Participating pharmacies |
Influenza vaccines are available in late fall - please call ahead to your local pharmacy to ensure vaccine availability. Use the map or table below to find your nearest participating pharmacy. Please note that pharmacies do not provide flu vaccines to children under the age of 2 years old.
Participating pharmacies
Pharmacy Name |
Address |
Telephone number |
First Care Pharmacy |
2 Lorry Greenberg Drive |
613-248-8000 |
Hunt Club Pharmacy |
2430 Bank Street |
613-521-7955 |
Drugstore Pharmacy |
760 Eagleson Road |
613-254-5334 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
3781 Strandherd Drive |
613-825-9151 |
Sobeys Pharmacy |
700 Terry Fox Drive |
613-831-4311 |
Bridlewood Drug Mart |
64 Stonehaven Drive |
613-254-9918 |
N.K.S. Health |
2197 Riverside Drive |
613-730-2322 |
ApotheSOS Pharmacy |
314 Central Park Drive |
613-680-8858 |
Richmond Village Pharmacy |
6146 Perth Street |
613-838-5352 |
Pharmacie Jean Coutu Pharmacy |
262 Montreal Road |
613-749-5957 |
Health Haven Pharmacy |
3780 Fallowfield Road |
613-823-1540 |
Manotick Main Pharmacy |
5556 Manotick Main Street |
613-692-2999 |
Tompkins IDA Pharmacy |
385 Tompkins Avenue |
613-824-5000 |
Orleans Community Pharmacy |
2746 St. Joseph Boulevard |
613-824-3111 |
Eshmun Pharmacy |
460 West Hunt Club |
613-737-3000 |
Kanata Pharmasave |
99 Kakulu Road |
613-592-6955 |
Bank Street Medical Pharmacy |
1935 Bank Street |
613-422-1245 |
Loblaw Pharmacy |
200 Grant Carmen Drive |
613-727-7477 |
Loblaw Pharmacy |
375 Rideau Street |
613-789-3346 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
1080 Bank Street |
613-526-9537 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
1642 Merivale Road |
613-226-1155 |
Somerset Drugs |
708 Somerset Street West |
613-234-7011 |
Stafford I.D.A Pharmacy |
1861 Robertson Road |
613-726-7999 |
New Edinburgh Pharmacy |
5 Beechwood Ave |
613-749-4444 |
McNeil Pharmacy |
1081 Carling Avenue |
613-722-7679 |
Ogilvie Square Pharmasave |
1946 Montreal Road |
613-747-3535 |
Health Treasure Pharmacy |
10 Green Street |
613-440-9100 |
CATP - Parkway Pharmacy |
311 McArthur Avenue |
613-749-2324 |
Osgoode Pharmacy Ltd. |
3192 Logan Farm Drive |
613-826-0667 |
Loblaw Pharmacy |
1980 Ogilvie Road |
613-746-9553 |
Loblaw Pharmacy |
2210C Bank Street |
613-733-2283 |
Trust Care Pharmasave |
1020 St Laurent Boulevard |
613-749-8577 |
Avalon Compounding Pharmacy |
2026 Tenth Line Road |
613-824-5555 |
St. Mary Health Center Pharmacy |
2010 Trim Road |
613-590-7800 |
Loblaw Pharmacy |
2065 Robertson Road |
613-829-4680 |
Loblaw Pharmacy |
1460 Merivale Road |
613-226-2611 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
1559 Alta Vista Drive |
613-738-1445 |
Swift Compounding Pharmacy |
276 Bank Street |
613-422-2202 |
Loblaw Pharmacy |
296 Bank Street |
613-234-9299 |
Green Street Pharmacy |
16 Green Street |
613-825-7700 |
Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy |
381 Kent Street |
613-232-4337 |
Fallowfield Pharmacy |
3500 Fallowfield Road |
613-823-3500 |
Carlingwood Pharmacy |
356 Woodroffe Avenue |
613-680-3233 |
Lancaster Medical Pharmacy |
2450 Lancaster Road |
613-518-1978 |
Loblaw Pharmacy |
671 River Road |
613-822-9878 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
3151 Strandherd Drive |
613-825-8717 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
2012 Ogilvie Road |
613-741-5151 |
Sobeys Pharmacy |
5150 Innes Road |
613-590-7144 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
1460 Richmond Road |
613-596-0509 |
St. Laurent Pharmacy |
1237 Donald Street |
613-688-0299 |
Half Moon Bay Pharmacy |
3802 Greenbank Road |
613-692-9998 |
Loblaw Pharmacy |
1619 Orleans Boulevard |
613-830-9914 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
181 Greenbank Road |
613-820-1306 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
2301 Tenth Line Road |
613-837-4131 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
2446 Bank Street |
613-247-9893 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
6491 Jeanne D'Arc Boulevard |
613-837-1521 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
2515 Bank Street |
613-523-9999 |
Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy |
5303 Canotek Road |
613-745-5905 |
Pharmasave Orleans Medical Pharmacy |
5929 Jean D'arc South |
613-510-0150 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
298 Dalhousie Street |
613-241-1871 |
Rideau Compounding Pharmacy |
541 Rideau Street |
613-789-5151 |
Loblaw Pharmacy |
200 Earl Grey Drive |
613-599-4046 |
Preston Medical Pharmacy |
225 Preston Street |
613-233-3636 |
Drugstore Pharmacy |
100 McArthur Avenue |
613-744-3225 |
Loblaw Pharmacy |
1226 Orleans Place Drive |
613-834-4074 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
