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<ul><li>You can now book a <keyword id="11352915" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="covid-19-vaccine-slot" source="Orion">COVID-19 vaccine slot</keyword> using WhatsApp.</li><li>The MyGov Corona helpdesk allows registered users to book vaccine slots.</li><li>You can follow the below steps to book a <keyword id="8904563" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="covid-19-vaccine" source="Orion">COVID-19 vaccine</keyword> slot near your home.</li></ul>The MyGov Corona helpdesk which was <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indian-govt-launches-mygov-coronavirus-helpdesk-on-whatsapp-to-educate-citizens/articleshow/74727460.cms">launched</a> to educate people about COVID-19 earlier this month received an update that enabled users to download their <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/how-to-get-covid-19-vaccination-certificate-on-whatsapp/articleshow/85176423.cms">vaccination certificate</a> using WhatsApp. Now, users will also be able to find their nearest vaccination center and book a slot. The MyGov Corona WhatsApp chatbot allows users to book both first and second shots. As per WhatsApp CEO <a href="https://twitter.com/wcathcart/status/1429987646370062338">Will Cathcart</a>, over 3 million people have downloaded their vaccine certificate using WhatsApp. Abhishek Sing, CEO of MyGov <a href="https://twitter.com/abhish18/status/1429869709122424838">announced</a> the launch of the new feature on Twitter. “Now book vaccination slot by simply sending ‘Book Slot’ to MyGovIndia Corona Helpdesk on WhatsApp, verify OTP &amp; follow the steps. Grateful to WhatsApp &amp; Haptik for their continued support to build this chatbot.”, he tweeted. Do note that this will work only if you have already registered on CoWin. How to book COVID-19 vaccine slot using WhatsApp <ol><li>To begin, you need to either save the MyGov Corona helpdesk number – 9013151515 on your phone or click on this <a href="https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=919013151515&amp;text&amp;app_absent=0">link</a>. </li><li>Now, send the message ‘Book Slot’ and a six-digit OTP will be sent to your number. </li><li>Enter the six-digit OTP in the chat. </li><li>Now, select the person for whom you want to book a vaccine slot. </li><li>The chatbot will then show you the nearby centres based on the pincode and vaccine selected. </li><li>You can now select the preferred date and location. </li></ol>You will now receive a confirmation message for your COVID-19 vaccination slot. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/whatsapp-adds-a-payment-shortcut-so-you-can-send-money-faster-than-ever-before/articleshow/85589253.cms">WhatsApp adds a payment shortcut so you can send money faster than ever before</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/how-google-forms-whatsapp-are-helping-afghans-with-resettlement-programs/articleshow/85421485.cms">How Google Forms, WhatsApp are helping Afghans to cross borders with resettlement programs</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/whatsapp-chat-transfer-feature-is-now-rolling-out-in-beta/articleshow/85392271.cms">WhatsApp’s iOS to Android chat transfer feature begins rolling out</a>

