Can’t find a vaccine slot? Coders come to the COVID-19 jab rescue
The HinduThis time last year, India was queuing outside supermarkets and banks. I invite innovators and startups for grand challenge to strengthen CoWIN platform for roll out of COVID-19 vaccination program across India,” Ravi Shankar Prasad, Ministry of Telecommunications and IT, said in December 2020 when the CoWIN open API was announced. Other helpful avenues On WhatsApp, an Artificial Intelligence-powered chatbot Introbot AI, created by Utkarsh Roy and Divyaansh Anuj, has been providing verified updates on availability of hospital beds and oxygen cylinders., created by Utkarsh Roy and Divyaansh Anuj, has been providing verified updates on availability of hospital beds and oxygen cylinders. On Instagram, Vizag Volunteers and Chennai Volunteers have been working seamlessly on Instagram to give real-time and fast-paced updates to those looking for hospital beds and oxygen cylinders. According to Shubhendu, FindSlot.in “by May 2, saw more than 10,000 successful COVID-19 vaccine slot searches completed from 259 cities in India in the last 48 hours,” and the numbers keep rising.