HealthifyMe acqui-hires Under45, launches vaccination slot bookings

HealthifyMe, an Indian fitness startup, has launched COVID-19 vaccination slot bookings on its app. The company has registered itself as an Application Service Provider (ASP) with CoWIN. Earlier this year, HealthifyMe launched VaccinateMe.in in 10 languages. This service has helped over 8 million people to search for vaccination slots nearby and get notified about the same as they become available. Developed by Chennai-based techie, Berty Thomas, the Under45 platform sends vaccination slot alerts to users opting for the service via the Telegram messaging app.

The platform provides live vaccination alerts to its 4.1 million subscribers via its over 670 channels on Telegram.

Thomas joins HealthifyMe as an Associate Director and will work with Manan Chandan, Senior Director at HealthifyMe and the Project Lead of VaccinateMe, the statement said.

“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, said.

The new vaccination slot finding and booking initiative will continue to run free of cost. The company says VaccinateMe, under45, BloreVaccine, and mhVaccineTracker have helped over 12 million people to find vaccination slots so far and have sent over 100 million alerts have been sent so far via SMS, Telegram, and WhatsApp.