Here’s how to book COVID-19 vaccine slot using WhatsApp

<ul><li>The <keyword id="10440405" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="cowin">CoWIN</keyword> app doesn't let you know when a COVID vaccine slot becomes available, but these Indian coders have found a way out.</li><li>Vaccine appointments, especially for those between the ages of 18 to 45 years, and hard to come by in the face of vaccine shortages.</li><li>Coders in India are stepping up by creating websites and scripts to help send alerts to people about when a vaccination slot becomes available in their area.</li></ul> Not only are COVID-19 vaccines in short supply, but appointment slots for those between the age of 18 to 45 years are also scarce. However, coders in India are coming to the rescue. For instance, the engineering manager at PhonePe, <a href="https://twitter.com/debarko/status/1388549978721636354">Debarko De</a>, has posted a script on code hosting platform GitHub to help people in Bangalore looking for appointment slots. Agra-based software developer Amit Agarwal has created a <a href="https://twitter.com/labnol/status/1388556580325453824">COVID-19 vaccine tracker</a>, built with Google Sheets, so that people can get alerts over email whenever an appointment opens up for a particular age group within a prescribed pincode. Many are questioning whether such an endeavour is legal or not. But many more are questioning why the CoWIN platform — the main portal provided by the government to register for a vaccine, find a slot and get your certificate — doesn’t already have this functionality. <div type="image" title="cowin slots" msid="82383448" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;No slots were available for people between the ages of 18 to 45 years on April 28, when the CoWIN platform opened up registration for that age group&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Ravi Srinivasan, the chief facilitator at the ed-tech platform Code Space, told Business Insider that Agarwal’s script can be used to look for vaccination centres and appointments outside of Bangalore, too, by simply changing the pin code. “The public API just allows you to see what slots are available by district, age etc. But it doesn’t let you register. For getting an appointment, you need the protected API,” he said. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Coders are plugging the holes in the CoWIN platform" comment="subhead" text="Coders are plugging the holes in the CoWIN platform">Coders are plugging the holes in the CoWIN platform</cmsannotation> Another programmer, Berty Thomas, pushed out a full fledged website called <a href="http://www.under45.in">under45.in</a> for those between the age of 18 to 45 years, looking to get their first jab. The site is a little slow to load, but once you’re in, all you have to do is select your state and district to see appointment availability. He also created multiple groups on <a href="https://twitter.com/BertyThomas/status/1388477672901120003">Telegram</a> for those who wish to receive alerts for their respective districts. The list is not exhaustive, but does cover most of the main metropolitan regions across the country. And Thomas isn’t using the government’s API to do it. The API is only powering the alerts, not storing your information. Similar sites like <a href="http://www.getjab.in">getjab.in</a> and <a href="http://www.findslot.in">findslot.in</a> are also doing the same thing. And, the reason they’re being allowed to stick around is because users still have to login into the CoWIN platform to register. That part of the process cannot be done externally. This is important because this is where the government draws the line between what is allowed and what is not allowed to be done with its APIs. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="What is an API?" comment="subhead" text="What is an API?">What is an API?</cmsannotation> An application programming interface, or API, is basically a bridge between two applications. It’s like the waiter who takes your order, ensures that it gets relayed to the chef, and then brings you your final meal. In the case of looking for CoWIN appointment slots, you’re placing your request on a website, and that website then relays it to the API, like the customer at the restaurant. The API then checks with the CoWIN portal — or the chef — before showing you the availability of slots. The Indian government opened up the CoWIN APIs to allow third party access, on April 28. They can be found on the government’s API Setu website which contains authentication, metadata, beneficiary registration, vaccination appointment and certificate APIs. With these APIs, the third party users can access information like vaccination centres, list of districts, vaccination appointments among others. There are two types of APIs -- public and protected. Using public APIs is not a problem and they’re freely available on the government site. To use the protected APIs, on the other hand, the government needs an organisation to put in for a special approval, which is a whole lot of red tape to cut through. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="There is still no data capture policy in place for third party access" comment="subhead" text="There is still no data capture policy in place for third party access">There is still no data capture policy in place for third party access</cmsannotation> Last month, an organisation called Project Step One created a bot on WhatsApp that would allow people to register for the vaccine. It undercut the requirement of having to log into the official website or use the CoWIN app. But it was shut down by the government for being a ‘<a href="https://twitter.com/PIBFactCheck/status/1381510698727997440">fake</a>’ service. <div type="twitter" handle="Projectstepone" handlename="StepOne" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1255874944098947073/hj_yObMf_normal.jpg" favoritecount="9" retweetcount="3" status="We have paused our #COVID19 vaccination #WhatsApp chatbot after receiving call from @MoHFW_INDIA. The bot was a fre… https://t.co/ViOhPK0bzY" createdat="1618464893000" id="1382568088210599941"></div> The primary concern around the service being offered by Step One, a non-profit organisation, was the potential risk posed by privacy issues. In order to book an appointment, or even register, users have to share data that is personal and highly sensitive in nature. According to Step One, it does not store any of the data. It was only using the government’s open APIs, the bot passed user data to COWIN servers, and none of data was accessed by the organisation. It even offered up the code for its WhatsApp bot for further examination, but to no avail. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/pubg-mobile-india-download-release-date-everything-we-know-so-far/articleshow/82383038.cms">PUBG Mobile India to relaunch as Battlegrounds Mobile India – here’s what we know so far</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/airtel-healthy-subscriber-growth-and-jios-disappointing-performance-send-the-stock-rallying/articleshow/82380913.cms">Airtel shines as price hikes, healthy subscriber growth and Jio’s disappointing performance send the stock rallying</a>

Indian coders are working around the CoWIN app to help people bag the elusive vaccine slots

<ul><li>The CoWIN, UMANG and Aarogya Setu mobile apps have crashed as India opens up the vaccine registrations for everyone above the age of 18.</li><li>The <keyword id="10849396" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="cowin-website">CoWIN website</keyword> is still sending out OTPs.</li><li>Even if you manage to register on the CoWIN website, finding a slot may prove to be difficult.</li></ul>If you’re above the age of 18 years and trying to register for the COVID-19 vaccine in India today, on April 28, you may be fresh out of luck. The CoWIN mobile app along with alternative methods to register — the UMANG and Aarogya Setu mobile apps — crashed the moment registrations opened up at 4 p.m. The CoWIN website wasn’t sending out one-time-passwords (OTPs) initially either, but was back up in action within minutes. However, that’s about all the good news that there is. In order to get your OTP, you need to go to the main CoWIN portal, click on the registration button, enter your phone number. The OTP that you get on your phone will be valid for three minutes. <div type="image" title="IMG-20210428-WA0010" msid="82291617" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;OTP generated from the CoWIN website&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Beyond that, it’s anyone’s guess if you’ll able to get a slot or even complete your registration. Some users are reporting that they are not available to select photo ID type or gender after putting in the OTP. And, entering the information in these slots is compulsory in order to complete the process. <div type="image" title="cowin" msid="82299370" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;BI India was unable to select the drop down menus for &amp;#39;Photo ID Proof&amp;#39; and &amp;#39;Gender&amp;#39;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Even then, registering yourself only gets you in through the door. Finding a slot is a whole other matter. And they seem to be in short supply. While you may see a couple of slots with appointments available, those appointments are only for those individuals between the ages of 45 and above. No appointment slots seem to be available to those between 18 to 44 years old. <div type="image" title="cowin slots" msid="82291747" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Availability of slots after registration is complete&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> People above the age of 18 looking to register for the COVID-19 vaccine in India have been trying since midnight. Even though the CoWIN channels on social media did not send out any alerts, there was one sent out over Telegram app that the vaccine registration would not be opening up at midnight, but at four in the afternoon instead. <div type="image" title="Screenshot_20210428-083126_edited" msid="82292135" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Message sent over Telegram specifying that registration will open up at 4:00 pm instead of at midnight&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> There is no clarity around the supply of vaccines and the government has been quiet on how it plans to expand its vaccination drive while also addressing the bottlenecks that may occur.