1180 Walkley Road |
613-737-3344 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
1309 Carling Avenue |
613-722-4277 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
5709 Hazeldean Road |
613-836-3679 |
Paul's Pharmasave |
990 River Road |
613-692-0015 |
Pharmasave Cyril Pharmacy |
1795 Kilborn Avenue |
613-680-1772 |
Loblaw Pharmacy |
3201 Greenbank Road |
613-825-3748 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
888 Meadowlands Drive |
613-225-6204 |
Constance Bay Pharmacy |
179 Constance Bay Road |
613-832-7707 |
Stittsville Whole Health Pharmacy |
1609 Stittsville Main Street |
613-831-2180 |
Pharm Can Drug Mart |
71 Willow Street |
613-230-4866 |
Shoppers Drug mart |
5230 Mitch Owens Road |
613-692-6737 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
3080 Carling Avenue |
613-820-5350 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
4744 Bank Street |
613-822-0366 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
1582 Bank Street |
613-523-9016 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
1820 Robertson Road |
613-828-4487 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
647 Earl Armstrong |
613-822-6746 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
2954 St. Joseph Boulevard |
613-841-1535 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
3310 McCarthy Road |
613-523-2835 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
111 Albert Street |
613-235-5139 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
876 Montreal Road |
613-741-3660 |
Greely Pharmasave |
6045 Bank Street |
613-455-3333 |
Loblaw Pharmacy |
4270 Innes Road |
613-824-5448 |
Drugstore Pharmacy |
190 Richmond Road |
613-722-2102 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
2638 Innes Road |
613-824-2257 |
Pharmasave Cyrville Pharmacy |
1675 Cyrville Road |
613-515-0445 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
499 Terry Fox Drive |
613-271-9790 |
Jockvale Pharmacy |
2201 Jockvale Road |
613-440-7200 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
680 Easleson Road |
613-599-4595 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
1300 Stittsville Main Street |
613-831-0901 |
Drugstore Pharmacy |
3777 Strandherd Drive |
613-823-4633 |
Loblaw Pharmacy |
1251 Main Street |
613-831-9277 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
1675 Tenth Line Road |
613-837-6078 |
Med Rx Altabank Pharmacy |
1405 Bank Street |
613-526-4466 |
North Gower Pharmacy |
2333 Church Street |
613-489-5000 |
Proactive Pharmacy |
1645 Bank Street |
612-521-1200 |
Drugstore Pharmacy |
2681 Alta Vista Drive |
613-247-1070 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
420 Hazeldean Road |
613-831-2975 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
2339 Ogilvie Road |
613-741-6465 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
1469 Merivale Road |
613-224-7270 |
Findlay Creek Pharmacy |
111 Shuttleworth Drive |
613-425-8585 |
Specialty Rx |
1 Centrepointe Drive |
613-225-5070 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
1102 Klondike Road R.R.#1 |
613-592-6010 |
Click Pharmacy |
442 Hazeldean Road |
613-435-5100 |
Meadowlands Pharmacy |
885 Meadowlands Drive East |
613-422-5800 |
Costco Pharmacy |
1849 Merivale Road |
613-727-5822 |
Costco Pharmacy |
1405 Blair Towers Place |
613-691-7617 |
Costco Pharmacy |
770 Silver Seven Road |
613-270-5578 |
Costco Pharmacy |
4315 Strandherd Drive |
613-714-0923 |
Limebank Pharmacy |
3771 Spratt Road |
613-425-7100 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
150 Montreal Road |
613-842-7544 |
Carling IDA Pharmacy |
1320 Carling Avenue |
613-722-7774 |
Michael Pharmacy |
2200 Montreal Road |
613-421-0223 |
Beechwood Wholehealth Pharmacy |
222 Beechwood Avenue |
613-842-7455 |
White Cross Disp (Ottawa) Ltd |
264 Elgin Street |
613-233-4029 |
Woodroffe Pharmacy |
1637 Woodroffe Avenue |
613-224-8342 |
Mecca Pharmacy |
3059 Carling Avenue |
613-422-7766 |
Pharmacie Medici Pharmacy |
1200 Colonial Road |
613-429-4100 |
UltraCare Compounding Pharmacy |
1366 Clyde Avenue |
613-225-2225 |
Loblaw Pharmacy |
1980 Baseline Road |
613-723-3100 |
Glebe Apothecary |
778 Bank Street |
613-234-8587 |
Bell Pharmacy |
737 Gladstone Avenue |
613-234-1890 |
Guardian Hillside Pharmacy |
556 Montreal Road |
613-741-9900 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
50 Rideau Street |
613-236-2533 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
1937 Portobello Boulevard |
613-590-1800 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
455 Bank Street |
613-238-9041 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
1200 St. Laurent Boulevard |
613-745-7015 |
Palmyra Guardian |
1007 Merivale Road |
613-729-7007 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
