Image claiming Telegram can be used to book Covid-19 vaccine appointment is fake: PIB Fact Check

India entered into the third and the biggest section of vaccination the place everybody between the age of 18 and 44 years are eligible to take the vaccine. The vaccination drive is being carried out throughout the nation and to get the vaccine, residents are purported to register for it by way of the precise channel.

Nevertheless, a brand new image has began circulating on social media that claims immediate messaging app Telegram will also be used to register and ebook Covid-19 vaccine appointments utilizing MyGov Corona Vaccine Appt, The picture additionally accommodates a telephone quantity and a URL with a CTA click on to work together with My Corona Vaccine Appt. The submit additionally has a picture of Prime Minister Narendra modi.

Quickly after the picture went viral on social media, the PIB Reality Examine busted it and talked about in considered one of its tweets that it’s morphed and MyGov has nothing to do with the quantity talked about within the submit or the telegram account.

The tweet reads, “Declare:#COVID19 vaccination appointment may be booked on Telegram utilizing ‘MyGov Corona Vaccine Appt’
#PIBFactCheck:This picture is #Morphed. Neither this quantity nor Telegram account is related to @mygovindia
Register for the vaccine on http://cowin.gov.in,UMANG or Aarogya Setu.”

To remind, the appointment for Covid-19 vaccine is just occurring by way of Cowin web site, Aarogya Setu app and Umang app. You too can click on right here to learn our step-by-step information on methods to ebook the appointment for Covid-19 vaccine.

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