CoWIN website is back up after an early crash⁠ — finding a vaccination slot may still be difficult

<ul><li>India recently began its third phase of vaccination, allowing people above the age of 18 to get the vaccine.</li><li>The people can now use the government’s WhatsApp COVID helpdesk to find their nearest vaccination centre.</li><li>Registration and appointment will have to be booked through the CoWIN platform.</li></ul>India recently began its third phase of vaccination, opening up access to COVID-19 vaccinations to people above the age of eighteen. The government’s CoWIN platform allows users to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/covid-19-vaccine-how-to-register-yourself-on-cowin-and-aarogya-setu-apps-if-you-are-18-plus/articleshow/82242963.cms">register</a> for the vaccine and book appointments right from their home. The government had last year <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indian-govt-launches-mygov-coronavirus-helpdesk-on-whatsapp-to-educate-citizens/articleshow/74727460.cms">introduced</a> the MyGov Coronavirus helpdesk chatbot on WhatsApp to help people find information about COVID-19 pandemic. Now, it has added a new feature that will allow people to easily find the nearest vaccination centre. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="74727460" title="Indian Govt launches MyGov Coronavirus helpdesk on WhatsApp to educate citizens" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> How to use MyGov Corona helpdesk to find nearest vaccination center <div type="image" title="MyGov Corona Helpdesk" msid="82402421" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;MyGov Corona Helpdesk&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> <ul><li>Save the helpdesk number – +91 9013151515 on your phone or click on this <a href="https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=919013151515&amp;text=Hi">link</a>.</li><li>Now, open the chat and send ‘Hi’ or ‘Namaste’.</li><li>You will get a message with multiple options and you can reply as per the information you need.</li><li>For COVID-19 vaccination centres, send ‘1’ and then again send ‘1’.</li><li>Now, enter the pin code where you are looking for a vaccination centre.</li><li>You will get a reply with information about the nearest vaccination centres, available slots and eligible persons.</li></ul>You can now register on the CoWIN platform or enter another pin code to find the available vaccination centres. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/a-covid-19-sms-malware-is-targeting-users-in-india-as-they-look-for-alternatives-to-cowin-for-vaccine-registration/articleshow/82388898.cms">A COVID-19 SMS malware is targeting users in India as they look for alternatives to CoWIN for vaccine registration</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/coders-are-coming-up-with-new-ways-to-check-for-covid-19-vaccination-slots-on-cowin/articleshow/82383284.cms">Indian coders are working around the CoWIN app to help people bag the elusive vaccine slots</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/ipl-2021-suspended-by-bcci-as-several-players-test-covid-positive/articleshow/82384544.cms">IPL suspended as more players contract COVID-19 ⁠— BCCI bites the bullet mid-way through the season</a>