1200 St. Laurent Boulevard |
613-233-3202 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
1007 Merivale Road |
613-232-5723 |
Cedarview Guardian Pharmacy |
702 Bank Street |
613-823-1700 |
Barrhaven Pharmacy |
174 Bank Street |
613-825-1200 |
Watson's Pharmacy and Compounding Centre |
192 Main Street |
613-238-1881 |
Metro Pharmacy |
4510 Innes Road |
613-824-7818 |
Watson's Pharmacy and Compounding Centre |
1308 Wellington Street West |
613-238-1882 |
Metro Pharmacy |
10 Cope Drive |
613-591-9824 |
Metro Pharmacy |
2525 Carling Avenue |
613-596-5329 |
Trainyards Pharmacy |
550 Terminal Avenue |
613-789-3420 |
Health Smart Pharmacy |
1500 Bank Street |
613-695-5561 |
Blossom Park Pharmacy |
1650 Queensdale Avenue |
613-422-2828 |
Wal-Mart Pharmacy |
450 Terminal Avenue |
613-562-3225 |
The Greely Pharmacy |
7163 Parkway Road |
613-821-9292 |
Kanata Mews Pharmacy |
329 March Road |
613-435-2111 |
GoodHealth Pharmasave |
4188 Spratt Road |
613-822-8669 |
Pharmacie Centrum Pharmacy Inc |
210 Centrum Boulevard |
613-837-4995 |
Hybrid Pharm |
318 Richmond Road |
613-695-4923 |
Navan Medical Pharmacy |
3349 Navan Road |
613-518-7444 |
IDA Vars Medical Pharmacy |
5875 Buckland Road |
613-510-0144 |
Wal-Mart Pharmacy |
500 Earl Grey Drive |
613-599-1343 |
Centretown Pharmacy |
326 Bank Street |
613-422-2900 |
Wal-Mart Pharmacy |
2277 Riverside Drive |
613-737-6898 |
Wal-Mart Pharmacy |
5357 Fernbank Road |
613-831-8142 |
Pharmacie Orleans Pharmacy |
110-4275 Innes Road |
613-837-4747 |
Wal-Mart Pharmacy |
1980 Ogilvie Road |
613-747-7384 |
Donald St. Pharmacy |
336 Donald Street |
613-567-1212 |
Blackburn Pharmacy |
2575 Innes Rd |
613-830-1212 |
Bank St. Pharmacy |
2531-A Bank Street |
613-739-1212 |
Wal-Mart Pharmacy |
100 Bayshore Drive |
613-829-0777 |
Medical Pharmacy |
1053 Carling Avenue |
613-761-4157 |
Greenbank Pharmacy |
139 Greenbank Road |
613-695-1847 |
Vanier Ideal Pharmacy |
292 Montreal Road |
613-467-7777 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
3940 Innes Road |
613-834-7383 |
Medisystem Pharmacy |
40 Camelot Drive |
613-224-3225 |
Stittsville IDA Pharmacy |
1250 Main Street |
613-836-3881 |
Richmond IDA Pharmacy |
6265 Perth Street |
613-838-5323 |
Pharmacie Brisson Pharmacy Ltd |
270 Dalhousie street |
613-241-6273 |
Greenbank Hunt Club Pharmacy |
250 Greenbank Road |
613-288-1414 |
Pharmacie Medione Inc. |
595 Montreal Road |
613-422-2071 |
Hazeldean Pharmacy |
6150 Hazeldean Road |
613-435-0789 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
322 Rideau Street |
613-789-9700 |
Rexall |
1910 St. Laurent Boulevard |
613-733-4574 |
Rexall |
1595 Merivale Road |
613-224-7322 |
Rexall |
900 Greenbank Rd |
613-825-9000 |
Rexall |
1615 Orleans Boulevard |
613-824-0082 |
Rexall |
200 Rideau Street |
613-789-7884 |
Sobeys Pharmacy |
840 March Road |
613-599-3060 |
H M A Pharmacy Ltd |
2948 Baseline Road |
613-228-9925 |
Iris Compounding Pharmacy |
2730 Iris Street |
613-828-6868 |
Riverside Court Remedy's Rx |
3635 Rivergate Way |
613-739-0950 |
Kilborn Pharmacy |
1385 Bank Street |
613-721-6000 |
Baseline Pharmacy Inc. |
2571 Baseline Road |
613-721-9000 |
Rexall |
240 Sparks Street |
613-238-1241 |
Rexall |
2529 Carling Avenue |
613-828-3412 |
Rexall |
2950 Carling Avenue |
613-829-3417 |
Rexall |
1415 Carling Avenue |
613-729-0375 |
Rexall |
1725 Walkley Road |
613-737-9826 |
Rexall |
2269 Riverside Drive East |
613-733-2287 |
Rexall |
2121 Carling Avenue |
613-722-4588 |
Rexall |
1620 Scott Street |
613-724-9874 |
Rexall |
300 Eagleson Road |
613-592-3109 |
Rexall |
2116 Montreal Road |
613-741-1489 |
Rexall |
4048 Carling Avenue |
613-599-5188 |
Rexall |
1190 Wellington Street |
613-728-3724 |
Rexall |
1363B Woodroffe Avenue |
613-224-1538 |
Rexall |
1980 Ogilvie Road |
613-745-9497 |
Rexall |
1160 Beaverwood Road |
613-692-2424 |
Rexall |
2144 Robertson Road |
613-820-4980 |
Rexall |
832 March Road |
613-599-6699 |
Rexall |
753 Montreal Road |
613-745-4796 |
Rexall |
407 Laurier Avenue West |
613-782-2332 |
Rexall |
0160-110 Place D'Orleans Drive |
613-590-7540 |
Astley's Pharmasave |
423 Rideau Street |
613-233-8454 |
Rexall |
160 Elgin St |
613-232-4204 |
Rexall |
350 Cresthaven Drive |
613-825-1682 |
ProMed Pharmacy |
2706 Alta Vista Drive |
613-680-4343 |
Shas Pharmacy |
1428 Walkley Road |
613-737-4106 |
LMC Pharmacy - Ottawa |
4100 Strandherd Drive |
613-505-9711 |
Wal-Mart Pharmacy |
2210 Bank Street |
613-247-1033 |
Pharmacie La Paix Pharmacy |
390 McArthur Ave |
613-744-5800 |
Pharmacie Jean Coutu Pharmacy |
2701 St. Joseph Boulevard |
613-837-8689 |
West Carleton Drug Mart |
461 Donald B Munro Drive |
613-839-3133 |
Health Keys Pharmacy |
1181 Hunt Club Road |
613-421-1620 |
Forest Valley Pharmacy |
