India Opens Vaccination Platform To The World

On Monday, India presented its tech platform for COVID-19 vaccinations in a virtual global meet. At the event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that CoWIN, the country's vaccination portal, was made open-source to be scaled globally for use by other nations.

The event was attended by representatives from 142 countries that took interest in the platform.

WHAT IT DOES

Covid Vaccine Intelligent Network or CoWIN is an open-source, multilingual website launched in January as the backbone of India's vaccination drive against COVID-19. Users can book their slot, keep track of the country's immunisation drive and download their vaccination certificates through the platform. Health providers can also use the site to manage vaccine stocks and track workflows.