COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Physicians and Primary Care

Discard XBB COVID-19 vaccine as of Sept. 1

As per the Ministry of Health direction, discard any remaining doses of XBB COVID-19 vaccine starting Sept. 1, 2024. XBB COVID-19 vaccine will not be available after this date.

Follow local practices and processes for the destruction of these vaccines. Vaccine sites must update COVaxON with the resulting wastage.

If you don't have product on hand, no action is needed.

Vaccine availability

COVID-19 vaccines are available to select primary care and specialist practices who are approved COVID-19 vaccine administration site.

Administering COVID-19 in your practice

• Step 1: Prepare your office

  Email COVaxON Support to get a COVax account or if you need support for an existing account.

  COVID-19 vaccine must be stored in your inspected and monitored vaccine fridge between +2.0 C to +8.0 C.

  Call Public Health at 905-688-8248 ext. 7396 if your office needs to arrange a fridge inspection.

• Step 2: Order COVID-19 vaccine

  To place an order, use the COVID-19 vaccination order form.

• Step 3: Reconcile your COVax inventory daily

  Document administration of COVID-19 doses in real time.

  At the end of each day, review your records to ensure that the doses you have administered and the physical inventory you have remaining on-site match the numbers in COVax. This is an important step to verify if there are any discrepancies.

  Track vaccine doses for reconciliation in COVax, such as wastage, extra doses, excursions and patients with no consent for data collection.