How to find COVID-19 vaccine centre near me from whatsapp

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A <keyword id="64863" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Seattle">Seattle</keyword> hospital invited donors to jump its COVID-19 vaccine line, The Seattle Times reported.</li><li>The move came after a technical issue left one hospital with extra slots at short notice.</li><li>The invite-only appointments didn't take place after Gov. Jay Inslee intervened. </li></ul>A Seattle hospital emailed its donors offering invite-only COVID-19 vaccination slots as the public waiting list ran through to March, <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/special-access-to-covid-19-vaccine-for-overlake-medical-center-donors-draws-inslee-rebuke/">The Seattle Times reported</a>. The Overlake Medical Center &amp; Clinics told the paper it offered the appointments to its mailing list - 110 of whom were major donors - after its booking system failed and left numerous places to be filled at short notice.The email, as seen by The Times, was addressed to "Overlake major donors," sending an access code and saying there were 500 open appointments available for January 22, January 23, and the following week.As of last week, the public scheduling system had been fully booked until March, the paper reported. The hospital told The Times that it had sent the invite to its entire mailing list of 4,000, which also includes people like former board members, volunteers, and some patients. Tom DeBord, Overlake's chief operating officer, told the paper the move came after the hospital's booking system crashed after Washington state opened up vaccine eligibility to people aged 65 and over on <a href="https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/was-new-vaccine-plan-includes-everyone-65-older-state-aims-vaccinate-45000-people-per-day/FU44BQ2FYJGU7EJOCUJALDFWKY/">January 18</a>.Overlake proceeded to set up a new booking system, but technical difficulties across the old and new systems left the hospital with 1,400 open appointments that couldn't be easily listed, The Times reported.The quickest way to get the appointments filled, then, was to reach out to the system's email list, DeBord told the paper."Our system was overtaxed," he said. He acknowledged the poor optics of the move, but said: "We thought that was the most efficient way to add slots."The facility did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/next-generation-covid-19-vaccines-pipeline-challenges-promise-2021-1">More than 200 coronavirus vaccines are still in development as the initial vaccine rollout ramps up. Here's how experts anticipate 2021 playing out.</a><div type="image" title="Gov Inslee press conference washington state vaccine" height="900" width="1800" msid="80481902" hostid="261"></div>Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington intervened on Monday to urge the hospital to cut the exclusive appointments, which it did, The Times reported.Inslee also criticized the effort <a href="https://www.pscp.tv/w/1kvJpoVkqaoGE">at a Tuesday news conference</a>. "If in fact they were giving preference to some VIP list, that's not the way to do it. That is not acceptable for us. We need to give everybody a fair shot at the vaccine," he said. "We need fairness in this system and we've got to maintain public credibility in the system," he added. "I'm told that whatever they were doing has stopped, and that's good news."The incident reflects the administrative strain placed on hospitals <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hospitals-gear-up-give-first-covid-19-vaccines-healthcare-staff-2020-12">in the nationwide vaccine rollout</a>.At the local level, much of the burden of distribution has been left for facilities to figure out themselves, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/health/vaccine-distribution-delays.html">as The New York Times reported in December</a>. Inslee told reporters Tuesday that the state's supply of vaccine would be expanded next week by about 16% for the next three weeks."We're doing everything we humanly can" to get vaccines to people, he said. "Ultimately it depends on how many doses are provided to us."

A Seattle hospital offered its donors invite-only COVID-19 vaccine appointments after a glitch left it with extra slots at short notice

<ul><li>An SMS worm claiming to help users in India book a slot to get the COVID-19 vaccine is making the rounds.</li><li>The malicious app link being circulated over text messages enables authorised access to private accounts, exposes personal data and has the ability to delete data without the victims knowledge.</li><li>New variants of SMS worms are rare, but this one — and its cousins — all seem to have been created by the same developer, according to an investigation conducted by cyber risk assessment firm Cyble.</li></ul>The official CoWIN mobile app has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/cowin-website-is-back-up-after-an-early-crash-finding-a-vaccination-slot-may-still-be-difficult/articleshow/82291583.cms">not been doing its job well</a>, which has forced users in India to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/coders-are-coming-up-with-new-ways-to-check-for-covid-19-vaccination-slots-on-cowin/articleshow/82383284.cms">look at alternatives</a> to check for available vaccination slots or even simply register for the vaccine. While there are many solutions helping genuinely, there are others who may not necessarily be looking out for the ‘greater good’ — like a new SMS worm promising to book a vaccination slot for you, but infecting your device with malware instead. So far, the penetration seems to be limited to Android users. <div type="image" title="cowin app fake_edited" msid="82389061" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Android SMS worm tries to spread via text messages as fake, free registration for Covid-19 vaccine &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The SMS worm is capable of enabling unauthorised access to private accounts, using the device for activities unaware to the user of the smartphone, exposing personal data and deleting data without the user’s knowledge. This means accessing Twitter and Facebook accounts, peeping into your photo gallery and contact list, deleting documents you may have wanted to keep around for a little bit longer and eating up your data — which can be particularly painful if you have limited data per day. The issue was initially brought to light by Malware researcher <a href="https://twitter.com/LukasStefanko/status/1387733166195150849">Lukas Stefano</a> and the <a href="https://twitter.com/malwrhunterteam/status/1387706612270440450">Malware Hunter Team</a>. It was then also confirmed by Australian cyber risk assessment firm <a href="https://twitter.com/AuCyble/status/1389135487340883970">Cyble</a>. “Our investigation indicated that this malware campaign is currently targeting India as the country struggles with the ongoing onslaught of the pandemic,” said Cyble in its report. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="A mysterious developer is creating similar apps with the same end goal" comment="subhead" text="A mysterious developer is creating similar apps with the same end goal">A mysterious developer is creating similar apps with the same end goal</cmsannotation> Cyble tried to track down the source of the fake app and found numerous abandoned repositories on Twitter. They list other apps that are similar but with different names. The end goal is the same for all of them — get the same permissions and enter from the same point. <div type="image" title="covid app fake 3_edited" msid="82389133" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Fake COVID-19 app asking for permission to access contacts&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> According to the investigators, it is likely that the same developer is behind all of these apps. “New variants of SMS worms for Android do not appear very often, and this particular variant is an interesting piece of malware and part of a unique attack,” said Cyble in its report. In addition to tricking people into installing the SMS worm and accessing sensitive information, there is also a direct monetary cost of this whole exercise on the victim. Since the worm is automatically sending messages to people on the victim’s contact lists, it could use up their balance depending on their phone plan — without the victim’s knowledge. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="How does the COVID-19 SMS malware work?" comment="subhead" text="How does the COVID-19 SMS malware work?">How does the COVID-19 SMS malware work?</cmsannotation> Users receive an SMS containing a malicious link that leads to a seemingly genuine website. Once an unsuspecting user clicks on the link, the worm’s code is now ready to execute on the device — that is, the smartphone has now been infected. <div type="image" title="covid app fake 2_edited" msid="82389102" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;SMS worm with malicious link &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Moreover, the malware sends a copy of itself to everyone on that person’s contact list. Some of the suspicious activities spotted include checking for devices that are connected to the phone through Bluetooth, sending text messages using SMS Manager, checking the status of the user’s SIM card and sending out queries around phone contact information. 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A COVID-19 SMS malware is targeting users in India as they look for alternatives to CoWIN for vaccine registration

