COVID-19 Vaccine

In Ontario, COVID-19 vaccines are available at no cost to everyone aged six months and older, regardless of citizenship or immigration status. You do not need to have an Ontario health card.

Getting vaccinated and staying up-to-date with your COVID-19 vaccinations is the best way to remain protected against the most severe outcomes of COVID-19 infection, including hospitalization and death. 

Vaccination may not always prevent symptomatic infection, but it will help reduce severity if a person does contract the virus. It also decreases the risk of developing post COVID-19 condition, also known as long COVID.

Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine program has transitioned to an annual program in alignment with expert recommendations from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI).

Like Ontario’s influenza (flu shot) program, everyone aged six months and older in Ontario is eligible for COVID-19 vaccination each fall.

Participating local pharmacies and primary care providers offer COVID-19 vaccine. 

HPPH will provide COVID-19 vaccine for infants and children aged 4 years and under. Please call the immunization team at 1-888-221-2133 ext. 3558 to book an appointment for your child.

For questions about COVID-19 vaccination, speak with your healthcare provider.

COVID-19 vaccines | Ministry of Health

Protection from respiratory illness | Ministry of Health

• COVID-19 Vaccine Program | Ontario Ministry of Health
• Health Care Provider Fact Sheet: 2025/2026 COVID-19 Vaccine Program | Ontario Ministry of Health
• COVID-19: Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidance | Ontario Ministry of Health
• COVID-19 Clinical Guidelines and Resources | Ontario Health
• COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments Portal | Government of Canada
• COVID-19 Vaccines: Canadian Immunization Guide | Public Health Agency of Canada
• COVID-19 for health professionals: Vaccines | Public Health Agency of Canada 

FACTSHEETS FOR PATIENTS

The facts about COVID-19 vaccines | Public Health Agency of Canada