COVIN App : A Curtain Raiser

 

 

Context :

Govt To Launch Mobile App For Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution, Know The Features Of The Application Here

  [  ABP News Bureau | 28 Nov 2020 11:50 AM (IST)  ]

Extract :

As per the latest update, centre has planned to launch a mobile app to guide the citizens in the process of taking vaccine shots.

The app will provide you,

#     an estimated time and date about when you will get the vaccine and

#     what is the status of vaccine distribution in your city.

 

Similar to the Aarogya Setu app, this new application will ask you for,

#     your name and location, and then

#     will update you about the status of vaccine distribution

#    helping you understand when you can get the Coronavirus vaccine.

 

This app will benefit both the government and the citizens to ,

 #    Track how many people have already taken the vaccine shots.

 

In case you are not prepared to take the vaccine shot on the day you get an appointment, you can reschedule your visit to the vaccine booths.

 

Also, special arrangements have been made by the central government, if there is a negative impact on your body after taking the vaccine.

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Context :

FIRST VACCINE DOSES MAY BE AVAILABLE IN A MATTER OF WEEKS: PM  /  Times of India – 05 Dec 2020

Extract :

"India has developed a special software, Covin, in which beneficiaries of vaccine and real-time information about availability and storage of vaccine will be available “ the PM said

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Here is an extract from my earlier e mail to Cabinet Ministers / State CMs / NITI Aayog etc :

Voting and Vaccination : Compare and Contrast ……………[ 19 Oct 2020 ]

 

Extract :

Registration

Ø    Govt to launch a Mobile App { VacReg ? )

Ø    Ask all Mobile Service Providers to stop their services to those subscribers

      who fail to download / install this app by 30^th Nov

      

 Ø    Mandate all mobile users to fill-in “ REGISTRATION DATA “ by 30

       Dec 2020 and click UPLOAD

 Ø    App will require a citizen to submit following data :

      Name / Aadhar Number / Mobile Number / Current Resi Address 

     ( could be  different than add in Aadhar ID )

      Ticking –selection of only one of the PRIORITY CATEGORIES from the 

      following drop list :

       

     “ I belong to :

       Healthcare Worker / Frontline Worker / Police / Muni. Worker / Armed Force /

       People>50 yrs of age/People<50 yrs with co-morbidity / None of the above –

       NOTA  “

       

    

 Ø    Persons who find it difficult to fill in this Registration Data into mobile app (for

       whatever reason –including, not having a Smart phone ), may take help from

       the nearest,

                       

     #   CSC ( Common Service Centre ) / Post Office  / Aadhar Registration

          Centers

     #   Nursing Home / Hospital / Lab or even any nearby Doctor,

 

    -   all of who will be requested to help the hapless citizen concerned ( they may

        use desktop to submit registration data on central server of Ayushman

       Bharat website )

           

     

Ø    Based on the  “ Registration Data “ submitted, the Central Server ( of

      Aushman Bharat ) will issue,

      a UNIQUE PRIORITY NUMBER to the person ( by SMS on mobile ) .

 

      The message will also assign a specific

      “ Vaccine Delivery Centre – VDC “ ( a nearby Hospital – Nursing Home – Lab

         – Doctor )

 

Ø    Server will, simultaneously send notification to that particular VDC, providing

      full registration details of the concerned citizen – indicating his PRIORITY

     

   

 Ø    Based on the “ Number of Citizen “ assigned – and the PRIORITY of each

       such citizen, software installed will send an SMS to the citizens

       , assigning SPECIFIC DATE / TIME to each person for visit .

      

      This automatic / rule-based “ SCHEDULING “ by the software, will ensure 

      “ No crowding / maintenance of Social Distancing “

      

Ø    Concerned VDC will fill in details such as : Vaccinated on ( …..  ) /  Did not

      turn up

       This will alert health worker to visit residence of person for follow-up /

       reschedule visit

     

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Dear Shri Modiji,

While thanking you for incorporating most of my suggestions in COVIN app, I urge you to :

> instruct those VACCINATING STAFF, managing the VDC [ Vaccine Delivery

   Centre ] not to give the shot until and unless , the citizen concerned helps

   the staff to first fill-in the DATA listed at :

            Rationing of Covid Vaccine ? ……………………………………[ 06 July 2020 ]

Without such elaborate DATA about each and every person being administered the

Covid Vaccine, AI ( Artificial Intelligence ) will NOT be able to PREDICT :

            #    Where ( location ) will the infections go up further / go down

            #    Which STRATA of society is more / less likely to get affected in future

            #    EXTENT to which recovery – rate will go up / down , and where

            #    What could be the MORTALTY RATE ( region-wise / Strata-wise /

                  education-wise / Income Level – wise etc )

with regards,

hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  05 Dec 2020