<ul><li><keyword id="3068126" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Schbang">Schbang</keyword> &amp; <keyword id="396963" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dominos-India">Dominos India</keyword>, came together to collaborate with Osho Jain, the leading Indian Singer-Songwriter, Performer, and Music Composer/Producer known for his Indie Music</li><li>To create awareness to get vaccinated, the group created, Kitna Kuch Karna hai, a song that urges people to get vaccinated by speaking about the numerous activities that people loved to do &amp; with the hope of doing all of them again post the pandemic.</li><li>However, the only way out of this is to get vaccinated. </li></ul>At the moment when India is still dealing with a raging pandemic, the only way out is the entire nation getting vaccinated. <keyword id="11795789" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="dominos-india-schbang">Dominos India &amp; Schbang</keyword> the creative &amp; technology transformation company joined hands with Indian musician Osho Jain to encourage everyone to get vaccinated against COVID-19 through the #HaathBadhaoIndia #VaccineLagaoIndia campaign. The musical, ‘Kitna Kuchh Karna Hai’ featuring Jain himself highlights the importance of vaccination in order to beat the pandemic. A dismal Jain is seen reminiscing old times when one could go out freely, travel, go to college, meet with friends, showcased in the form of illustrations throughout. The illustrations showcase real stories collected from people through Domino's social channels about how they would like to participate in activities post vaccination. The video ends on a positive note with Jain securing a slot for the vaccine and encouraging everyone to book a slot for themselves. <div type="Youtube" id="AM9DVG6_4wc" title="Kitna Kuch Karna Hai Isliye #HaathBadhaoIndia #VaccineLagaoIndia" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AM9DVG6_4wc/mqdefault.jpg"></div> The music video, issued in public interest, encourages the nation to act collectively as a community to beat the virus with the help of vaccination. Sandeep Anand, CMO from Domino’s commented, “With this campaign what we really wanted to do was create a positive movement towards vaccination by giving people a sense of all the things we can go back to doing in a post covid world - it’s all about love, friendship, and happiness.” Commenting on the video, Harshil Karia, Founder, Schbang said, “This digital campaign is a collaborative effort of artists, illustrators, musicians and filmmakers. I hope the music by Osho Jain inspires young India to get vaccinated”

Dominos India and Osho Jain create a music video together to urge citizens to get vaccinated

