Letters inviting children aged 12-15 for a coronavirus vaccine appointment will be sent to households across the country this week.
The age group have had drop-in clinics available to them for the past week but those eligible are now able to schedule appointments from Monday September 25.
Young people aged 12-15 will have the option to take a single dose of the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine.
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Guardians are advised to attend community-based appointments along with teenagers whenever possible so that they are able to have any queries answered by staff members on site.
The letters will arrive from Monday and will be accompanied by an informative leaflet that will guide parents and carers on making an informed decision about their child getting the vaccine.
Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said: "The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine to all children and young people aged 12-15 marks a significant milestone in the vaccination programme.
"It has been demonstrated that Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective in this age group, and vaccination offers the best chance of protecting young people from Covid-19 and preventing further disruption to education. Many countries around the world have already been safely vaccinating children and young people in this age group.
"Getting the Covid-19 vaccine is a decision to be made jointly between parents or carers and their children, but it's really important to use reliable and trusted sources such as NHS Inform when making a decision and assessing the potential benefits, risks and side effects.
"Individual choice should be respected for the decisions young people and their parents or carers make in accepting, or not accepting the vaccine offer.
"Where possible, parents or carers are welcome to attend appointments with their children and both can ask questions about any queries they have before the vaccination is given.
"I would like to thank all of the vaccinators and vaccine site staff who have worked so hard to get us to this stage of the Covid-19 vaccine programme."
In more rural areas, it is understood that 12-15-year-olds are to be offered vaccines through their school vaccination programme as opposed to a community setting and they will receive the relevant vaccination documentation from their school.
Parents and carers with concerns relating to the vaccine in this setting are encouraged to visit a drop-in clinic and ask for advice from a vaccinator.
Children aged 12-15 who have specific underlying conditions or disabilities are already covered by previous Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advice and will be offered two doses of the vaccine, eight weeks apart.
The JCVI decided not to recommend mass vaccination of 12 to 15-year-olds on health grounds alone, but they suggested that wider issues, such as disruption to education, should be taken into consideration and examined by the UK's four chief medical officers.
Those health chiefs subsequently said a single dose of Pfizer for people in this age group will significantly reduce the chance of a young person getting Covid and passing the virus on.
