Gujarat to deliver Covid-19 jabs for 18-44 age group only through prior registration

After the Centre's announcement, Gujarat Health and Family Welfare Department issued a statement saying this new feature of "on the spot registration" will not be applicable in the state for now.

Even as the Centre now allowing on-site registration and appointment for the 18-44 years age group on the CoWin platform, the Gujarat government on Monday said it will conduct Covid-19 vaccination through the present system wherein a prior registration and appointment is a must to receive jabs.

The Union health ministry said that on-site registration and appointment has now been enabled for the 18-44 years age group on the CoWin platform. In picture - A nurse prepares a dose of Covid-19 vaccine. (Bloomberg)

After the Centre's announcement, Gujarat Health and Family Welfare Department issued a statement saying this new feature of "on the spot registration" will not be applicable in the state for now.

The state government will continue to follow the present system of "prior registration" wherein beneficiaries are given the date, time and place of vaccination after they complete the online registration process, Principal Secretary, Health, Gujarat, Jayanti Ravi said in the statement.

Ravi said there was no change in this system as of now and people who wanted to get inoculated should get themselves registered through the official mobile application or website. She also denied some media reports suggesting that instead of prior registration through a mobile application or official website, people in the 18-44 age band can now opt for "on the spot" registration by just walking in vaccination centres in Gujarat.

A total of 1,83,843 beneficiaries in the age group of 18 to 44 years received the first dose of the vaccine so far as of May 23, the state government had said.