COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate Can Now Be Obtained on WhatsApp, Here’s How

COVID-19 vaccination certificate, which earlier had to be downloaded through CoWIN, Aarogya Setu, Umang or DigiLocker, can now be availed through a simple process on WhatsApp. Mansukh Mandaviya, the newly appointed Minister of Health, has announced a new facility wherein citizens can access their COVID-19 vaccination certificate by simply sending a message on WhatsApp through their phone numbers that are registered with CoWIN.

“Revolutionising common man's life using technology! Now get COVID-19 vaccination certificate through MyGov Corona Helpdesk in 3 easy steps,” tweeted the minister. As of today, nearly 50 crore citizens in India have availed the COVID-19 vaccine and over 8.2 percent of the population is fully vaccinated. All citizens are being registered on the CoWIN platform to keep a track of the vaccinations in India, and also to help deliver vaccination certificates.

How to Download COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate from WhatsApp

For this process to be successful, citizens will have to ensure that they use the same numbers that is registered with the CoWIN platform for vaccination:

• Users will first have to save the contact number +91 9013151515, which is the MyGov Corona helpdesk number, on their mobile phones.
• Citizens will then have to type and send 'covid certificate' on WhatsApp.
• They will then receive a message that says generating an OTP for the number 9XXXXXXXXXX.
• Citizens will then receive an OTP from CoWIN, which will have to be entered in the WhatsApp chat box within 30 seconds.
• A message that says “We're confirming your OTP, this may take up to 30 seconds.”
• After that, users will be given the names of the members registered with the number, and they will be asked to Type 1-4 to select a member for downloading Cowin Certificate.
• The COVID-19 vaccination certificate will then be sent in pdf format.