Covid-19 vaccination will be available for two groups of civilians from at least 10 private hospitals and 15 government hospitals in Calcutta from Monday.
The Cowin 2.0 app will be activated at noon on Monday in the city so that those eligible can register themselves.
Registrations will be accepted from all who will be 60 years or older on January 1, 2022, and those aged between 45 and 59 on January 1, 2022, with any of 20 specified chronic health disorders. They can register “anytime and anywhere”, the Centre said.
The vaccination will be free at government hospitals while Rs 250 a dose will have to be paid at private hospitals.
The private hospitals in Calcutta are AMRI Hospitals Dhakuria and Mukundapur, Apollo Gleneagles, Belle Vue, Medica Hospital, Fortis, Ruby Hospital, Sri Aurobinda Seva Kendra (EEDF), GD Hospital and Diabetes Institute and Woodlands.
The government hospitals where the vaccine will be available are IPGMER & SSKM Hospital; NRS Medical College and Hospital; Calcutta Medical College and Hospital; RG Kar Medical College and Hospital; Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital; MR Bangur Hospital; Vidyasagar State General Hospital; Garden Reach State General Hospital; ESI Hospital, Maniktala; ID & BG Hospital; Lady Dufferin Victoria Hospital; Dr BC Roy PGIPS; Sambhunath Pandit Hospital; Chittaranjan Seva Sadan Hospital; and Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine.
Officials said the lists were dynamic and might undergo changes after multiple rounds of meetings. The list from the Union home ministry includes names of some other hospitals in the city. The ministry released an initial list of over 8,600 private hospitals across the country.
The Union health ministry said on Sunday that appointments can be booked from 9am on Monday. The noon launch was decided for Calcutta after a meeting between senior Bengal government officials and hospitals.
The private hospitals have been asked to vaccinate 50 people each on Monday. The target includes 30 beneficiaries above the age of 60 and 20 with co-morbidities.
The drive is expected to start from around 12.30pm at the private hospitals in Calcutta.
Eligible persons may register via the Co-Win2.0 portal through mobile phones or through the Aarogya Setu app, the ministry said. With one mobile number, a person may register up to four beneficiaries, but the photo ID card for each beneficiary has to be different.
The slot for the second dose will be booked at the same Covid vaccination centre on the 29th day of the appointment for the first dose. If a beneficiary for some reason cancels the first dose, appointments for both doses will be cancelled.
People unable to register in advance may seek spot registrations using any of the photo IDs — Aadhaar card or letter, electoral photo ID card, passport, driving license, PAN card, pension document, or NPR smart card — required for advance registration.
The Centre is currently using two vaccines in the campaign — Covishield, the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India, and Covaxin, the homegrown vaccine made by Bharat Biotech.
