Fake website offering vaccination registration blocked by Ministry of Health

New Delhi, Feb 13: The Ministry of Health has got a website impersonating the official website claiming to offer vaccines blocked.

The website was blocked to stop the spread of misinformation regarding India's vaccination process. The health ministry said that a case had been registered against the site and a probe is on."Please be cautious. Do not fall prey to such fraudulent websites," the ministry said on its Twitter handle.

A website 'https://mohfw.xyz' is impersonating the official website of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and is claiming to offer #COVID19Vaccine for ₹ 4000-6000, the ministry also said.

The fake website replicated the official one and fraudulent link asking users to click for 'appointment for vaccination'. The website also reportedly mentioned a price between ₹4,000 and ₹6,000 for the vaccine.

The ministry has many times clarified that apart from the Aarogya Setu app and Co-Win, there is no other website or application for registration for the vaccines. Since the outbreak of the pandemic several such websites have cropped up and have spread misinformation.