<p>People who participated in Covid-19 vaccine trials will be issued digital certificates through the Co-WIN portal, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.</p>.<p>In a statement, the ministry said it received several requests from trial participants for issuing certificates through Co-WIN.</p>.<p>"In a welcome initiative, digital #Covid-19 vaccination certificates will now be issued to the clinical trial participants of Covishield & Covaxin through Co-WIN. The nation thanks them for their incredible commitment & contribution to Covid-19 vaccine research & treatment," Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted.</p>.<p>"The participants can download their individual certificates through Co-WIN Portal, Aarogya Setu, Digilocker or the UMANG Application," he said.</p>.<p>The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in partnership with the Serum Institute of India (SII) had conducted phase II/III bridging studies of Covishield from August 2020. Phase III efficacy clinical trials for Covaxin were conducted by Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) from November 2020.</p>.<p>The ministry said it was decided that vaccination certificates may be issued to such participants who were administered the vaccines during these trials after the trials were unblinded.</p>.<p>The ICMR was designated as the nodal agency for the collection of vaccination data for such participants by the ministry.</p>.<p>"The ICMR had provided the data for 11,349 such persons to the MoHFW. Digital vaccination certificates have now been issued through Co-WIN to such persons who participated in these studies/trials of Covishield and Covaxin," the statement said. </p>
<p>People who participated in Covid-19 vaccine trials will be issued digital certificates through the Co-WIN portal, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.</p>.<p>In a statement, the ministry said it received several requests from trial participants for issuing certificates through Co-WIN.</p>.<p>"In a welcome initiative, digital #Covid-19 vaccination certificates will now be issued to the clinical trial participants of Covishield & Covaxin through Co-WIN. The nation thanks them for their incredible commitment & contribution to Covid-19 vaccine research & treatment," Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted.</p>.<p>"The participants can download their individual certificates through Co-WIN Portal, Aarogya Setu, Digilocker or the UMANG Application," he said.</p>.<p>The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in partnership with the Serum Institute of India (SII) had conducted phase II/III bridging studies of Covishield from August 2020. Phase III efficacy clinical trials for Covaxin were conducted by Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) from November 2020.</p>.<p>The ministry said it was decided that vaccination certificates may be issued to such participants who were administered the vaccines during these trials after the trials were unblinded.</p>.<p>The ICMR was designated as the nodal agency for the collection of vaccination data for such participants by the ministry.</p>.<p>"The ICMR had provided the data for 11,349 such persons to the MoHFW. Digital vaccination certificates have now been issued through Co-WIN to such persons who participated in these studies/trials of Covishield and Covaxin," the statement said. </p>