Many Ontarians Can Now Book Their Booster Doses But The Website Reportedly Has Some Issues

Several Ontarians across the province become eligible to book their COVID-19 booster doses on Monday, but apparently, the website isn't working as it should be.

As of December 13 at 8:00 a.m., Ontarians 50-years-old and over were able to start signing up for an appointment for their third doses.

But, one of the ways that eligible Ontarians can schedule these appointments reportedly crashed, according to the Canadian Press.

Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine portal reportedly asked Ontarians to "try again later" despite being open for bookings earlier this morning.

Some Ontarians took to Reddit to share their experiences trying to schedule booster dose appointments for themselves or their loved ones this morning.

"Waited in queue to book my mom in but no chance. I also got a red message saying 'Unable to check at this time. Sorry for the inconvenience.' after entering the health card info," one user shared.

Another waited 15 minutes before the site reportedly crashed, and when they tried again after another 30 minutes in the queue, it was still down.

Some Ontarians, however, managed to push through and schedule appointments in the coming weeks.

"I’m really lucky I managed to book my parents I guess!!" a user wrote, while another shared that they were able to book their mother in for an appointment after "about an hour of trying."

Aside from the provincial COVID-19 vaccine booking portal, Ontarians can also schedule appointments at participating pharmacies and primary care settings, through Indigenous-led vaccine clinics, or via the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre.

As of January 4, even more Ontarians will be able to start making their appointments for booster doses as all residents 18-years-old and older will be eligible to begin scheduling then.

Narcity reached out to the Minister of Health's office for comments but did not hear back in time before this article was published.