Registration for the third phase of vaccination against Covid-19 for those between the age groups of 18 and 45 years will begin from April 28 on the cowin.gov.in app, the government said on Thursday through its citizen engagement platform @MyGovIndia.

The government has already announced that the inoculation drive for all adults will start from May 1.

There will be no walk-in registration for this age group of people, the tweet said. Registration through the Aarogya Setu app will also start on April 28.

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According to the new rules, the state governments and private entities can buy vaccines directly from the manufacturing companies.

The Central government will continue to vaccinate frontline workers, health workers and those above 45 years.

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Apart from Serum Institute of India's Covishield and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, Russia's Sputnik has also been cleared for use in the country.  US pharma major Johnson & Johnson has applied for approval of its single-shot vaccine under the new fast-track rules.

Adar Poonawalla-led Serum Institute of India had said on Wednesday that  its vaccine would be priced at Rs 400 per dose for state governments and at Rs 600 for private hospitals.

The price for the Centre would remain the same at Rs 150 per shot that it is being currently supplied.

Each person has to go in for two doses of the vaccine. The second dose of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin should be taken between 28 days to 42 days after the first dose while the second shot of Serum Institute’s Covishield should be taken between 28 days to 56 days after the first dose.

Registering for COVID-19 vaccine online

·         Click on Register/Sign in Yourself on the CoWIN website,

·         Enter your mobile number, click on Get OTP. An OTP should arrive on your phone. Enter the digits on the site, and click Verify.

·         On the Register for Vaccination page, enter all the details, including photo ID proof, name, gender, and year of birth. Click on Register.

·         Once registered, you will get the option to schedule an appointment, Click on Schedule next to the name of the person registered.

·         Enter your pin code and press Search. The centres in the pin code will show up, select the date and time and click on Confirm.

·         You can add up to four members through one login. It is easy to reschedule your appointment as the process is similar to the first scheduling.

Registration through Aarogya Setu app

·         Click on CoWIN tab on the home screen of the Aarogya Setu app >

·         Select Vaccination Registration > Enter Phone Number > Enter OTP

·         Click on Verify > You will be directed to the Registration of Vaccination page

·         Follow steps listed in the 'Process for registration through CoWIN portal' guide.