COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Appointments

COVID-19 vaccine booster dose appointments are now available for individuals over 5 years-of-age.

BCHU is now offering flu shots to those receiving a COVID-19 vaccine at all scheduled COVID-19 vaccine clinics. BCHU staff will be offering flu shots to those receiving their COVID-19 vaccine at their appointment time. No appointment is required to receive a flu shot for those who have made a COVID-19 vaccine appointment.

Those looking to receive only a flu shot can book an appointment at a BCHU community flu shot clinic, through their primary healthcare provider or at a local, participating pharmacy.

All booster doses will be administered by appointment only.

As part of a health care setting, masks will continue to be required while attending our COVID-19 vaccine clinics.

Please review the following documents prior to booking an appointment:

How long should I wait before getting a booster dose?

Before you can get a booster, you must be aged 5 or older and have completed your primary series of vaccine doses. A primary series consists of:

2 doses of a Health Canada approved vaccine, or
3 doses of a Health Canada approved vaccine if you are immunocompromised.

Individuals at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness are recommended to get a booster dose 3 months after their last dose or COVID-19 infection to ensure the best possible protection during the respiratory season.

This includes those who are:

Aged 65 or older
Residents of long-term care, retirement home, or other congregate care setting
Aged 12 or older and moderately to severely immunocompromised or with an underlying medical condition
Health care workers
Pregnant
Adult First Nations, Inuit, or Métis individuals or household members
Adults in racialized and/or marginalized community disproportionately affected by COVID-19

Individuals that are not at high risk of severe outcomes should get their booster dose 6 months after their last COVID-19 vaccine dose or last COVID-19 infection.

You can check to see when you're recommended to receive a booster dose using the Province's online tool.

Receiving a COVID-19 vaccine after COVID-19 infection

NACI released recommendations surrounding the optimal interval for booster doses in vaccinated individuals who have recently become infected with COVID-19.

Individuals 5 years-of-age and older, infected with COVID-19 prior to their completion -or initiation of primary vaccine series are recommended to receive the next dose of vaccine 8 weeks after symptom onset or positive test.
Individuals 18 years of age and older, infected with COVID-19 after their primary series but before their booster dose, are recommended to receive their booster dose 3 months after symptom onset or positive test.

Individuals 12-17 year-of-age, infected with COVID-19 after their primary series but before their booster dose, are recommended to receive their booster dose 3 months after symptom onset or positive test, provided it's been at least 6 months after completing the primary series.

Individuals 5+ years-of-age who are not considered moderately to severely immunocompromised and with no previous history of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) in children can receive their first or second vaccine 8 weeks after symptom onset or positive test.

Individuals 5+ years-of-age who are moderately to severely immunocompromised and with no previous history of MIS-C can receive their first or second vaccine dose 4 to 8 weeks after symptoms onset or positive test.

Individuals 5+ years-of-age with a previous history of MIS-C (regardless of immunocompromised status) can receive their first or second vaccine dose when clinical recovery has been achieved or greater than 90 days since the onset of MIS-C, whichever is longer.

The recommended waiting times between the COVID-19 infection and vaccination are intended to minimize the risk of transmission of COVID-19 at an immunization clinic, enable monitoring for COVID-19 vaccine adverse events and increase immune response to vaccine. However, with informed consent individuals may opt to receive their first, second or a booster dose after symptoms of COVID-19 have resolved and they are no longer infectious.

If any of the following risk categories apply to you, please take the respective action before booking and coming to your appointment:

Pregnant individuals – All pregnant individuals in the authorized age group are eligible and recommended to be vaccinated as soon as possible, at any stage in pregnancy, as COVID-19 infection during pregnancy can be severe, and the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks. These individuals are encouraged to review any concerns with their treating health care provider and/or utilize the Vaccination in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding decision making tool on the MOH website Ministry of Health website.
Breastfeeding individuals – COVID-19 vaccines can be safely given to breastfeeding individuals and recent data shows that mRNA from vaccines do not transfer into breast milk. Anti-COVID-19 antibodies produced by the breastfeeding person have been shown to transfer through the milk and provide protection to the infant.
Autoimmune condition/immunocompromised due to disease or treatment that are receiving stem cell therapy, CAR-T therapy, chemo, immune checkpoint inhibitors, monoclonal antibodies, and other targeted agents are strongly encourage you to consult with your treating provider regarding timing of vaccination in relation to therapy and/or treatment modification to ensure the impact of the immunosuppressive therapy on vaccine effectiveness is as minimal as possible.
All other individuals with autoimmune/immunocompromised due to disease and immunocompromised due to treatment – may choose to consult with their treating provider but not required prior to vaccination.
Severe allergic reaction or anaphylaxis to a previous dose of a COVID-19 vaccine or to any of its components should not receive the COVID-19 vaccine in a general vaccine clinic. An urgent referral to an allergist/immunologist is recommended to assess the method for possible (re)administration of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Immediate allergic reaction to a previous dose of a COVID-19 vaccine or to any of its components –requires evaluation by an allergist/immunologist and documentation of allergist to determine if the vaccine can be safely administered. Documentation of the discussion with the allergist/immunologist must be provided to the clinic and include a vaccination care plan (including what types of parameters the clinic should meet to provide safe vaccination administration, e.g., availability of advanced medical care), details/severity of the previous allergic episode(s), confirm that appropriate counselling on the safe administration of vaccine was provided, and include the date, the clinician’s name, signature and contact information as well as the individual’s name and date of birth.
Severe/immediate allergic reaction to other vaccines or injectable therapies – does not require consultation with an allergist prior to vaccination but client will be asked to wait 30 minutes post vaccination for observation.
Significant or anaphylactic allergic reactions to other allergens does not require consultation with an allergist prior to vaccination. Client will be asked to wait the typical 15-minute observation time.

COVID-19 Vaccine Booking Form

Confirmation Message will pop-up here!

Client Information

Client's First name

Client's Middle name

Client's Last name

Date Of Birth

e.g. mm/dd/yyyy

Gender

Ontario Health Card #

Enter only numbers with no letters, dashes or spaces, eg.0000000000

Alternate ID type (if Health Card is not available)

Would you like to receive confirmation and reminder about your vaccine appointment?

Yes

By selecting YES you are agreeing to BCHU to use your email and/or phone number to send you confirmation and reminders about your vaccination appointment as well as confirmation of appointment cancellation or rescheduling. The contact information provided will not be used for any other purpose.

e.g. abc@xyz.com

Cell Phone

e.g. 000-000-0000

Home Phone

e.g. 000-000-0000

Please confirm if the following applies to you:

Moderately or severely immunocompromised individual?

Yes

Note: eligibility will be checked at the time of the appointment

Please select dose(s) you want to book

First dose

Second dose

Booster dose, aged 5-17

Booster dose, aged 18+

Preferred vaccine

Book appointment for first dose

Date

No dates are available

Time

No time slots are available

Book appointment for second dose