Covid-19 vaccination: Now locate nearest vaccination center via WhatsApp; Follow these simple steps

Amidst the deaths and depression that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought, the only ray of hope and survival is the vaccination drive and the government is constantly requesting citizens to take their shots against the deadly disease.

People must also take note of the fact that the registration process and third phase vaccination has begun from May 1, 2021. Everyone above 18 years of age must register themselves at the CoWin portal at cowin.gov.in. People can also register through the Aarogya Setu app.

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Meanwhile, WhatsApp head Will Cathcart tweeted in support of India and said that the messaging platform has partnered with health workers to operate helplines in the form of chatbots on the app. One of them is the MyGov Corona Helpdesk chatbot, which was unveiled in 2021 has now been updated to help you find a vaccination center.

In terms of its functioning, to use MyGov Corona Helpdesk chatbot, a user needs to save the number +919013151515 and then start chatting by writing “Namaste” and wait for a while and then the user gets an automated response and it asks users to send their PIN code.

After a user enters the six-digit code and hits the send button, the chatbot will send out a list of vaccination centers near them. There is an alternate way also as users can also visit wa.me/919013151515 which will take them directly to the chatbot.
 
Also, Tech companies like Google are trying their best to make things easy and hence added a feature to find the nearest COVID-19 vaccination centre to Maps.

Besides Google Maps, there are two other ways to find the nearby vaccine centre. To find COVID-19 vaccination centre via Google Maps: All you need to do is head to Google Maps and find the centre by just a simple search.

Once you search for COVID-19 vaccination centre, Google Maps will show all vaccination centres near you on the map. Interestingly, Google Maps also show if the centre is open or not.