1600 Forest Valley |
613-841-0666 |
Mooney's Bay Pharmacy |
743 Ridgewood Avenue |
613-680-2900 |
Uplands Pharmacy |
380 Hunt Club Road |
613-216-7100 |
Centrepointe Gabriel Drugs |
117 Centrepointe Drive |
613-723-2366 |
Rideau Pharmacy |
390 Rideau Street |
613-789-4444 |
Pleasant Park Pharmacy |
1024 Pleasant Park Road |
613-733-2211 |
Wal-Mart Pharmacy |
1375 Baseline Road |
613-224-6891 |
Whole Health Pharmacy Ogilvie |
1150 Cadboro Road |
613-749-7455 |
Extend Pharmacy |
1929 Russell Road |
613-260-7890 |
Pharmasave Woodroffe Pharmacy |
1433 Woodroffe Avenue |
613-224-1011 |
Wal-Mart Pharmacy |
3900 Innes Road |
613-837-1166 |
Westboro Pharmasave |
298 Richmond Rd |
613-722-7647 |
Barrhaven Medical Pharmacy |
2900 Woodroffe Avenue |
613-440-7997 |
Respect Rx Ottawa West |
2006 Robertson Road |
613-680-6999 |
Merivale IDA Pharmacy |
1390 Clyde Avenue |
613-224-1111 |
Ottawa Medical Pharmacy |
797 Somerset Street West |
613-236-2307 |
Whole Health Compounding Pharmacy Glebe |
857A Bank Street |
613-231-7770 |
Southkeys Pharmacy |
1883 Bank Street |
613-680-8880 |
Innes Ideal Pharmacy |
4473 Innes Road |
613-424-8444 |
Flora Medical Pharmacy |
500 Bank Street |
613-231-5333 |
Restore Medical Pharmacy |
786 Bronson Avenue |
613-422-2224 |
Seaway Valley Pharmacy - Barrhaven |
2201 Jockvale Road |
613-440-7200 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
410 Richmond Road |
613-761-5575 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
541 Montreal Road |
613-740-0616 |
1355 Bank Street Pharmacy |
1355 Bank Street |
613-731-2200 |
Bayshore Pharmacy Limited |
3029 Carling Avenue |
613-820-4907 |
Victoria Pharmacy |
1065 Wellington Street |
613-729-6149 |
Metcalfe Pharmacy |
8205 Victoria Street |
613-821-1224 |
Bridle Path Pharmacy |
4000 Bridle Path Drive |
613-249-0624 |
Wellington Drug Store |
1221 Wellington Street West |
613-680-6789 |
Strandherd Guardian Pharmacy |
3091 Strandherd Drive |
613-825-7400 |
Kanata Compounding Pharmacy |
150 Katimavik Road |
613-271-6339 |
Pharma Land |
1740 Montreal Road |
613-746-4555 |
Pharmacie Campus Pharmacy |
100 Marie-Curie Private |
613-563-4000 |
Kanata North Pharmacy |
471 Terry Fox Drive |
613-271-9494 |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
2148 Carling Avenue |
613-725-9990 |
Wal-Mart Pharmacy |
3651 Strandherd Drive |
613-823-8717 |
Longfields Pharmacy |
613 Longsfield Drive |
613-440-9199 |
CareRx Ottawa East |
2447 Kaladar Avenue |
613-526-1313 |
Orleans Integrative Pharmacy |
3095 St. Joseph Boulevard |
613-424-5721 |
Greenboro Pharmacy |
25 Tailola Crescent |
613-695-1177 |
KidCare Pharmacy |
401 Smyth Road |
613-737-2316 |
Evans Medical Pharmacy |
1194 Karn Place |
613-731-7808 |
Taylor Creek Pharmacy |
570 Lacolle Way |
613-686-1991 |
Crown Pointe Pharmacy |
900 Watters Road |
613-590-0230 |
Medical Pharmacy |
770 Broadview Avenue |
613-725-9671 |
Panorama Wellness Pharmacy |
1380 Upper Canada Street |
343-499-1000 |
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What is the flu? |
The flu, or seasonal influenza, is a common contagious infection. The flu affects the nose, throat, and lungs. It is spread through droplets that have been coughed or sneezed by someone who has the flu. You can get the flu by shaking hands with someone who has the flu or by touching surfaces that have come into contact with flu droplets, and then touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Flu symptoms include a sudden fever or feeling feverish as well as a cough and/or a sore throat. It is common to also have a runny or stuffy nose, headache or body aches, and chills. You may feel more tired than usual and have a lower appetite. Some people (mostly children) also have nausea, vomiting, and/or diarrhea. Most people will recover within a week to 10 days, but some people are at greater risk of severe complications, such as pneumonia or death. Influenza infection can also worsen certain chronic conditions, such as heart disease. Although the burden of influenza can vary from year to year, it is estimated that there are an average of 12,200 hospitalizations related to influenza and approximately 3,500 deaths attributable to influenza annually in Canada. |
Preventing the flu |
