Flu Vaccination Clinics

Get the flu shot, not the flu

It’s important to stay up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines and get your seasonal flu shot, and it is safe to get both at the same time. Get information on the COVID-19 vaccine here.

Flu clinics will be starting October 2022.

The best way to protect yourself and others from the flu is to get vaccinated each year.

Health PEI Public Health Nursing offers Community Flu Vaccination Clinics in various locations across the province. Flu vaccinations are also available through your family physician or nurse practitioner and at local pharmacies across the province.

What is new for the 2022-2023 year?

Public Health Nursing offers booked appointments at Community Flu Vaccination Clinics at different locations across the province. Individuals are required to wear a medical mask to their appointment.

FluMist^® (nasal spray) is available only at the Public Health Nursing Community Flu Vaccination Clinics.

Individuals over 65 years of age are recommended to receive the influenza High-Dose Vaccine this year. The High-Dose Vaccine is currently available at the Public Health Nursing Community Flu Vaccination Clinics, as well as community pharmacies.

Will I have to pay for a flu shot?

The flu vaccine is free to all individuals living in Prince Edward Island. If you have a PEI Health Card, please bring it with you to the clinic. If you are not a Canadian resident, there is a $40 administration fee.

How do I book an appointment for the community Flu vaccination clinic?

Health PEI Public Health Nursing will be offering community Flu Vaccination Clinics starting October 3, 2022 until early December. To book an appointment for one of these clinics:

Please use our on-line booking partner Skip the Waiting Room or call 1-844-975-3303 (toll-free).

See below for clinic locations.

Flu vaccinations are also available through your family physician or nurse practitioner and at local pharmacies across the province.

Will I have to bring anything to my appointment for the community Flu vaccination clinic?

You must have your valid provincial health card with you. You are also required to wear a medical mask to your appointment.

For information about the flu vaccine, read the following fact sheets:

Influenza Vaccine - Inactivated [PDF | 79 KB]
Influenza Vaccine - Live Attenuated (nasal spray) [PDF | 467 KB]

Where can I get a flu shot?

Health PEI Public Health Nursing will be offering community Flu Vaccination Clinics in the following locations:

Souris

Souris Hospital – Classroom
17 Knights Avenue

Montague

14 Rosedale Road

Charlottetown

Sherwood Business Centre
161 St. Peters Road

Summerside

County Fair Mall
475 Granville Street

O'Leary

O’Leary Health Centre
14 MacKinnon Drive

Flu vaccinations are also available through your family physician or nurse practitioner and at local pharmacies across the province.

Where can I get more information about the flu?

For more information about the flu, how it spreads, symptoms, or how you can protect yourself and others, visit About Influenza (the flu).

Published date:

December 21, 2022

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