24,000 COVID-19 vaccine appointments booked for Ottawa children so far

Here are the different ways you can get a COVID-19 vaccine for your children.

The booking system was scheduled to open at 8 a.m. Tuesday,  but parents were able to log on as early as 6:30 a.m. to book spots for their kids. Ottawa Public Health said that as of 2 p.m., more than 24,000 appointments had already been booked.

The first shots are expected to go into arms Friday. The City of Ottawa says there will be more than 60,000 appointments for children by the end of this week.

Here are the different ways you can get a COVID-19 vaccine for your children.

Just like with adults, appointments for children five to 11 in Ottawa can be made through Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine portal.