• June 20, 2021
• By Anju Kohali
• Covid-19
• 0

Vaccine Hesitancy: what it means and what we need to know in order to tackle it.

Unfortunately, we know that there is something called vaccine hesitancy, and many people are afraid of vaccination. This vaccine is so important not only to all individuals but also to the global community at large. Through this vaccination, we will be in a better position to fight the pandemic when more people will be vaccinated.

I think it’s very important for everyone to understand why this vaccine has two doses? This is because when we take the first dose, the dose is known as the primary dose. It will prime your immune system to really build antibodies and if you take the first dose, you will get some antibodies but they will not last for a long time. If you take the second dose which is known as a booster dose, it really boosts your immune system to produce a large number of antibodies. It gives you good cell-mediated immunity. Therefore two doses are essential if you really want to get good protection against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Currently in India, we are having three vaccines that are available that are being used in the vaccination program. The three vaccines namely, Covishield, Covaxin, and Sputnik V.The protection efficiency of these vaccines are from 60 to 80 percent. Everyone should come forward to take it.

To get registered yourself for the vaccination, the one have to follow the following steps:-

• In the browser’s address bar, you have to enter the URL i.e., https://www.cowin.gov.in.
• On the homepage of the website, you have to click on Register/ Sign In yourself.
• It will redirect you to a new page where you have to enter your mobile number and then click on the Get OTP button. 
• On the next page, you have to enter the OTP received on your mobile number and then click on Verify & Proceed button.
• Click on the Register Member button and this will take you to the register for vaccination screen.
• On the above page, select the type of Photo-ID proof and then enter the Photo-ID number.
• After that, enter your name along with gender and then a year of birth. Now click on the Register button.
• It will again take you to the Account Details page where you have been added as a beneficiary. 
• Now, click on the Schedule button to book an appointment. 
• Here, you have to search for the vaccination centers by entering the PIN or searching by entering the District. 
• Now, you have to select the available vaccination center along with the date of vaccination for your age group. It will take you to the next page where you have to select the Time slot for your vaccination and then click on Confirm button.
• After this, your vaccination appointment has been Confirmed and you can download your appointment details just by clicking on the Download button.