<ul><li>Personal data of thousands of Indians has reportedly been leaked from the CoWIN portal.</li><li>According to a report, details such as name, ID proof, gender and more have been leaked.</li><li>The data has been spotted on <keyword id="1275203" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="telegram" source="Orion">Telegram</keyword> and a bot sends the data when you send the user’s phone number.</li></ul>In what could be a major data breach, personal information of people who received the Covid-19 vaccine has reportedly been leaked online. This data includes the user’s name, date of birth, gender, and their ID. According to a report by Malayala Manorama, the data has been leaked through the CoWIN portal that was designed to help citizens book their vaccine slots. As per the report, all you need to do is enter the phone number of a person who has received the Covid-19 vaccine on a Telegram bot and it will fetch important details about the user. This, as per the report, has put important data such as Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID and passport of thousands of users at risk. The government has not revealed anything about the leak yet. <div type="twitter" handle="SaketGokhale" handlename="SaketGokhale" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" id="1668104757704269824"></div> Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Saket Gokhale has <a href="https://twitter.com/SaketGokhale/status/1668104757704269824">shared</a> screenshots of the Telegram bot, with vaccination information of people like P Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh and Derek O Brien. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Not the first Covid-19 related data leak" comment="subhead" text="Not the first Covid-19 related data leak">Not the first Covid-19 related data leak</cmsannotation> This is not the first time that CoWIN data has come under the scanner. In 2022, data of over 20,000 people, including their name, mobile number, Covid-19 test result and their address was<a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/data-meant-for-cowin-portal-leaked-online-over-20-000-indians-likely-affected-101642767559692.html"> reportedly</a> leaked. This data was meant to be uploaded on the CoWIN platform. In another instance, data of over 15 crore citizens was<a href="https://www.timesnownews.com/technology-science/article/cowin-apps-covid-19-vaccination-data-of-15-crore-users-leaked-and-up-for-sale-government-denies-breach/769434"> reportedly</a> leaked in 2021 and the hackers put the data on sale. The government however refuted the claim and said that the CoWIN platform was never hacked. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/vision-pro-to-ios-17-apples-top-six-announcements-at-wwdc-2023/articleshow/100786632.cms">Vision Pro to iOS 17: Apple’s top six announcements at WWDC 2023</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/2000-note-withdrawal-how-to-exchange-notes-is-it-a-legal-tender-and-other-questions-answered/articleshow/100412941.cms">₹2,000 note withdrawal – How to exchange them, is it a legal tender and other questions answered</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/apple-app-store-prevented-over-2-billion-in-fraudulent-transactions-last-year-banned-282-million-user-accounts/articleshow/100322718.cms">Apple App Store prevented over $2 billion in fraudulent transactions last year, banned 282 million user accounts</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>President <keyword id="6354484" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Donald-Trump">Donald Trump</keyword> is yet to set a date for his coronavirus vaccination, as other politicians are booking their slots.</li><li>Vice President Mike Pence; his wife, Karen; and US Surgeon General Jerome Adams are set to be vaccinated on TV on Friday, and President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly set to be vaccinated early next week.</li><li>The former presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush have all committed to getting the <keyword id="24209" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="vaccine">vaccine</keyword> live on TV to boost public confidence in the shot.</li><li>Though Trump has said he is keen to get a vaccine, he has not set any date to do it or said whether he will do it on TV.</li><li>On Sunday, Trump abruptly canceled a mass-vaccination plan for White House officials.</li></ul>President Donald Trump is noticeably absent from the growing list of politicians, former presidents, and public figures setting a date to receive the coronavirus vaccine.On Friday, a drug created by <keyword id="44612" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Pfizer">Pfizer</keyword> and BioNTech became <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fda-authorizes-pfizer-biontech-coronavirus-vaccine-for-us-emergency-use-2020-12">the first COVID-19 vaccine to be receive emergency authorization for use in the US by the Food and Drug Administration</a>.Since then, a large number of US political personalities have <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/politicians-getting-coronavirus-shot-on-tv-to-boost-public-confidence-2020-12">committed to getting the vaccine</a>. Though Trump has indicated he plans to get a vaccine, he has prevaricated and has yet to put a date on it.In contrast, numerous influential figures have booked their slots, as the US government simultaneously launches a $250 million plan to normalize the vaccine, amid <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/anti-vaxxers-concern-covid-19-vaccine-unhelpful-experts-say-2020-12">fears over disinformation campaigns that might discourage people</a> from getting inoculated.Those who have committed include:<ul><li>Joe Biden, who is expected to get the vaccine sometime between December 21 and December 23, CNN reported. Biden <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/politicians-getting-coronavirus-shot-on-tv-to-boost-public-confidence-2020-12">said Wednesday</a> that "when I do it, I'll do it publicly."</li><li>Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, will be injected live on TV on Friday to boost "vaccine confidence," <a href="https://www.axios.com/vice-president-mike-pence-televised-vaccine-shot-coronavirus-b185f69c-2080-4631-b40f-efbb8129bd68.html?utm_campaign=organic&amp;utm_medium=socialshare&amp;utm_source=twitter=twitter">according to Axios</a>.</li><li>Barack Obama <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-vaccine-safety-barack-obama-clinton-bush-film-coronavirus-shots-2020-12">said on December 2</a> that he would get the vaccine live on TV.</li><li>Bill Clinton will get the shot live on TV, his press secretary, Angel Urena, <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/02/politics/obama-vaccine/index.html">told CNN</a> on December 2.</li><li>George W. Bush has expressed willingness for a public inoculation, Freddy Ford, Bush's chief of staff, <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/02/politics/obama-vaccine/index.html">told CNN</a> on December 3.</li></ul>Trump <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1338325735778476035">tweeted</a> on Monday that he would get the shot, but he did not set a date."I am not scheduled to take the vaccine, but look forward to doing so at the appropriate time," he wrote.On Wednesday, <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/16/politics/donald-trump-vaccine/index.html">CNN reported</a> that the reason Trump had not yet received the vaccine was that he wanted to wait until it's recommended by the White House medical team.An official told CNN that Trump was still experiencing the effects of the "antibody cocktail" he was given <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tested-for-covid-19-hope-hicks-tests-positive-2020-10">after testing positive for COVID-19</a> on October 2.Trump is yet to say whether he is willing to get vaccinated on TV, though a White House official <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9028601/Donald-Trump-willing-COVID-vaccine-live-TV-White-House-official-reveals.html">told the Daily Mail</a> on December 7 that he was willing but that it might not be needed because he already caught the virus.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-white-house-staff-should-not-be-first-coronavirus-vaccine-2020-12">Trump on Sunday abruptly canceled a plan</a> that would have seen White House officials start to get shots of Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine as soon as this past Monday. "People working in the White House should receive the vaccine somewhat later in the program, unless specifically necessary," Trump tweeted.Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious-disease expert in the US, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-says-biden-and-trump-need-covid-19-vaccine-now-2020-12">said Tuesday</a> that Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris should get vaccinated immediately "for security reasons."A poll of Americans conducted by Gallup <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/327425/willingness-covid-vaccine-ticks.aspx">released on December 8</a> found that 63% said they'd take an FDA-approved vaccine. (The technical term for the FDA's clearance of Pfizer and BioNTech's shot is an emergency-use authorization.)

