It's Flu Season Again!
It's Flu Season Again!
CVFHT recommends annual Flu Vaccinations and has Flu clinics this fall.
Please note: currently we are vaccinating high-risk individuals only! Our general public vaccine clinic will open on October 26, 2026.
If you already received the flu vaccine this year and you are 65 and over please let us know by clicking here.
To book a high-risk flu vaccine appointment, please register online (click here).
If the online registration is not working for you, you can also register by calling 905-813-3850 OR send us a note through our "Contact Front Desk" menu option on our main webpage.
During your visit:
- You will be screened by a healthcare professional on site
- You will need to read the Influenza consent before receiving the vaccine
- You will be asked to wait 15 min after the injection.
- At the beginning of the flu season we will be giving high risk patients priority.
Currently, the primary high risk population is defined as follows:
- All pregnant women
- Residents and staff of congregate living settings (e.g. chronic care facilities, retirement homes)
- People ≥ 65 years of age
- All children 6 mto 59 months of age
- Indigenous people and their household members
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Adults or children 6 months of age and over with the following underlying health conditions:
- Cardiac or pulmonary disorders
- Diabetes mellitus or other metabolic disease
- Cancer
- Conditions or medication which compromise the immune system (due to underlying disease, therapy or both)
- Renal disease
- Anemia or hemoglobinopathy
- Neurologic or neurodevelopmental conditions
- Morbid obesity (body mass index of ≥ 40)
- Children and adolescents (6 months to 18 years) undergoing treatment with acetylsalicylic acid for long periods
In Ontario Flu Vaccine is publicly funded for all eligible persons over 6 months of age.
The above information is based on Provincial Guidance, as described here: The flu | ontario.ca
If you are experiencing symptoms prior to your appointment please call us at (905) 813-3850.

