Alberta teachers, early childhood educators and support staff can start booking COVID-19 vaccine appointments starting May 4.

More than 52,000 certificated teachers, 29,000 support staff and 24,000 childcare workers will be able to get the vaccine, helping protect schools, daycares and the health of children and youth provincewide.

Starting May 4, Alberta teachers and education workers can begin booking appointments through the AHS online booking tool, 811 or participating pharmacies provincewide.

All certificated teachers actively teaching in kindergarten through Grade 12 are eligible, including those public, separate, francophone, charter, private/independent/ECS operators, and First Nations schools, substitute teachers, administrators and other certified teachers working in separate roles.

This includes support workers, such as educational assistants, bus drivers, custodians and others who support schools.

Some of these teachers and support workers will have already received the vaccine in earlier phases.

Also starting May 4, certified early childhood educators and support staff provincewide can begin booking appointments. This includes all staff working in licensed childcare programs, including day cares, out of school care programs, preschools and family day homes.

Bookings will operate on the honour system. No proof of employment is required when eligible individuals attend their appointment. All eligible Albertans are encouraged to book appointments as soon as possible.

All Albertans aged 50 and up as well as First Nations, Métis and Inuit aged 35 and up are currently eligible to book appointments to receive an mRNA vaccine.

For more information on the vaccine rollout and to book, visit alberta.ca/covid19-vaccine.aspx.

Information provided by the Government of Alberta.