The Victorian government has begun accepting online bookings for Covid vaccinations of young children aged five to 11 at condition-operate centres, indicating an earlier “issue” with the Microsoft-based booking program is now resolved.

The government had supposed to open online bookings for vaccination at condition-operate centres on Tuesday, but had to thrust back again the timing after encountering an undefined program problem the prior working day.

“Unfortunately because of to an problem with the booking program, bookings for the five to 11 age group are not ready to open [Tuesday] for condition-operate vaccination centres,” the government stated in its every day coronavirus assertion on Monday.

“Microsoft is operating to employ a alternative as rapid as possible.”

It seems that a fix has now been used to the booking program, with Performing Premier Jacinta Allan stating that online bookings would be taken “from 1pm today”.

A Victorian Office of Wellbeing spokesperson pointed iTnews to the Performing Premier’s assertion when questioned about the resolution of the online booking program problem.

Even more comment was currently being sought on the mother nature of the problem.

Microsoft received the suitable to provide Victoria with a vaccine management program at the begin of 2021.

The agreement was prolonged late last calendar year, though the government would not say at what price.

Vaccinations for young children aged five to 11 will begin on January ten, and are offered through 18 condition-operate vaccination centres, as well as through GPs and pharmacies.

Of people 18, condition-operate centres, 8 “flagship” internet sites have been kitted out with a forest concept and will offer you “entertainers, routines and showbags made to assistance make the vaccination expertise constructive for young children and their families.”