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Google on Thursday announced the first-ever Google Assistant enabled, end-to-end vaccination booking flow in India. Google noted that it aims to help people access information when and where they need it. With the help of Google Assistant, users will be able to register and book their vaccine slots in their language.

Prabhakar Raghavan, Senior Vice President during the Google for India event noted that Google strives to help its users by reducing barriers to information and by reducing complexity through innovation in speech recognition and language understanding. ”The flow will help a relatively new internet user to book an appointment in a more guided way,” Raghavan noted.

He said that Google Maps helped increase the visibility of Covid hospitals across 10,000 hospitals in India during the second wave of the pandemic. Raghavan noted that Google was able to assist users on a community level by surfacing vital health information, supporting public health awareness campaigns and helping get financial help to those in need.

To register or book a slot for the Covid 19 vaccine, users should follow the given steps. Google Assistant will give voice instructions in the preferred language which users select:

— Head to Google Search and type Covid 19 vaccine.

— Enable Google Assistant.

— Select your preferred language.

— Press on continue.

— Enter the details of the person you want to register for the vaccine including the name, birth date and Aadhar number.

— Press on Schedule on the Cowin portal and enter the pin code.

— Choose from Paid and Free categories of the vaccine and which vaccine you want to go for.

— Slect the time and confirm.

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India today

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