This document provides information on India's COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan. It discusses the global and domestic landscape of COVID-19 vaccine candidates in clinical trials. It outlines the members and role of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC). The document then summarizes the key considerations for India's COVID-19 vaccination strategy, including prioritized population groups. It provides an overview of the operational planning for vaccine delivery and registration, including details about the CoWIN digital platform and modules. Finally, it discusses the process for collecting data on frontline workers through the CoWIN portal.

1. COVID-19VACCINEROLLOUT
MinistryofHealth&FamilyWelfare
10thDecember2020

2. GlobalLandscape:COVID-19VaccineCandidatesinClinicalTrials
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17
10
7
7
7
4
321
Sub-unitNon-replicatingviralvector
InactivatedDNA
mRNAReplicatingviralvector
Other/unknownVirus-likeparticle
Live-attenuated
58candidatesinClinical
Trials
11:Phase3
01:Phase2/3
04:Phase2
17:Phase1/2
25:Phase1
203candidatesinpre-
clinicalstage

3. IndianLandscapeofCOVID-19Vaccines
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S.No.ProductIndianManufacturerCollaboratorCurrentstage
1Covishield(Chimpanzee
Adenovirus)
SerumInstituteofIndia,
Pune
AstraZenecaPhaseII/III
2Covaxin(Inactivated
Virus)
BharatBiotechInternational
Ltd,Hyderabad
IndianCouncilof
MedicalResearch,
India
PhaseIII
3ZyCoV-D(DNAvaccine)CadilaHealthcareLtd,
Ahmedabad(ZydusCadila)
Deptof
Biotechnology,
India
PhaseII
4SputnikV(Human
Adenovirusvaccine)
Dr.Reddy’slab.,HyderabadGamaleyaNational
Center,Russia
Phase-IIover,Phase-IIItostartnext
week.
5NVX-CoV2373(Protein
Sub-unit)
SerumInstituteofIndia,
Pune
NovavaxPhIIIunderconsiderationinIndia
6RecombinantProtein
Antigenbasedvaccine
BiologicalELtd,HyderabadMIT,USAPre-clinicalanimalstudiesconcluded.
PhaseIplusIIhumanclinicaltrials
started.
7HGCO19(mRNAbased
vaccine)
Genova,PuneHDT,USAPreclinicalanimalstudiesover.Clinical
trials(PhaseIandII)tostart.
8Inactivatedrabiesvector
platform
BharatBiotechInternational
Ltd,Hyderabad
ThomasJefferson
University,USA
Pre-clinical(Advanced)

4. NEGVAC(NationalExpertGrouponVaccineAdministrationforCOVID-19)
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•Constitutedon7thAugust2020,Member(Health)NITIAayogischairandSecretary,H&FW
isCo-chair
•Representationof:
•RelevantministriesofGovernmentofIndia
•FiveStategovernmentsviz.Assam,MadhyaPradesh,Maharashtra,TamilNaduand
UttarPradesh
•TechnicalExperts
•NEGVACprovidesguidanceon:
•Prioritizationofpopulationgroups
•ProcurementandInventorymanagement
•Vaccineselectionand
•Vaccinedeliveryandtrackingmechanism

5. KeyConsiderationsDuringCOVID-19VaccinationPlanning
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•TheCOVID-19vaccinationstrategyhasbeenformulatedasperguidanceofNEGVAC.
•Mostcandidatevaccinesfollowa2-doseschedule.
-Oneandthreedosescheduleforonecandidatevaccineeach.
•Vaccinesaredevelopedusingmultipleplatforms,theyarenotinterchangeable.
•AbeneficiaryMUSTcompletevaccinationscheduleusingsamevaccineproduct.
•StoragetemperatureformostcandidatevaccinessimilartootherUIPvaccines(2⁰to
8⁰C)
•Roll-outofvaccineshouldbedonefollowingtheelectionmodel.

