Health-tech startup HealthifyMe on Tuesday mentioned it has acqui-hired the workforce of Under45 that gained reputation for serving to folks discover slots for COVID vaccination.
With this, HealthifyMe has additionally opened vaccine slot bookings on its app and web site, HealthifyMe.com.
“Now, one can also book their slots directly from HealthifyMe, which has registered itself as an Application Service Provider (ASP) with CoWin. To supercharge efforts on its vaccination slot booking initiative, HealthifyMe has also acqui-hired the Under45 team,” an announcement mentioned.
The firm had earlier launched Vaccinateme.in in 10 languages, which helped over 8 million folks to seek for slots and get notified about the identical as they turned obtainable.
Developed by Chennai-based techie, Berty Thomas, the Under45 platform sends vaccination slot alerts to customers choosing the service by way of the Telegram messaging app.
The platform offers dwell vaccination alerts to its 4.1 million subscribers by way of its over 670 channels on Telegram.
Thomas joins HealthifyMe as an Associate Director and can work with Manan Chandan, Senior Director at HealthifyMe and the Project Lead of VaccinateMe, the assertion mentioned.
Along with him, Suchdeep Juneja (who developed mhVaccineTracker) and Chandraaditya Putuveru (who launched the Twitter bot – BloreVaccine) have additionally come onboard, it added.
“Together, they will act as catalysts in the company’s efforts to fast-track vaccination slot bookings for millions of Indians. The initiative will continue to run free of cost,” the assertion mentioned.
Together, VaccinateMe.in, Under45.in, BloreVaccine and mhVaccineTracker have helped over 12 million folks to search out vaccination slots thus far, and have despatched over 100 million alerts by way of SMS, Telegram and WhatsApp.
About 35 per cent of those that have acquired the alerts declare to have really discovered a vaccine by way of these alerts in accordance with surveys the corporate has run.
HealthifyMe has already pledged USD 1 million to help this initiative and can make investments extra, as and when wanted.
“Getting everyone vaccinated is critical for India to become healthier and fitter and I am excited to have Berty and team join our mission… We are now taking it to the next logical level by jointly launching a solution that will help millions of Indians book their slots directly on the HealthifyMe app and website,” Tushar Vashist, co-founder and CEO of HealthifyMe, mentioned.
Berty Thomas mentioned Under45 and HealthifyMe have been the pioneers within the vaccination slot alert programs within the nation.
“…”under45.in” and Vaccinateme.in mixed is an enormous alternative that we’re excited to pursue which might additionally go a good distance in strengthening India’s vaccination efforts,” Thomas added.
