Infants and young children
Infants and young children can get free routine vaccines from:
- Public health units, community health centres, and primary care clinics.
- Family doctors.
- Nurse practitioners.
- Pharmacies (for those 4 years of age and older).
- In First Nations communities: community health centres and nursing stations.
Vaccines that are not free (for example, vaccines for travel or extra protection) can be purchased at:
- Pharmacies (for those 4 years of age and older).
- Travel health clinics. One way to find a travel health clinic is through the Public Health Agency of Canada’s list of designated Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres.
Kindergarten-age children
Kindergarten-age children can get free routine vaccines from:
- Public health units, community health centres, and primary care clinics.
- Pharmacies.
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Family doctors.
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Nurse practitioners.
- In First Nations communities: community health centres and nursing stations.
In some areas of BC, kindergarten-age children may be immunized by nurses at school clinics. Information and consent forms are sent home from the school before the clinic.
Vaccines that are not free (for example, vaccines for travel or extra protection) can be purchased at:
- Pharmacies.
- Travel health clinics. One way to find a travel health clinic is through the Public Health Agency of Canada’s list of designated Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres.
School-age children and teens
Nurses give routine vaccines to students in grades 6 and 9 at school clinics. Information and consent forms are sent home from the school before the clinic.
In First Nations communities where students attend a First Nations school, community health nurses may immunize students at a school clinic, community health centre, or nursing station.
If your child is homeschooled or needs to catch up on missed vaccines, you can book an appointment at:
- A public health unit, community health centre, or primary care clinic.
- A pharmacy.
- Your family doctor or nurse practitioner's office.
Vaccines that are not free (for example, vaccines for travel or extra protection) can be purchased at:
- Pharmacies.
- Travel health clinics. One way to find a travel health clinic is through the Public Health Agency of Canada’s list of designated Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres.
Adults
- Pharmacies.
- Public health units, community health centres, and primary care clinics.
- Family doctors.
- Nurse practitioners.
- In First Nations communities: community health centres and nursing stations.
- Pharmacies.
- Travel health clinics. One way to find a travel health clinic is through the Public Health Agency of Canada’s list of designated Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres.
Influenza (flu) vaccines
COVID-19 vaccines
Travel vaccines
Travel vaccines are available from:
- Travel health clinics. One way to find a travel health clinic is through the Public Health Agency of Canada’s list of designated Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres.
- Pharmacies.