6. Phase-1ofCOVID-19VaccineIntroductioninPriorityGroup
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HealthCare
Workers
(Approx.1Cr)
FrontlineWorkers
(Approx.2Cr)
PrioritizedAgeGroup*
(≥50yrs.ofageand<50yrswithassociated
comorbidconditions)-approx.26Cr)
PHASE1–Approximately30Crorepopulation
Goalistoprotectpeople,minimizesocietalandeconomicimpactbyreducingCOVID-19mortality
•≥50yearsgroupmaybefurthersub-categorized
into>60yearsandbetween50-60years
•Modalitiesfordatacollectionof<50yrswith
associatedcomorbidconditionsbeingfinalized*Ageconsideredason1January2021

7. PrioritizedPopulationGroupsforCOVID19Vaccination
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NEGVAChasprioritizedHealthCareWorkers,FrontlineWorkersandpersonswithdifferentage-groupsfor
COVID-19vaccination.Thesearedefinedas–
HealthcareWorkers(HCWs)Healthcareprovidersandworkersinhealthcaresettings
FrontlineWorkers(FLWs)
PersonnelfromStateandCentralPolicedepartment,ArmedForces,Home
GuardandCivilDefenseOrganizationincludingdisastermanagement
volunteersandMunicipalWorkers(excludingHCWs)
PrioritizedAgeGroup
Personaboveageof50yearsandpersons<50yearswithassociated
comorbidities
ProcessofcollectingdatabaseofHCWshasalreadybegunacrossstatesandcentrallineministries(including
HealthfacilitiesunderMinistryofHomeAffairs-MHA)
CreationofFrontlineWorkersdatabaseprocessistobeinitiated
MoHFWalreadyhaseVIN(ElectronicVaccineIntelligenceNetwork)whichprovides
real-timeinformationofvaccinestocks&storagetemperaturetillthelastmile
Beingexpandedtoinclude
beneficiariesforCOVID-19Vaccine

8. FrontlineWorkerCategories
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Frontlineworkersarepersonnelfromthefollowingdepartments:
Ministryof
Defense
MinistryofHomeAffairsMinistryofHousing
&UrbanAffairs
StateGovt.
ArmyAssamRifles(AR)MunicipalWorkersStatePoliceStaff
AirForceBorderSecurityForce(BSF)
NavyCentralIndustrialSecurityForce(CISF)
CoastGuardsCentralReservePoliceForce(CRPF)
IndoTibetanBorderPolice(ITBP)
NationalSecurityGuard(NSG)
SashastraSeemaBal(SSB)
DistrictPoliceStaff,HomeGuard,
DisasterManagementVolunteers

9. OverviewonOperationalPlanning
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10. OperationalPlanning
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UIPScopeandexperiencesofLarge-ScaleCampaigns
PlanningforCOVID-19vaccination
RegistrationofBeneficiary
VaccinationSessionplanning
Capacitybuilding

11. UniversalImmunizationProgramme(Scope&Scale)
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AnnualCohort
2.6crorenewborns;
2.9crorepregnantwomen
Vaccineagainst12VaccinePreventable
Diseases
10nationwide;2sub-nationally
[PneumococcalConjugateVaccine(PCV):
underexpansion;JE:EndemicDistricts]
Approx.1.2croresessionsplannedper
year
Total28,947coldchainpointsforstorageand
distributionofvaccines
OneofthelargestPublicHealthProgrammes

12. CoWIN
DigitalPlatformforCOVID-19VaccineDelivery
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13. Co-WIN:DigitalPlatformforCOVID-19VaccineDelivery
13RegisteredURL–www.cowin.gov.inandwww.app.cowin.gov.in
COVID-19VaccineDistribution&ManagementSystem
Firstend-to-endsystemacrosstheworld
ElectronicBeneficiaryRegistration
AutomatedBeneficiarySessionAllocation
IntegratedwithAadhaar/UHID(authentication),DigiLocker(document
verification)&SafeVac(AEFIreporting)
•IntegratedVaccineSupplyChainManagementSystem
•Implementedinover34States/UTsand720+Districts
•28,500ColdChainPoints
•23,000TemperatureLoggers
•28,000eVINUsers

