Google Search now shows COVID-19 vaccine information in India

As the COVID-19 vaccination drive is underway in India, Google is doing their part to make it easier for Indians to find vaccine-related information easily in Search and YouTube. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to ensure that users have the most up-to-date information about the two vaccines and also preventing the spread of misinformation about them.

When a query about the vaccines is made in Google Search, users will now see knowledge panels that provide consolidated information about them, including their effectiveness, safety, distribution, side effects, and more. Google has made this information available in English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati,Bengali and Hindi.

Over the coming weeks, Google will roll out an update to Search, Maps and Google Assistant where users can find accurate information about vaccination centers across India.

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