TORONTO — Ontario families can book COVID-19 vaccine appointments for kids aged five to 11 starting today.
The provincial booking portal will open for those appointments at 8 a.m.
People can make appointments through the online portal and contact centre, public health units’ booking systems, some pharmacies and primary care providers.
Read more:
COVID-19 vaccine appointments for Ontario kids 5 to 11 can be booked starting Tuesday
The province has said it expects to start administering the first shots on Thursday.
Health Minister Christine Elliott said 400,000 doses of the pediatric Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were expected Monday, with more than 600,000 more to come in a later shipment.
Children turning five in the remainder of 2021 are also eligible to start booking shots today.