All Ontarians Aged 12+ Eligible for Bivalent Booster

With Health Canada approval of the Pfizer bivalent vaccine, everyone aged 12 and over is eligible to get a bivalent COVID-19 booster dose starting Monday, October 17 if they have completed their primary COVID-19 vaccine series. The government is reminding people to stay up-to-date with their vaccines as we enter respiratory illness season.

It is also important to get your annual flu shot. Starting November 1, flu shots will be available through your health care provider, public health unit and in participating pharmacies. Flu shots may safely be given at the same time, or at any time before or after COVID-19 vaccine.

If you are aged 18 years and older, the best bivalent dose is the first one offered to you. If you are aged 12 to 17 years, you will receive the Pfizer bivalent vaccine as it is the only vaccine authorized for that age group. 

News Release:

English:  https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1002384/all-ontarians-aged-12-eligible-for-bivalent-booster

French: https://news.ontario.ca/fr/release/1002384/tous-les-ontariens-ages-de-12-ans-et-plus-sont-admissibles-a-un-rappel-du-vaccin-bivalent