Google Assistant Will Soon Help You Book COVID-19 Vaccination Slots in India; How It Works

Google has decided to make the process of booking a COVID-19 vaccination slot easier in India. Announced at this year’s Google For India virtual event today, users will soon be able to book vaccination slots with the help of a Google Assistant-guided flow. It will allow users to go through the booking process in a language they are comfortable with.

Google Assistant-Enabled Vaccination Booking in India

This new functionality will let people book COVID-19 vaccination slots in English and 8 local Indian languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu.

Google, in itsofficial blog post, notes that this vaccine slot booking process will empower users“with access to information and healthcare that would otherwise have been out of reach – a telling example of how technology can bridge gaps in access, and make a tangible difference in people’s lives.”

Starting early 2022, people looking to book a vaccination slot via Google Search will get an option to take Google Assistant’s help for this task. For the booking process, Google has collaborated with the Indian Government’s CoWIN platform, which was introduced earlier this year for people to easily book vaccination slots in India.

How to Book COVID-19 Vaccination with Google Assistant

Users will be required to follow a few simple steps to start the Google Assistant-guided vaccine slot booking process. Here’s how it works:

Prabhakar Raghavan announced a pilot of the first-ever Google Assistant-enabled, end-to-end vaccine booking flow in India. Set to begin rolling out in early 2022.#GoogleForIndia@WittedNote@mandaviya_in@PMOIndia@MoHFW_INDIA@AyushmanNHApic.twitter.com/3dbALaaJWC— Google India (@GoogleIndia)November 18, 2021

Once the process is complete, you will get a confirmation of the same on your registered mobile number. This new ability is in addition to thevarious ways one can book a vaccination slotin India. That includes booking from the Aarogya Setu app, CoWIN website, and various third-party options such as HealthifyMe, Paytm, and loads more.

Vanshika Malhotra

Started off as a stranger but tech is more like a good friend, thanks to over 5 years in the industry. While everything is attractive about tech, phones, social media, and quirky gadgets attract me the most. When not working, I find my solace in shopping and everything that concerns doggos!

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