The mobile application, Coronavirus UY, was launched almost a year ago by the Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health and the Electronic Government Agency. Throughout 2020 and so far in 2021, the app has been updated to add new functionalities and features.
The new version of Coronavirus UY has been available since February 26th, and their main new features include the option to access the enabled channels to schedule a date to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and access the digital vaccination certificate.
The service provider must enable the user's cell phone number in the new version of the application, and in this way, access is granted to the different channels of the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), to schedule the appointment for immunization, either through a chatbot on WhatsApp, online process, or phone call.
After making their vaccination registration, the application will send users notifications and reminders about the dates assigned to receive the vaccine. After receiving the two complete ones, the digital vaccination certificate will be available, which will include the vaccine information, such as the type of vaccine received, the date of administration and the doses received. This certificate will be connected to the National Electronic Health Record (HCEN) and can be consulted on the “Mi Historia Clínica Digital” site.
On the other hand, in order to avoid limiting the scope of the registration and appointment scheduling processes for vaccination, the MSP has also enabled theUruguay se Vacunaplatform to perform the registration and to check whether the person is eligible to receive the vaccine according to the Vaccination Plan.
In addition, they have enabled a form for people who have received any dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 and have suffered adverse effects: https://bpmgob.msp.gub.uy/etapas/ejecutar/1429464.
