NEW DELHI : The Union Health Ministry, on Saturday, announced the activation of a service on the CoWIN application, wherein service providers can check an individual's vaccination status.
To facilitate the process, the service provider has to insert the person's registered mobile number and name, followed by an OTP for consent.
The new feature, 'Know Your Vaccination Status', will aid in verifying and retrieving a citizen's vaccination status and details by an authorised entity, the ministry said in a statement.
The service could be utilised by a service provider -- private entities such as travel agencies, offices, employers, entertainment agencies or government agencies such as IRCTC -- for whom verifying a person's vaccination status