COVID-19 Vaccine | Huron Perth Public Health

COVID-19 is an illness that affects the lungs and breathing. Symptoms can be similar to the flu and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Getting a COVID-19 vaccine every year is one of the best ways to help protect yourself from serious illness, including needing hospital care or dying from the disease.

Like Ontario’s free flu shot program, COVID-19 vaccines are available each fall to everyone in Ontario who is 6 months of age and older.

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Who can get a 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.

When and where to get COVID-19 vaccine

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.

Starting on October 26, 2026 anyone 6 months of age and older who lives, works or goes to school in Ontario can get a free COVID-19 and flu vaccine.

To book an appointment, please contact participating providers directly (such as your primary care provider or local pharmacy). Call ahead to confirm if vaccines are available before going.

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.

More information on COVID-19 and the vaccine

COVID-19 vaccines | Ministry of Health

Protection from respiratory illness | Ministry of Health

Information for healthcare providers

COVID Vaccine Program Implementation Resources

COVID-19 Vaccine Program | Ontario Ministry of Health
Health Care Provider Fact Sheet: 2026/2027 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