Updated corrections on Vaccine Certificate via Cowin will appear on final certificate

Updated corrections (name, gender, age, passport number etc) on Vaccine Certificate via Cowin will appear on the final certificate, states COWIN Website.

As CoWIN may go global, users in India have been facing issues with the platform in recent times. For instance, Suresh Patel* from Ahemdabad stated that he edited the ID with his passport number on CoWIN Portal. But, unfortunately, when he downloaded the vaccine certificate, it did not show the passport number on the certificate. It still showed his Aadhaar Number. Mallikarjuna*, too, faced a similar issue and sought advice from CiOL.

Majorly, the problem that everyone has been facing is that the corrections have happened on the portal, but do not reflect on the certificate upon downloading. According to the platform, the corrections will be visible on the final certificate. Thus, only after the completion of two doses, you can download the updated vaccine certificate.

What changed does CoWIN allow you to make in the Vaccine Certificate?

You can edit minor details in the Vaccine Certificate

Step 1: Log in with the registered mobile number on selfregistration.cowin.gov.in. Enter the OTP you receive and the portal will display the dashboard. Now, in the top-right corner, you can see a tab – “Raise and Issue”, click on it.

Step 2: When you click on “Raise and Issue”, you will get a page with the title “Correction in Vaccine Certificate”. Here, you have to select the member whose Vaccine Certificate you need to correct. After that, click on the only option “Correction in Certificate”.

Step 3: Out of the mentioned three, you can only request a correction in two fields. I had to correct the name and gender in the certificate and chose them. Them, add the correct details that you want on the Vaccine Certificate. The page also shows a disclaimer that yiu can do these minor changes only once, so be cautious not to make a mistake again, as this is full and final. Click “Continue” after you have filled in the correct details.

Step 4: Lastly, you will receive a final verification tab, that will show both the corrections that you have made. If you have filled in the details correction, proceed to “Submit”. Otherwise, you can click the back arrow and go back to Step 3. If you click “Submit”, your details have been submitted. You will soon be able to download the updated certificate.

Merge two first dose vaccine certificates

In case you have multiple provisional certificates for the first dose, generated through different accounts, you can merge them to generate your final vaccination certificate.

Step 1: Log in with the registered mobile number on selfregistration.cowin.gov.in. Enter the OTP you receive and the portal will display the dashboard. If you want to migrate both COVID-19 Vaccine Certificates into one account, add the person as the beneficiary. If you want to merge two certificates, select the mobile number where you want to merge.

Step 2: Now, in the top-right corner, you can see a tab – “Raise and Issue”, click on it. Under the tab, click “Merge Multiple Dose #1 Provisional Certificate”. Note that the portal will only merge the certificates in case the Beneficiary Name, Age, and Gender match. If there are any discrepancies, first correct the details in the certificate.

Step 3: From your original certificates, enter the Beneficiary Ref. ID From 1st Certificate and the date. Repeat the same for the second tab via the other certificate. Checkmark the declaration form, which will prevent you from applying for another vaccination dose.

Step 4: Click “Submit Request”. Check all the details in the application and confirm the same.

Link Vaccine Certificate with Passport via CoWIN?

Step 2: When you click on “Raise and Issue”, you will get a page with the title “Add Passport Details”. Here, you have to select the member of whom you want to link the Vaccine Certificate to your Passport.

Step 3: Then, add the passport details that you want on the Vaccine Certificate. The page also shows a disclaimer that you can do these minor changes only once, so be cautious not to make a mistake again, as this is full and final. Click “Continue” after you have filled in the passport number.

Step 4: Lastly, you will receive a final verification tab, that will show the corrections that you have made. If you have filled in the correct Passport number, proceed to “Submit”. Otherwise, you can click the back arrow and go back to Step 3. If you click “Submit”, your details have been submitted. You will soon be able to download the updated certificate.

CoWIN adds a new category for editing on the platform

Now, apart from editing minor details like name, age and gender, merging two first doses and adding passport numbers, users can also remove and/or report unknown users. Similar to the previous edits, you will have to log in with the registered mobile number on selfregistration.cowin.gov.in. Enter the OTP you receive and the portal will display the dashboard. Now, in the top-right corner, you can see a tab – “Raise and Issue”, click on it.

Under the tab, click “Remove Unknown Member”. Select the member you want to remove and report from the drop-down list.

Note that this action is irreversible and once you remove a vaccinated member, you cannot re-add them with the certificate. Do not use this feature to remove a non-vaccinated member. For a non-vaccinated member, you can simply remove the registration by clicking on a small delete button near their details.