Adani praises jab certificate via WhatsApp initiative | Economic Times

The Union Health Ministry on Sunday introduced a new initiative to facilitate people of the country to get their vaccination certificate through WhatsApp. This saves the additional time people have to spend by logging into the CoWin portal and then downloading the jab certification. Vaccinated individuals have to save the contact number: +91 9013151515. Then, send 'Covid Certificate' on WhatsApp. It will prompt for an OTP. Enter it. And your certificate will be sent to you within seconds.Impressed by the government's new initiative, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani praised the ease with with India is achieveing stride in the technological advancements. Awesome example of social technology at work! Add 9013151515 to your contacts, send 'download certificate' as a… https://t.co/3WJD60CZve— Gautam Adani (@gautam_adani) 1628414055000The 59-year-old tycoon called it an 'awesome example of social technology at work'. "Welcome to Instant India! Jai Hind," he said.Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who has been upset with the government's Covid management, appreciated the new initiative as well. "They've done something terrific," his caption read.I’ve always acknowledged & praised the Government when it merits it. As a critic of #Cowin, let me say they’ve done… https://t.co/Lg2UqhNsYz— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) 1628408351000Cumulatively, 50,68,10,492 Covid vaccine doses have been administered in the country through 58,51,292 sessions, according to a provisional report till 7 am on Sunday, with 55,91,657 doses being given in a day. The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers getting inoculated. The vaccination of frontline workers started on February 2. The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from March 1 for those over 60 years and aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions. India threw open the vaccination drive for all people aged above 45 from April 1. The government further expanded the vaccination drive to cover everyone above the age of 18 from May 1. PTI PLB ASK NSD NSD