Where to Get Vaccinated

About your appointment

• Booking an appointment

  Before you book

  Follow these steps even if vaccines were received outside of Canada.

  1. Check if your child's immunizations are up-to-date. If unsure, talk to your health care provider (for example, doctor, nurse practitioner) or contact the vaccine team at Public Health.
  
  2. Report all vaccinations received from your health care provider or out of province to Public Health. To report your child's immunization record:

  • Submit online using Immunization Connect
  • Call 905-688-8248 or 1-888-505-6074 ext. 7425
  • Fax the immunization record, such as a yellow card, to 905-688-8225
  • Email the Vaccine Team

  Communication through email is not secure or protected. There is a possibility that information you include in the email can be intercepted in transmission or misdirected. Niagara Region Public Health cannot guarantee security with emails and will not send emails that include your personal health information.

  To book an appointment for COVID-19 vaccine

  Visit the Provincial COVID-19 vaccination portal or call the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre at 1-833-943-3900.

  To book an appointment for other vaccines

  Call Niagara Region Public Health at 905-688-8248 ext. 7425, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

  If you speak a language other than English, call us and let us know the language you speak or the country you are from. We will add an interpreter to the phone call to translate.

  • Appointments will be booked on a first come basis
  • Appointments are booked in advance of selected clinic date
  • If you're calling after hours, this extension doesn't take messages. We encourage you to call back during business hours.
• Stay home if you're sick

  Postpone your vaccination until:

  • You have no fever, without the use of fever reducing medication and
  • Your symptoms have been improving for at least 24 hours or 48 hours if you have nausea, vomiting and / or diarrhea and
  • You have not developed any new symptoms
• If you can't attend your appointment

  For COVID-19 vaccine

  To cancel or reschedule a COVID-19 vaccination appointment, use the Provincial COVID-19 vaccination portal or call the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre at 1-833-943-3900.

  For all other vaccines

  All other vaccine appointments can be rescheduled or cancelled by calling the Vaccine Team at 905-688-8248 ext. 7425.

• Getting ready for your vaccination

  Before going for your vaccine

  • Take any regular medication
  • Eat before coming to the vaccination clinic to prevent feeling faint or dizzy while being vaccinated
  • Wear a loose fitting short sleeve t-shirt

  What to bring

  • Green health card. You can still get vaccinated if you don't have a health card.
  • Immunization record. It will be used to assess which vaccines may be required and to record ones given at the clinic.
  • Cellphone, book or music to help with the vaccination experience. Learn about how to increase comfort using the CARD system (Comfort, Ask, Relax, Distract)
• Attending the appointment

  Before your appointment

  • Plan to arrive five minutes before the appointment. Please don't arrive any earlier.

  At your appointment

  • Parking is free for visitors
  • Review the screening poster at the clinic entrance and tell staff if you're feeling unwell

  After your appointment

  • After receiving vaccine(s), there will be a 15-minute waiting period

Get fee for service vaccines

Some vaccines are only available by paying a fee, such as those needed for post-secondary education, work or travel. You can get these vaccines from:

• Health care providers
• Walk-in clinics
• Participating pharmacies, with a prescription as needed
• Yellow fever vaccination centres

Use the Province of Ontario's smart search tool to find health services for you and your family.

Travel advice

See travel advice and advisories by destination.

Visit a health care professional or a travel health clinic two to three months before you travel to review your vaccination history and assess your health care needs.

If you're looking for a specific vaccine(s), call ahead to see if it's available. If you plan to visit a pharmacy to get vaccinated, find out if you need a prescription.