You can help protect yourself against the flu by getting the flu vaccine. The earlier you get the vaccine, the better your chances are to prevent getting the flu virus. The flu is a viral infection that can have severe complications. Anyone can get the flu virus. The flu is not just a cold. You could miss school, work, parties, holidays, or even end up in the hospital. The flu vaccine helps your body help itself. The vaccine will trigger your body to fight off infection if you come into contact with the flu. This means you either will not get the flu virus, or the symptoms will be greatly reduced. Each year, different strains of the flu virus appear. Scientists predict which strains will be most likely to affect us for the coming year. These strains are used to make up the year's flu vaccine. This is why it is important to be immunized with a flu vaccine each year, in the fall. Getting your flu vaccine is good for everyone. When more people get their flu vaccine, the odds of the flu virus spreading goes down. This protects those who are most vulnerable such as children under five, adults 65 years or older, pregnant women, as well as those living with chronic health conditions like diabetes, cancer, and HIV/AIDS. Along with getting your annual flu vaccine, you can help stop the spread of the flu, and protect yourself and your family by following a few easy steps:
- Wear a well-fitting mask to protect yourself and others in indoor or crowded spaces.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, mouth or mask with unwashed hands to prevent germs from entering your system
- Wash your hands often (or use hand sanitizer), especially after being in contact with others or being in a shared/public space
- Stay home when you’re sick – do not attend work, school or childcare or visit high-risk settings like long term care or retirement homes and hospitals. Make sure you wear a mask when you go out in public after feeling better until 10 days have passed.
- Choose to gather with people outside or in well-ventilated spaces where lots of space can be kept between people
- Cover your cough - cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve or into a tissue that you dispose of
- Clean and disinfect high touch surfaces regularly like doorknobs, light switches and railings
- Make a plan in the event you or your child/children have to stay home from work, school or daycare
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Types of publicly funded vaccines |
Age groups who are eligible to receive publicly funded vaccines:
Age group |
Quadrivalent Inactivated Vaccine (QIV) FluLaval Tetra |
Quadrivalent Inactivated Vaccine (QIV) Fluzone® Quadrivalent |
Quadrivalent Inactivated Vaccine (QIV) Afluria® Tetra |
QIV-HD Fluzone® High-Dose Quadrivalent |
TIV-adj Fluad® |
six months to one year |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
two to four years |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
five to 64 years |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
65 years or older |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
FluMist® Quadrivalent (AstraZeneca) is authorized for use but it is not publicly funded in this 2022-2023 flu season. Children six months to under nine years of age who have never had a flu vaccine in their life require two doses of the flu vaccine, given at least four weeks apart. Children six months to less than nine years or anyone older who received one or more doses of seasonal flu vaccine in the previous year, should receive one dose of flu vaccine per season thereafter. The standard-dose quadrivalent inactivated vaccine (QIV) continues to be a good option for individuals six months of age and over, including adults over the age of 65 years. The QIV protects against four flu strains: two different flu A viruses and two different flu B viruses. TIV (Trivalent Inactivated Vaccine) protects against two different flu A viruses and one flu B virus. Fluzone® High-Dose Quadrivalent Inactivated Vaccine (QIV-HD) is also available for persons 65 years old and over. QIV-HD contains a higher amount of antigen per strain than standard-dose flu vaccine formulations. QIV-HD has a comparable safety and immunogenicity profile to the previously authorized TIV-HD. For individual-level decision making, NACI in Canada states that when available, high-dose should be used over standard-dose inactivated influenza vaccine, given the burden of influenza A(H3N2) disease and the good evidence of better protection compared to standard-dose in adults 65 years of age and older. However, NACI states that any of the available age-appropriate influenza vaccines should be used. There is no preferential recommendation for the use of QIV-HD versus TIV-adj vaccine for this age group. All QIV, QIV-HD, and TIV-adj vaccines protect people 65 years old and over against the flu and the most important thing is for older adults to be vaccinated. Canadian Immunization Guide Chapter on Influenza and Statement on Seasonal Influenza Vaccine for 2022-2023 |
Vaccine precautions |
It is important to screen yourself for symptoms before being vaccinated. Public health measures are in place at clinics to keep you and others safe. Please wear a mask, distance yourself from others and stay home if you are ill.
