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Booking your COVID-19 Appointment at a Pharmacy

COVID-19 Immunization Program

To ensure fair access to all Islanders needing to be immunized and to prevent unnecessary wastage of vaccine doses, please only book your immunizations at ONE pharmacy location.

Who is eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine through a pharmacy?

Partner pharmacies are able to offer the Moderna SpikevaxTM vaccine (XBB formulation) and Pfizer-BioNTech ComirnatyTM (XBB formulation) to individuals 12 years of age and older if it has been at least 6 months since your last dose of COVID-19 vaccine or COVID-19 illness, whichever is shorter. 

If you have a health card please bring it with you to your appointment.

Is Novavax Nuvaxovid available in pharmacies?

The updated version of Novavax Nuvaxovid (XBB formulation) is available as of December 5, 2023.  For individuals who are not able or willing to get an mRNA vaccine, Novavax Nuvaxovid vaccine is available from the following participating pharmacies:

Prince County

  • Medicine Shoppe - 152 Poplar St, Alberton, call 902-853-4600
  • O’Leary PharmaChoice  - 536 Main Street, O’Leary, (902) 859-2606
  • Murphy's Central Street - 414 Central St, Summerside, 902-724-4900 - Please call pharmacy for Novavax availability and appointment times, online booking not available. 

Kings County

  • McKenna’s PharmaChoice - 50 Queens Road Montague, call 902-361-5050
  • Loblaw Pharmacy #388 - 509 Main St, Box 1510, Montague, call 902-838-3478 or click here to book online

Queens County

  • Cornwall Pharmasave - 25 Meadowbank Rd, Cornwall, call 902-629-6870
  • Murphy’s Queen Street - Murphy's Pharmacy Locations -   Book online or find a location to contact the pharmacy directly
  • Shoppers Drug Mart, 403 University Ave, Charlottetown, call 902-892-3433 or book online
  • Sobeys/Lawtons Pharmacies - click here to book online

Where can I get the vaccine?

You can book an appointment with one of the following partner pharmacies to receive the vaccine. Please use the contact instructions provided when booking your appointment at a pharmacy. No walk-ins will be permitted.

 

PLEASE NOTE: If you prefer to get your vaccine at a pharmacy and already have an appointment booked at a Health PEI Vaccination Clinic, please cancel your appointment at the clinic by calling 1-844-975-3303. It is important to cancel an unneeded appointment as soon as possible.

 

Partner pharmacies are listed below. Scroll down to find one near you!

Prince County

Kings County

Queens County

Published date: 
January 15, 2024

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