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Hundreds of ineligible Californians nabbed <keyword id="24209" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="vaccine">vaccine</keyword> slots meant for the elderly and essential workers.</li><li>As a result, the <keyword id="17659" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Pasadena">Pasadena</keyword> clinic was forced to cancel all appointments, <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-09/pasadena-cancels-covid-19-vaccine-clinic-line-cutters">according to The LA Times.</a></li><li>A spokeswoman for the city told the outlet many of the ineligible people worked in <keyword id="2370" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="hollywood">Hollywood</keyword> and media.</li></ul>Hundreds of overeager Californians exploited a technological flaw to sign up for COVID-19 vaccines before their turn, resulting in hundreds of elderly residents and essential workers losing their chance at the shot as well.<keyword id="6354750" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="health">Health</keyword> officials in Pasadena were forced to cancel a vaccine clinic scheduled for Thursday after hundreds of residents not yet eligible for the vaccine booked a majority of available appointments meant for senior citizens and essential workers, <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-09/pasadena-cancels-covid-19-vaccine-clinic-line-cutters">according to the Los Angeles Times.</a> <keyword id="2379" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="California">California</keyword> is <a href="https://covid19.ca.gov/vaccines/">currently vaccinating</a> all healthcare workers and long-term care residents, as well as individuals 65 and older, and some essential workers - including food workers, educators, and emergency services workers - as supplies allow.But that didn't stop ineligible residents from claiming nearly two-thirds - about 900 out of 1,500 - of the available spots meant for senior citizens and essential workers who live and work in Pasadena.The drive-through and walk-up site would have been the city's largest vaccination effort to date, <a href="https://abc7.com/pasadena-vaccine-clinic-canceled-line-jumpers-california-coronavirus/10400675/">according to local TV station KABC.</a>Many of those who nabbed a coveted spot reportedly work in Hollywood or the media.Lisa Derderian, a spokeswoman for the city, told the LA Times that workers from production companies, streaming TV services, <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news">news</keyword> outlets, and soap operas, many of whom don't live or work in Pasadena, signed up for appointments at the clinic."Unfortunately, somebody shared [the registration link] that was in the entertainment, production or media industry and it spread like wildfire to others," Derderian told KABC.Ineligible residents were able to snag a spot thanks to the state's vaccine sign-up site, CalVax, which doesn't allow health departments or clinics to use ZIP codes in order to limit registrations. That means people who aren't actually eligible at a specific site or in general can still sign up for an appointment and fill out a registration form.Last week, officials at the Pasadena Department of Health sent out an email to senior citizens and essential workers in the area who had requested vaccine information alerting them to a vaccination opportunity at Pasadena City College for which they could book an appointment. The email said patients would be required to present proof that they were eligible for the shot under the state's current guidelines as well as proof that they lived or worked in the city, according to the LA Times. Also included in the email was a registration link through CalVax and slots for five days.Despite a message in red letters at the bottom of the email asking recipients not to share the registration link, the link spread quickly.When a Los Angeles Times reporter received a link to sign up for one of the appointments on Monday, she contacted the city to see if it was legitimate. When officials opened the registration system, they found hundreds of non-eligible Hollywood and media workers had claimed spots."Thank goodness because if she hadn't called me, if that hadn't happened, we'd have 900 people potentially showing up and we would've had to throw them all out," Derderian <a href="https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2021/03/09/vaccine-line-cutters-flood-registration-forcing-pasadena-to-postpone-clinic/">told Pasadena Star-News.</a> "That could've turned confrontation real quick."The spokeswoman <a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/coronavirus/vaccine-coronavirus-california/registration-link-pasadena-vaccine-vaccination-clinic-corornavirus-covid-19/2545497/">told KNBC</a> the call from the reporter was the only one the city received alerting them to the mishap. An unnamed entertainment employee told the outlet that many in the industry believed they had suddenly become eligible for the vaccine when they received the link and were able to successfully register for an appointment.The Pasadena health department typically tries to screen recipients prior to their appointment - calling everyone who lists an address outside the city to confirm they work in the city and reminding them to bring a pay stub or proof of employment to their appointment. But calling 900 people in only a few days to either confirm their eligibility or ask them not to come wasn't possible, Derderian told multiple news outlets."We would have hundreds of people showing up who would not have qualified, and they would have been turned away," Derderian told the outlet. "I'm sure the situation would have escalated in many cases."Instead, the city decided to reschedule, though no new date has been set yet. The clinic's cancellation was particularly disappointing for older Californians who were eagerly awaiting their shots, Derderian told the LA Times. Some reportedly even cried.

