Citizens who have taken the COVID-19 vaccine can now get their vaccination certificate through WHATSAPP, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya’s office announced on Sunday, 8 August. This comes at a time when proof of vaccination has become an important thing to possess for inter-state travel and to enter other establishments. The government of India has started the initiative of vaccination at mass levels. Indians vaccination drive is the biggest in this world. Vaccination is available for all groups of ages now.
A lot of organization has made it mandatory to get vaccinated and citizens are encouraged to get vaccine shots. For this purpose government has set various vaccination centers in every city and village of India. After getting vaccinated we need to download the vaccination certificate. Here we are going to inform you about the different methods of downloading the Covid vaccination certificates.
Downloading Covid Vaccination Certificate
Once getting vaccinated citizens especially older people are facing issues obtaining the covid certificate from various sources such as Umang App, DigiLocker App, Aarogya Setu App, and also using their Aadhar card, Mobile Number, Reference ID, Beneficiary ID, and CoWIN Portal.
We have gone through the process of downloading the covid certificates from different methods please go through the instructions carefully so you can download the covid vaccine certificate easily.
How to get COVID-19 vaccination certificate on WHATSAPP
- Save this number +91 9013151515 you can save it as “Corona Helpdesk bot.” on your mobile phone.
- Write down Hi and send it to your WHATSAPP.
- The bot will reply with some options and out of these options choose the option number 2 download certificate.
- After that, you will see some other options now type 3 the option says download vaccine certificate.
- You will receive an OTP on your mobile number enter this OTP in the chat to download the covid vaccine certificate.
- Once you enter the OTP, the bot will display the names of individuals that are registered on the CoWIN website with the number.
Important tips to download covid vaccine certificate on WHATSAPP
- You need to have an active mobile number with a working data plan.
- You need to have WHATSAPP installed on your mobile phone.
- If you have provided a different number for registering for the Covaxin then you will not receive OTP, So you need to have the same numbers for registration and downloading the vaccine certificate.
You can download the covid vaccine from WHATSAPP, But you can still download the covid certificate from other sources well below we have also mentioned the other sources for downloading the covid vaccine certificate.
Downloading Vaccination Certificate from the CoWIN Website
You can download the covid vaccination certificate from the official site of government www.cowin.gov.in this website can also be used for registration for vaccination, booking vaccination slot, etc. here we are only going to discuss how to download covid vaccination certificate in few easy steps.
- In your browser open the CoWIN website cowin.gov.in.
- Log in with your registered mobile number.
- Enter the OTP sent on your mobile.
- After logging in you will be able to see confirmation of dose 1 and dose 2.
- Click on the download certificate tab.
- You will be able to download your covid certificate in pdf format.
Downloading Covid Certificate from DigiLocker App
DigiLocker App is the platform where you can store various important documents online such as Aadhaar card, driving license, vehicle registration etc. we can also download various governments documents. You can also download the covid vaccine certificate from DigiLocker App in the following steps:-
- Make sure you have installed the DigiLocker App on your device.
- Login/Register by entering the required fields like name, mobile number, date of birth, DigiLocker App etc.
- Click on the ministry of health and family welfare.
- Navigate to the download vaccine certificate option.
- Enter your thirteen-digit reference id and download certificate.
Downloading Vaccine Certificate using Umang App
- Download and install the Umang App.
- Open the app on your mobile.
- Click on the CoWIN link under the what’s a new section on the homepage.
- On the webpage click on the download vaccine certificate.
- First, you need to log in/register on the portal using your mobile number and OTP.
- Enter the beneficiary details and download the covid vaccine certificate.
Important Notes
- Please check your details on the vaccine certificates if there is any discrepancy you can apply for the correction in the certificate.
- Make sure you enter the correct login details, beneficiary number, mobile number and OTP when downloading the certificate.
- You can only obtain both certificates after you have taken both doses of vaccine.
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