14. Co-WIN:DigitalPlatformforCOVID-19VaccineDelivery
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Co-WINBeneficiaryManagement
Platform
Beneficiary
•Beneficiariestracking
•VaccinationSession
Management
Temperatureloggersforaccurate
remotetemperaturemonitoringin
realtime
TemperatureLogger
Co-WINMobileApp
Easy-to-usemobileappfor
recordingvaccinedata
CloudServer
Co-WINAppCo-WINDashboard
Webinterfaceforreal-timevisibility
RegisteredURL–www.cowin.gov.inandwww.app.cowin.gov.in

15. Co-WINVaccineDeliveryManagementSystem
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Vaccine
Manufacturer
PrimaryVaccine
Store(GMSD)
StateVaccine
Store
District
VaccineStore
Primary
HealthCentre
AirTransportRefrigerated/
InsulatedVan
Refrigerated/
InsulatedVan
Sub-Centre
SessionSite
Refrigerated/
InsulatedVan
Vaccine
Carrier
Beneficiary
Vaccination
Beneficiary
Registration
Session
Allocation
Beneficiary
Acknowledgement
AEFI
Reporting
*Dashboards/
Reports
(developmentunderprocess)Aadhaar
Authentication
DigiLocker
Integration
UniqueHealthID
DigiLocker
Integration
Real-timeStockVisibility
TemperatureMonitoring
Aadhaar
Authentication
UniqueHealthID

16. BeneficiaryRegistrationtoVaccination
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•BeneficiaryRegistration
•SessionPlanning
•SessionSiteAllocation
•BeneficiaryListedforSession
•SMStoBeneficiarywithvaccinationdate/time
•VaccinationdoneatVaccinationSite.SMSsent.
•VaccinationCertificateaftercompletionofvaccination

17. GuidingPrinciplesofVaccineEligibilityforBeneficiaries
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BeneficiariesforVaccination
Registrationof
Beneficiaries

18. Co-WINModules
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Administrators’
Module
Inventory
Management
Temperature
Monitoring
Beneficiary
Registration
SessionPlanningVaccinationAnalytics/
Dashboards
Program
Manager
Supervisor
Vaccinator
•Beneficiary
Verification
•Vaccination
•AEFIReporting
•IndividualUser
Registration
•RoleMapping
•BulkUpload
User
Registration
National
Admin
State
Admin
District
Admin
ColdChain
Handler
•Inventory
Receipt
•Material
Allocation
•Inventory
Management
National
Admin
State
Admin
District
Admin
•Session
Creation
•Session
Allocation
District
Admin
Program
Manager
•Temperature
Monitoring
•RealTimeStock
Visibility
ColdChain
Handler
Beneficiary
•BulkUploadBeneficiary
Registration
•Self
Registration
•StatusTrack
Surveyor
National
Admin
State
Admin
District
Admin•Co-WIN
Dashboards
•Users
•Beneficiary
Coverage
•Beneficiary
Dropout
•Sessions
Plannedv/s
SessionsHeld
•Vaccine
Utilization

19. Co-WINIntegrationwithOtherPlatforms
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WithNHAforAadhaar
authenticationandcreation
ofUniqueHealthID
WithDigiLockerforphoto
IDsandDigitalvaccination
certificate
IntegratedwithSafeVac
forAEFIreportingat
VaccinatorandDIOLevel
RegisteredURL–www.cowin.gov.inandwww.app.cowin.gov.in

20. FiveMemberTeamatSessionSite
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VaccinatorOfficer:–Trainedforinjectables
(Doctors(MBBS/BDS),StaffNurse,Pharmacist,ANM,LHV)
Ifsessionload100-200:Addonemorevaccinator
VaccinationOfficer-1:-checksregistrationstatusofbeneficiary
(Police,homeguard,Civildefense,NCC,NSS,NYK)
VaccinationOfficer-2:Toauthenticate/verifydocument
Health/ICDS/othergovernmentdepartmente.g.electionmodel
VaccinationOfficer-3&4:Supportstaff-Crowdmanagement,
Ensure30-minutewait,IEC/communication
ICDS/othergovernmentdepartmente.g.electionmodel
Ifsessionloadisbeyond200-deployadditionalteam

