Coronavirus Vaccination: Foreign nationals residing in India can now get jabbed here

In a major development, the Central government has taken a decision to allow foreign nationals residing in India to register on the CoWin portal and get vaccinated against the disease.

The Union Health Ministry on Monday, August 9, announced in a landmark initiative to ensure safety from COVID-19, Indians residing in foreign get vaccinated here. They can use their passport as an identity document for the purpose of registration on CoWIN portal. The ministry in its statement stated that once registered, they will get a slot for vaccination. According to the statement, a significant number of foreign nationals are living in India, especially in large metropolitan areas. In these areas, the potential of the spread of coronavirus is high due to higher population density. To counter any possibility of such occurrence, it is important to vaccinate all eligible persons.

This initiative will ensure the safety of foreign nationals residing in India. It will also bring down the possibilities of further transfer of infection from unvaccinated persons residing in India. It will also ensure overall safety from the further transmission of coronavirus, the statement further read.

Moreover, the Office of Union health minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, also tweeted regarding the development.

Together We Fight, Together We Win 👏

Govt has now allowed foreign nationals residing in India to register on CoWin portal and take #COVID19 vaccine.

This will ensure overall safety from the transmission of the virus.

📖 https://t.co/DFMChPdSVj

— Office of Mansukh Mandaviya (@OfficeOf_MM) August 9, 2021

India commenced its COVID-19 vaccination programme in January 2021. So far, more than 51 crore vaccine doses have been administered across the country.