<p>In order to make the process of booking a slot for the Covid-19 vaccination hassle-free and reachable to a larger number of people, the Government of India has extended the service to WhatsApp. Now anyone can register for their <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/covid-coronavirus-news-today-live-covid-19-india-cases-deaths-second-wave-maharashtra-karnataka-mumbai-bengaluru-kerala-lockdown-curfew-rules-corona-disease-1022553.html" target="_blank">Covid-19</a> vaccination via the MyGov chat bot on WhatsApp.</p>.<p>Abhishek Singh, CEO of MyGov and NeGD, took to Twitter to announce the launch of this new service. </p>.<p>“Now book vaccination slots by simply sending ‘Book Slot’ to @MyGovIndia Corona Helpdesk on @WhatsApp, verify OTP & follow the steps. Grateful to WhatsApp & @haptik for their continued support to build this chatbot,” he tweeted</p>.<p>He also tweeted a link to the WhatsApp booking of Covid-19 vaccine.</p>.<p><strong>Here are the steps to register for your Covid-19 vaccinations via WhatsApp:</strong></p>.<p>1. To start with the registration process, you will first need to add MyGov Corona Helpdesk’s number-- 9013151515 -- as a contact on your phone. Alternatively, you can go through this link <a href="https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=919013151515&text&app_absent=0" target="_blank">https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=919013151515&text&app_absent=0</a> on your desktop to access the chatbot.</p>.<p>2. Now, send a 'Book Slot' message to the chat that has opened.</p>.<p>3. Then you will need to enter a six-digit OTP that you receive via SMS.</p>.<p>4. After that, you need to select the preferred date and location for vaccination, pin code, and the type of vaccine.</p>.<p>After you finish these four steps, you will receive a confirmation message of your Covid-19 vaccination registration.</p>.<p>WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart also tweeted about the partnership adding that Covid-19 vaccination certificates can be downloaded via the app as well.</p>.<p>The government made downloading vaccine certificates available on WhatsApp earlier this month.</p>.<p><strong>Here's how you can download your Covid-19 vaccination certificate via WhatsApp:</strong></p>.<p>1. Type ‘covid certificate' and send it to the same MyGov chat bot.</p>.<p>2. Enter the OTP that you received on the chat.</p>.<p>3. Download the certificate.</p>
<p>In order to make the process of booking a slot for the Covid-19 vaccination hassle-free and reachable to a larger number of people, the Government of India has extended the service to WhatsApp. Now anyone can register for their <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/covid-coronavirus-news-today-live-covid-19-india-cases-deaths-second-wave-maharashtra-karnataka-mumbai-bengaluru-kerala-lockdown-curfew-rules-corona-disease-1022553.html" target="_blank">Covid-19</a> vaccination via the MyGov chat bot on WhatsApp.</p>.<p>Abhishek Singh, CEO of MyGov and NeGD, took to Twitter to announce the launch of this new service. </p>.<p>“Now book vaccination slots by simply sending ‘Book Slot’ to @MyGovIndia Corona Helpdesk on @WhatsApp, verify OTP & follow the steps. Grateful to WhatsApp & @haptik for their continued support to build this chatbot,” he tweeted</p>.<p>He also tweeted a link to the WhatsApp booking of Covid-19 vaccine.</p>.<p><strong>Here are the steps to register for your Covid-19 vaccinations via WhatsApp:</strong></p>.<p>1. To start with the registration process, you will first need to add MyGov Corona Helpdesk’s number-- 9013151515 -- as a contact on your phone. Alternatively, you can go through this link <a href="https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=919013151515&text&app_absent=0" target="_blank">https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=919013151515&text&app_absent=0</a> on your desktop to access the chatbot.</p>.<p>2. Now, send a 'Book Slot' message to the chat that has opened.</p>.<p>3. Then you will need to enter a six-digit OTP that you receive via SMS.</p>.<p>4. After that, you need to select the preferred date and location for vaccination, pin code, and the type of vaccine.</p>.<p>After you finish these four steps, you will receive a confirmation message of your Covid-19 vaccination registration.</p>.<p>WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart also tweeted about the partnership adding that Covid-19 vaccination certificates can be downloaded via the app as well.</p>.<p>The government made downloading vaccine certificates available on WhatsApp earlier this month.</p>.<p><strong>Here's how you can download your Covid-19 vaccination certificate via WhatsApp:</strong></p>.<p>1. Type ‘covid certificate' and send it to the same MyGov chat bot.</p>.<p>2. Enter the OTP that you received on the chat.</p>.<p>3. Download the certificate.</p>