is still an open 
question because the disease is only 11-months 
old now.
• But all this will be known very soon as we 
progress to different stages. 
• And this answer will only define, whether we 
need to take vaccine every year or periodically.
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Adverse Reactions After Taking COVID-19 Vaccine
• There will be some local reactions like at the 
vaccination site itself someone might feel 
tenderness, pain or minor swelling. 
• There could be people who might develop 
fever, some might develop fatigue, but all 
these are mild transactory symptoms, which 
in a day or two are bound to disappear, so 
one should not worry about it. 
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Is COVID Vaccine is safe?
• The two approved vaccines in India 
Covishield, and Covaxin, have regulatory 
body approvals after extensive safety and 
efficacy studies. 
• Allergic reactions to the vaccine can happen 
but are rare. The potential long-term effects 
of the vaccine are currently unknown.
Source: www.healthline.com