Flu and Covid -19 information
November 11, 2024
Flu and Covid -19 Information and Vaccine Locations
Everyone is vulnerable to influenza (the flu). The flu shot is free, and available to anyone 6 months of age and older who lives, works, or goes to school in Ontario. The flu shot is your best defense against the flu. Vaccination against influenza will be important this fall given the potential for the co-circulation of other respiratory diseases, such as COVID-19. Preventing the flu will be important not only to protect individual health and the health of families and communities, but also to protect and mitigate impacts on our health care system.
The flu shot is available for high-risk groups (as per below) at the beginning of October and available to the general public by the end of October each year. You can get a flu shot through your Health Care Provider or local participating pharmacies.
High-Risk Groups
Per the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommendations for influenza and to optimize co-administration with COVID-19 vaccine, health care workers, first responders, and the following individuals at high risk of influenza-related complications or who are more likely to require hospitalization, should be prioritized to receive the influenza vaccine as soon as vaccine is available:
- Residents and staff of congregate living settings (e.g. chronic care facilities, retirement homes)
- People > 65 years of age
- All pregnant individuals
- All children 6 months to 4 years of age
- Individuals who are from a First Nation, Inuit or Métis community, and/or who self-identify as First Nation, Inuit or Métis, and their household members
- Members of racialized and other equity deserving communities
- Individuals 6 months of age and older with the following underlying health conditions:
- Cardiac or pulmonary disorders
- Diabetes mellitus or other metabolic disease
- Cancer
- Conditions or medication which compromise the immune system
- Renal disease
- Anemia or hemoglobinopathy
- Neurologic or neurodevelopment conditions
- Morbid obesity (body mass index of >40)
- Children and adolescents (6 months to 18 years) undergoing treatment with acetylsalicylic acid for long periods.
If you have a primary care provider, contact their office for guidance. You can also find flu and covid-10 vaccines at a pharmacy near you. See below for a list of local pharmacies offering vaccinations.
Note : This may not be a complete list, and you are encouraged to call ahead as location's supply may vary.
COVID-19 pharmacy vaccine locations
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NorfolkWaterford Pharmacy and Health Food
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Brant