Facebook to launch vaccine finder tool on its app in India

NEW DELHI : Facebook on Friday announced that it will begin rolling out “Vaccine Finder” tool on its mobile app in India. The tool has been developed in partnership with the government of India and will be available in 17 local languages.

The tool will help people identify places nearby to get the vaccine. It will give vaccinati centre locations and their hours of operation using data provided by the ministry of health and family welfare. The tool will also show walk-in options (for 46 years and above) and a link to register on the official covid vaccine portal CoWin to schedule one’s vaccination appointment. The tool is available in the covid-19 information centre on Facebook.