21. VaccinationCompletion
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Beneficiaryvaccinated
SMSnotificationfor
particulardosewith
nextdate&timefor
subsequentdose
Digitalcertificatewith
QRCode
प्रियरमेश
आपकोCOVIDटीकासफलतापूर्वक
प्रिनाांक८-९-२०२०कोसुबह११:१५
परआांगनर्ाड़ीसत्र३,बरेलीमें
र्ेक्सीनेटरसुषमाद्वाराििानप्रकया
गयाहै.सहयोगकेप्रलएधन्यर्ाि॰
आपअपनासप्रटवप्रफकेटनीचेप्रिएगए
प्रलांकसेडाउनलोडकरसकतेहै
www.coviddrive.in/excd/edif
|शुभकामनाएां|
SMS&Certificatetemplate

22. LevelofOperations(TobedefinedbyMHA)
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(Level-2OrganizationHQ
likeCISF,BSF,CRPFetc.)
Createusername&passwordfor
level3andsharetherenamed
templatewithlevel3.Rightstoedit
datauploadedbylevel3
(Level-1MHANodalOfficer)
Willreceiveusername&password
fromMoHFWandcreateusername&
passwordforLevel2/Department
(Level-3FieldUnitlike
DIG,SSPetc.)
Willensuredatacollection,
collation,verificationand
uploadofdata
NodalOfficer

23. FrontlineWorkers
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CentralPolice
Forces
StatePolice
Forces
Municipal
Workersof
UrbanLocal
Bodies
inUTs
HomeGuards,
CivilDefense
Volunteers,
Disaster
Management
Volunteers
FrontlineWorkersunderMinistryofHomeAffairs
AppointmentofNodalOfficersateachLevel
DefineTemplate(dropdownlist)forFLWsfordatabase
updation
CompiledataofFLWsaspertheTemplate
Thedataentryof
theFLWswillbe
doneintwoways
BulkUploadusingwww.co-vin.in
withoutAadhaar
Beneficiarydataentryin
applicationwith/withoutAadhaar
FrontlineWorkersDataCollectionProcess

24. BulkUploadingTemplatesonwww.covin.gov.in
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•Clickonbrowsefilesandselectthe
excelsheetoftheFieldUnit(Level3)
youwanttouploadfromyour
computerandthenclickonupload
•Downloadthelistoffailedrecords,get
itcorrectedandre-upload
Demoavailableathttps://uat.co-vin.in/login

25. 25
StatusUpdate
SNoNameMobileNoAccessLevel
1ShMSBhatiaIG,CRPF9431138605Level2FLWCRPF
2ShRSRathoreIG,BSF9408764945Level2FLWBSF
3BrigSurendraSingh,ARs9774470450Level2FLWARs
4ShDevdattaSinghIG,CISF9899721689Level2FLWCISF
5ShDSChaudharyADG,ITBP9971555400Level2FLWITBP
6ShPStobdanIG,SSB8800940101Level2FLWSSB
7ShAbhishekTrivediIG,NSG9447322108Level2FLWNSG
8Sh.AKSengarIG,NDRF8004042000Level2FLWNDRF
•On4thNovand9thNov,meetingwasconductedbySecretary(HomeAffairs)ontheissueofcollectionofdata
fortHealthcareWorkersandFrontlineWorkers.
•Adetaileddemonstrationofdatabaseuploadingwasalsogiventoallconcerned.
•Thesamehasnotbeencompiledandsubmittedsofar.
•On8thDecember,anotherorientationonCoWINModulewasdonealongwithCRPF,CAPF,AssamRifles,
SSB,CISFandBSFforFLWsdatacollectionthroughVideoConferencing.
•Onlylevel1created-Sh.S.K.Sahi&level2Createdfor8Units,CRPF,BSF,AssamRifles,CISF,ITBP,SSB,
NSGandNDRF

26. TasksAhead
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CreationofL3users
CategoriesofFieldunits
CategoriesofFrontlineworkersineachunits
BulkUpload/EntryinPortal
FinalizeTimelinestocompletethedatabase

27. ThankYou
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