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New Delhi, <keyword id="6358032" type="DOMAIN" weightage="20" keywordseo="SpiceJet">SpiceJet</keyword> has signed an agreement with Belgium's <keyword id="505425" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brussels-airport">Brussels Airport</keyword> for providing seamless transportation of <keyword id="9078985" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Covid-19-Vaccines">COVID-19 vaccines</keyword>, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. As a part of the Memorandum of Understanding (<keyword id="6368586" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="MoU">MoU</keyword>), Brussels Airport would provide assistance to SpiceJet with regards to slots, networking contracts etc. for speedy delivery of vaccines, it noted. "The airline's cargo arm, SpiceXpress, envisions to provide rapid and secure transportation of COVID-19 vaccine from and to Europe and beyond with proper temperature-controlled mechanism under the MoU," the SpiceJet's statement said. As part of this association, Brussels Airport will be SpiceJet's first flight point for Europe, it mentioned. As strategic partners, both SpiceJet and Brussels Airport Company NV will jointly work with the government, pharma companies and forwarders to ensure a reliable ecosystem for vaccine delivery in a temperature-controlled environment, it said. India started its vaccine movement from Tuesday morning when SpiceJet flight SG8937 flight transported the first consignment of COVID-19 vaccine from Pune to Delhi. Civil Aviation Minister <keyword id="151350" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hardeep-Singh-Puri">Hardeep Singh Puri</keyword> said four airlines will operate nine flights to transport 56.5 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Pune to 13 cities across the country on Tuesday. DSP CK

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The <keyword id="10440405" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="cowin">CoWIN</keyword> system is introducing a new feature of four-digit <keyword id="2168384" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="security-code">security code</keyword> from May 8 to minimise data entry errors about vaccination status that would subsequently reduce inconvenience caused to <keyword id="6366773" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Citizens">citizens</keyword>, the health ministry said. It has been noticed in some instances that citizens who had booked their <keyword id="56064" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="appointment">appointment</keyword> for COVID-19 vaccination through the CoWIN portal but did not actually go for vaccination on the scheduled date have received SMS notification that a vaccine dose has been administered to them, it said. Upon examination, it has been found to occur largely on account of the vaccinator wrongly marking the citizen as vaccinated, an instance of <keyword id="11216951" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="data-entry-error">data entry error</keyword> by the vaccinator, it stated. "In order to minimize such errors and the subsequent inconvenience caused to the citizens, the CoWIN system is introducing a new feature of four-digit security code in the CoWIN application from May 8. "Now, after verification, if the beneficiary is been found eligible, before administering the vaccine dose, the verifier/vaccinator will ask the beneficiary about his four-digit code and then enter the same in the CoWIN system to correctly record the vaccination status," the ministry said in its statement. This new feature will be applicable only for citizens who have done an online booking for a vaccination slot. The four-digit security code will be printed in the appointment acknowledgement slip and will not be known to the vaccinator. The code will also be present in the confirmation SMS sent to beneficiary after successful booking of an appointment. The appointment acknowledgement slip can also be saved and shown from the mobile. This will ensure that for those citizens who have booked an online appointment, the data entries regarding vaccination status of a citizen are recorded correctly, the ministry said in a statement. This will also reduce the opportunities of impersonation and wrongful use of flexibilities provided in CoWIN for facilitating vaccination coverage. The ministry advised the citizens must carry a digital or physical copy of their appointment slip and the registered mobile phone with appointment confirmation SMS, so that the security code can be furnished for easy completion of vaccination recording process. Citizens must provide the security code to the vaccinator as the digital certificate will be generated only after the vaccination record has been updated with the security code. Citizen should get a confirmation SMS after the process has been successfully completed. The confirmation SMS indicates that the vaccination process has been completed successfully and the digital certificate has been generated. If one does not get the confirmation SMS, one should get in touch with the vaccinator or the vaccination centre in-charge, the ministry said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/telescope-spots-the-chinese-long-march-5b-rocket-currently-in-an-unstable-orbit-around-earth/articleshow/82450870.cms">Telescope spots the Chinese Long March 5B rocket that is currently in an unstable orbit around Earth</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/gautam-adani-net-worth-has-crossed-60-billion-as-per-forbes/articleshow/82454659.cms">Gautam Adani’s net worth has crossed $60 billion – thanks to Adani Ports’ profits</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/google-is-now-automatically-turning-on-two-factor-authentication-for-some-accounts/articleshow/82452629.cms">Google is now automatically turning on two-factor authentication for some accounts</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/good-news-for-tata-steel-jsw-steel-sail-hindalco-and-other-indian-steel-companies/articleshow/82451127.cms">China has broken another emissions record ⁠— and it is good news for some Indian companies</a>

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