- The flu vaccine is safe for anyone 6 months of age or older who does not have a contraindication to the flu vaccine.
- The flu vaccine is safe and recommended during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
- Persons with egg allergy can safely receive any influenza vaccine and do not need any special precautions or testing.
You should not get the flu vaccine if you are:
- Feeling ill? You can get the flu vaccine when you are feeling better.
- Someone who has had a serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) to any of the components of that specific flu vaccine before (with the exception to egg). Consideration may be given to offering another flu vaccine that does not contain the implicated component.
- Someone who has had a serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) to a previous flu vaccine. A consultation with an allergist is recommended prior to flu vaccination
- Someone who has developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) within 6 weeks of a previous flu vaccination, unless another cause was found for the GBS. You may be referred to a physician in this case.
You may also be referred to a physician if you have a history of severe Oculo-Respiratory Syndrome involving difficulty breathing or wheezing following receipt of seasonal flu vaccine. |
Administration of flu vaccine with other vaccines |
All seasonal influenza vaccines may be given at the same time as, or at any time before or after, administration of other routine vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccine in individuals 6 months of age and older. On December 9, 2022, NACI updated their guidance now recommending that COVID-19 vaccines may be given on the same day as or at any time before or after non-COVID-19 vaccines for children 6 months to 5 years of age. |
Reports |
The dashboard provides an overview of respiratory infections, respiratory outbreaks, and enteric outbreaks in the City of Ottawa during the respiratory surveillance season. For information on influenza activity across Ontario see the Ontario Respiratory Pathogen Bulletin, and for Canada see the FluWatch report. Regional syndromic surveillance data on Influenza like Illness (ILI), including hospital admissions and emergency department visits, can be accessed through the Viral Respiratory Mapper.
Starting Dec. 14, 2022, the Respiratory and Enteric Surveillance Report has been revised with four pages to explore. Several indicators that provide additional information about respiratory virus activity in Ottawa have been added. Some of these indicators are new, while others will be familiar from the previous version of the Respiratory and Enteric Surveillance Report and the COVID-19 Dashboard. New indicators include:
- Wastewater surveillance data for influenza, COVID-19 and RSV
- Percent positivity, previously only displayed for influenza, which now includes COVID-19 and RSV
- All cause and respiratory-related emergency department visits to Ottawa hospitals
The Overall Surveillance page provides highlights of the past week compared to the previous week, while the three other pages provide additional details.
To control both COVID-19 and influenza and keep our community safe, we ask that all residents continue to follow public health measures. Please also visit our Influenza page to find out how to get your vaccine.
Dashboard updated weekly on Wednesdays during the respiratory surveillance Season
The following data tables are available for download on Open Ottawa:
Supporting documents:
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Previous season (2020-2021) |
Influenza activity in Ottawa residents was minimal in 2020-2021. Percent positivity did not exceed 5% for at least two weeks in a row. COVID-19 public health measures in 2020-2021 are believed to have greatly reduced influenza activity during the 2020-2021 Influenza season.
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Past Seasons from 2013-2014 to 2018-2019
Graph of the number of laboratory-confirmed influenza cases in Ottawa, by influenza season, from 2013-2014 to 2018-2019

Date ranges for influenza surveillance (flu weeks) weeks change slightly each season. For ease of interpretation, only 2018-2019 flu week date ranges are captured in the epidemiological curve above. Visit the FluWatch Weeks Calendar for the current season's flu week date ranges.
