Everyone above 18 years of age in India is now eligible for the COVID19 vaccination. The registration for vaccination starts today, April 28 at 4 pm. And the administering of vaccination for people above 18 years will kick off from May 1 when the country enters third phase of the COVID19 vaccination campaign.

If you are 18 and above, you can register yourself on http://cowin.gov.in, Aarogya Setu App and UMANG App at 4 PM today.

“Appointments at State Govt centers & Private centers depending on how many vaccination centers are ready on 1st May for Vaccination of 18 plus,” read a tweet by the official handle of Aarogya Setu, the central government’s mobile application for contact-tracing and dissemination of medical advisories.

Step-by-step guide for COVID vaccine registration

Here is how you can register for Covid-19 vaccination through the CoWIN portal.

Step 1: Log on to https://www.cowin.gov.in/home and click on the “register/sign-in” option.

Step 2: Enter your mobile number and generate OTP. Verify it.

Step 3: Register yourself by filling in your name, age, and gender.

Step 4: Select a vaccination centre of your choice, date and time and “Confirm”.

Step 5: Click on the ‘book’ button.

After this, you will receive an appointment slip which will have to be shown at the vaccination centre.