Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The Union Health Ministry informed that online registration is not mandatory for Covid-19 vaccination and any adult can go to the nearest vaccination centre, perform the on-site registration and receive the vaccine during the same visit.
According to the reports, Union Health Ministry informed that CoWIN platform is just one of the many modes of registration for vaccinations apart from walk-ins. Health workers or ASHAs mobilize beneficiaries in rural areas and urban slums to opt for on-site registration to expand vaccination coverage.
The statement further added that out of the 28.36 crore beneficiaries registered on CoWIN till June 13, 16.45 crore (58 per cent) beneficiaries have been registered in the on-site mode.
It added that out of the total 24.84 crore vaccine doses recorded on Co-WIN till June 13, 19.84 crore doses (nearly 80 per cent) have been administered through on-site registrations. Even any death or hospitalisation following vaccination cannot be automatically assumed to be the result of inoculation.
The Health Ministry further added that causality assessments are conducted at state and national levels to determine whether the Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) was caused directly due to the vaccine.