Data |
Figure Data Table
Week
|
2013-2014
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2014-2015
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2015-2016
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2016-2017
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2017-2018
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2018-2019
|
wk 35
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
wk 36
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
wk 37
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
wk 38
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
wk 39
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
wk 40
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
wk 41
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
wk 42
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
wk 43
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
wk 44
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
wk 45
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
wk 46
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
wk 47
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
wk 48
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
5
|
9
|
6
|
wk 49
|
7
|
7
|
4
|
10
|
3
|
17
|
wk 50
|
6
|
21
|
1
|
14
|
13
|
8
|
wk 51
|
24
|
51
|
5
|
42
|
25
|
8
|
wk 52
|
33
|
65
|
4
|
60
|
36
|
20
|
wk 1
|
47
|
97
|
3
|
61
|
72
|
30
|
wk 2
|
45
|
98
|
7
|
50
|
85
|
39
|
wk 3
|
30
|
74
|
5
|
39
|
76
|
42
|
wk 4
|
20
|
56
|
14
|
34
|
59
|
37
|
wk 5
|
11
|
63
|
18
|
38
|
62
|
40
|
wk 6
|
16
|
53
|
29
|
35
|
89
|
37
|
wk 7
|
6
|
46
|
41
|
28
|
106
|
46
|
wk 8
|
6
|
49
|
54
|
25
|
118
|
38
|
wk 9
|
4
|
26
|
56
|
27
|
117
|
42
|
wk 10
|
5
|
34
|
61
|
16
|
72
|
31
|
wk 11
|
13
|
44
|
63
|
25
|
46
|
38
|
wk 12
|
12
|
38
|
23
|
12
|
41
|
26
|
wk 13
|
10
|
24
|
24
|
19
|
39
|
18
|
wk 14
|
9
|
12
|
19
|
11
|
36
|
31
|
wk 15
|
12
|
14
|
14
|
12
|
28
|
36
|
wk 16
|
17
|
14
|
13
|
11
|
13
|
22
|
wk 17
|
12
|
10
|
11
|
14
|
8
|
14
|
wk 18
|
7
|
14
|
9
|
7
|
8
|
14
|
wk 19
|
11
|
2
|
12
|
1
|
5
|
5
|
wk 20
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
7
|
2
|
6
|
wk 21
|
18
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
9
|
wk 22
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
wk 23
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
wk 24
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
wk 25
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
wk 26
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
wk 27
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
wk 28
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
wk 29
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
wk 30
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
wk 31
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
wk 32
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
wk 33
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
wk 34
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
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Dominant Influenza Strain(s) & Key Flu Activity Periods
|
2013 - 2014
|
2014 - 2015
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2015 - 2016
|
2016 - 2017
|
2017 - 2018
|
2018 - 2019
|
Dominant influenza strain(s)
|
A/H1N1
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A/H3N2
|
A/H1N1
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A/H3N2
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A/H3N2 and B/Phuket (Yamagata lineage)
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A/H1N1 and A/H3N2 |
First week of flu season‡
|
Dec 1-7, 2013*
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Nov 23-29, 2014*
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Jan 17-23, 2016*
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Nov 27- Dec 3, 2016
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Nov 26- Dec 2, 2017
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Oct 14 – 20, 2018 |
Week of maximum % test-positivity
|
Dec 29, 2013 - Jan 4, 2014*
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Dec 28, 2014 - Jan 3, 2015*
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Mar 6-12, 2016*
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Dec 25-31, 2016*
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Feb 25- Mar 3, 2018*
|
Jan 27 – Feb 2, 2019 |
Maximum % test-positivity∞
|
29.1%*
|
34.5%*
|
34.3%*
|
19.4%
|
34%
|
19.8% |
Peak week of flu season±
|
Dec 31, 2013 - Jan 7, 2014
|
Jan 7-14, 2015
|
Mar 10-16, 2016
|
Dec 31, 2016 -Jan 7, 2017
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Peak 1: Jan 7-14, 2018
Peak 2: Feb 18-24, 2018
|
Feb 10 – 16, 2019 |
Laboratory-confirmed Influenza Cases
|
2013 - 2014
|
2014 - 2015
|
2015 - 2016
|
2016 - 2017
|
2017 - 2018
|
2018 - 2019
|
Median age
|
54 years
|
78 years
|
45 years
|
71 years
|
72 years
|
62 years
|
Total flu cases
|
404
|
924
|
506
|
622
|
1187
|
693
|
Flu A cases (%)
|
300 (74%)
|
769 (83%)
|
402 (79%)
|
544 (87%)
|
689 (58%)
|
666 (96%)
|
Flu B cases (%)
|
104 (26%)
|
153 (17%)
|
104 (21%)
|
78 (12%)
|
492 (41%)
|
23 (3%)
|
Hospitalizations
|
106
|
234
|
149
|
113
|
Not available
|
Not available
|
Deaths
|
9
|
27
|
7
|
11
|
21
|
6
|
Institutional Respiratory Outbreak
|
2013 - 2014
|
2014 - 2015
|
2015 - 2016
|
2016 - 2017
|
2017 - 2018
|
2018 - 2019
|
Total respiratory outbreaks
|
73
|
156
|
78
|
132
|
148
|
115
|
Flu A outbreaks
|
20
|
91
|
14
|
44
|
42
|
38
|
Flu B outbreaks
|
8
|
11
|
3
|
3
|
37
|
3
|
Non-influenza outbreaks
|
45
|
54
|
61
|
85
|
62
|
74
