Youth aged 12 and older can book COVID-19 vaccine appointments across Ontario this weekend.
The province says that age band will become eligible to book shots starting Sunday at 8 a.m.
They can book through the provincial online portal, call centre and through pharmacies offering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the only shot authorized by Health Canada for use in youth aged 12 and older.
The age group is becoming eligible a week ahead of schedule, though some regions have already started vaccinating youth at pop-ups and larger clinics.
The province says it made the schedule change at the request of public health units to remove barriers for families getting vaccinated.
On Friday, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit announced it would begin vaccinating those 12 and up on May 31.
The province says local health units will have discretion on distribution based on supply and need.
AM800 News has reached out to the health unit to see if they'll be moving their vaccination date up, but has yet to receive a response.
— with files from AM800's Gord Bacon and The Canadian Press.