An alert system managed by NSS Volunteers to share information on the availability of Covid 19 Vaccination in Alappuzha District. Please join our Telegram Channel for all Vaccine related updates in Alappuzha District.
https://t.me/vaccine_alert_alappuzha
Info Source: Telegram based Vaccine Alert System developed by @BertyThomas (Twitter)
FYI
👉How does telegram based vaccine alerts work?
The developer use a script to poll the CoWIN API for different districts and when it finds a new vaccination slot, it automatically sends an alert to the respective Telegram Channel.
There are many other websites/platforms like GetJab.in, FindSlot.in, paytm.com, Under45.in which provide similar services and have helped people get appointments at verified vaccine centres.
👉 Govt Approval?
These platforms were possible in the first place because CoWIN’s API (application programming interface) has now been opened to the public by the central government itself. This means developers are free to access the framework of the app and integrate it into their own platform, like how Google Maps is used in food delivery apps.
Link to Open APIs of CoWIN: https://apisetu.gov.in/public/marketplace/api/cowin
(You can also go through the Open API Policy of the Centre for more clarity on this topic.)
“India’s innovators have played a crucial role in our fight against COVID-19. I invite innovators and startups for grand challenge to strengthen CoWIN platform for roll out of COVID-19 vaccination program across India,” Ravi Shankar Prasad, Ministry of Telecommunications and IT, said in December 2020 when the CoWIN open API was announced.
👉Note: Source of the information that we share through this channel, is an alert system created by a developer called Berty Thomas.
@BertyThomas (Twitter)