|
Hospitalizations≠
|
Not available
|
179
|
17
|
46
|
96
|
50 |
Deaths≠
|
Not available
|
48
|
5
|
19
|
34
|
14
|
Influenza Immunization (flu vaccine)
|
2013 - 2014
|
2014 - 2015
|
2015 - 2016
|
2016 - 2017
|
2017 - 2018
|
2018 - 2019
|
Vaccine doses distributed in Ottawa
|
390,640
|
380,309
|
379,333
|
379,241
|
392,603
|
434,564
|
Vaccine effectiveness (95% CI)¥
|
68% (58-76%)
|
9% (0-27%)
|
46% (32-57%)
|
45% (31-56%)
|
42% (22-55%)
|
56% (47-64%)
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Archived Seasonal Respiratory Infections and Enteric Outbreaks Surveillance Reports |
2019-2020 Influenza Season
- April 15, 2020 (week 15) [868 kb]
- April 1, 2020 (week 13) [655 kb]
- March 18, 2020 (week 11) [636 kb]
- March 11, 2020 (week 10) [636 kb]
- March 4, 2020 (week 9) [631 kb]
- February 26, 2020 (week 8) [805 kb]
- February 19, 2020 (week 7) [831 kb]
- February 12, 2020 (week 6) [856 kb]
- February 5, 2020 (week 5) [849 kb]
- January 29, 2020 (week 4) [817 kb]
- January 22, 2020 (week 3) [698 kb]
- January 15, 2020 (week 2) [692 kb]
- January 8, 2020 (week 1) [687 kb]
- January 1, 2020 (week 52) [666 kb]
- December 25, 2019 (week 51) [662 kb]
- December 18, 2019 (week 50) [657 kb]
- December 11, 2019 (week 49) [655 kb]
- December 4, 2019 (week 48) [733 kb]
- November 27, 2019 (week 47) [772 kb]
- November 20, 2019 (week 46) [642 kb]
- November 13, 2019 (week 45) [637 kb]
- November 6 (week 44) [PDF, 159 kb]
- October 30 (week 43) [PDF, 159 kb]
2018-2019 Influenza Season
- October 24 (week 42) [PDF, 604kb]
- October 31 (week 43) [PDF, 613kb]
- November 7 (week 44) [PDF, 614 kb]
- November 14 (week 45) [PDF, 449 kb]
- November 21 (week 46) [PDF, 433 kb]
- November 28 (week 47) [PDF, 722kb]
- December 5 (week 48) [PDF, 605 kb]
- December 12 (week 49) [PDF, 615 kb]
- December 19 (week 50) [PDF, 658 kb]
- December 27 (week 51) [PDF, 740 kb]
- January 3 (week 52) [PDF, 700 kb]
- January 9 (week 1) [PDF, 647 kb]
- January 16 (week 2) [PDF, 768 kb]
- January 23 (week 3) [PDF, 744 kb]
- January 30 (week 4) [PDF, 712 kb]
- February 6 (week 5) [PDF, 783 kb]
- February 14 (week 6) [PDF, 645 kb]
- February 20 (week 7) [PDF, 657 kb]
- February 27 (week 8) [PDF, 763 kb]
- March 6 (week 9) [PDF, 706 kb]
- March 13 (week 10) [PDF, 778 kb]
- March 20 (week 11) [PDF, 778 kb]
- March 27 (week 12) [PDF, 770 kb]
- April 3 (week 13) [PDF, 847 kb]
- April 9 (week 14) [PDF, 847 kb]
- April 16 (week 15) [PDF, 700 kb]
- April 23 (week 16) [PDF, 693 kb]
- April 30 (week 17) [PDF, 693Kb]
- May 7 (week 18) [PDF, 706 kb]
- May 22 (week 20) [PDF, 713 kb]
- June 18 (week 24) [PDF, 719 kb]
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Data Notes
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The data presented are current as of Sep 3, 2019. Unless otherwise stated, information included in this table was extracted from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) database by Ottawa Public Health (OPH). iPHIS is a dynamic disease reporting system that allows for ongoing updates to data previously entered. Data extracted from the iPHIS database represent a snapshot at the time of extraction and can be different in previous or subsequent reports.
Influenza cases and respiratory infection outbreaks in institutions and public hospitals meeting Ontario Ministry of Health (MOH) case definitions for Diseases of Public Health Significance (DPHS), according to Ontario Public Health Standards: Requirements for Programs, Services, and Accountability (Standards): Infectious Diseases Protocol, are presented. In the City of Ottawa, laboratory confirmation testing of influenza is performed by Public Health Ontario Labs (PHOL) or Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA). Changes to DPHS reporting requirements or case definitions, as well as variability in influenza laboratory testing and reporting algorithms at can limit the ability to compare across influenza seasons.
* Influenza laboratory test-positivity data for influenza seasons prior to the 2016-2017 season are unavailable for the City of Ottawa. Ontario data, available from Public Health Ontario (PHO) and accessed here, are included as proxy measures.
‡ First week when 5% or more of samples submitted for laboratory testing were positive for influenza.
∞ Highest % of samples submitted for testing that were positive for influenza during a single week.
± Week when the highest number of new influenza cases were reported to OPH, by accurate episode date.
≠ Deaths and hospitalizations are limited to line-listed resident or patient cases from influenza outbreaks in institutions and public hospitals. Influenza infections are not confirmed through laboratory testing for all line-listed cases, as per MOH reporting case definitions. Generally, up to four sample are tested, the remaining outbreak cases are assumed to be caused by the same respiratory pathogen.
¥ Flu vaccine effectiveness data are based on the Canadian Sentinel Practitioner Surveillance Network (SPSN) influenza vaccine effectiveness estimates accessed here.
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The report provides an overview of the influenza activity in the City of Ottawa during Influenza Season. For information on the influenza season across Ontario see the Ontario Respiratory Pathogen Bulletin, and for Canada see the FluWatch report. Regional syndromic surveillance data on Influenza like Illness (ILI), including hospital admissions and emergency department visits, can be accessed through ILI mapper. |