Immunization (vaccination) clinic
Access to services: COVID-19
If you are visiting our office locations for clinical services, you will need to wear a mask. Certain exceptions may apply (for example, based on age or medical circumstances). We encourage you to bring your own mask. If you don’t have a mask or forgot to bring yours, we will give you one for your appointment, supplies permitting.
This requirement provides additional protection as distancing is not always guaranteed. To learn more about our services and some of the changes in place due to COVID-19, please check our Public Health services page.
Public Health Sudbury & Districts offers several immunization services.
COVID-19 immunizations
COVID-19 vaccines are offered when directed by the Ministry of Health. Please visit the Ontario Ministry of Health website for more information and to learn about when you should get your next dose. Due to Health Canada’s mandated market withdrawal of previous COVID-19 vaccines, COVID-19 vaccines will not be available as of September 1, 2024. Vaccinations will begin to be available once Ontario receives supply from Health Canada following their regulatory authorization of the updated vaccine formulation. It is estimated vaccines will begin to be available in October.
Influenza immunizations (flu shots)
The flu shot is available every fall during the respiratory season (October to April).
Early in the season, the flu shot is prioritized for those at higher risk of influenza-related complications or hospitalization from influenza. Later in the season, the flu shot will be available to everyone aged 6 months and older.
Health care providers, walk-in clinics, and public health units, and over 50 local pharmacies will be offering flu shots.
Routine immunizations
Public Health offers routine, publicly-funded immunization opportunities at select clinics for children, youth, and adults who are overdue for vaccinations because of services being temporarily paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Travel immunizations
If you live in Greater Sudbury, please contact your health care provider or the Northeast Ontario Medical Offices for international travel immunization consultation services. If you live outside of Greater Sudbury, please call our Immunization Services Line at 705.522.9200, ext. 458 or your primary care provider. For information about publicly funded vaccine eligibility, visit our online vaccination record portal to access or report vaccination records, or call 705.522.9200, ext. 458.
School immunizations
Every year, our public health nurses visit schools across our district to immunize students in Grades 7 and 8 against hepatitis B, meningococcal disease, and human papillomavirus (HPV). Consent forms and fact sheets are sent home with every student at the beginning of the school year. Consent forms and fact sheets are also digitally available. Learn more about vaccinations required to attend school and download the consent forms.
Immunization clinics for students requiring vaccines for school attendance
Public Health collects, reviews, and maintains immunization records for all students in schools in our communities as outlined in the Immunization of Schools Pupils Act, 1990, (ISPA). Each year, usually beginning in January, immunization records are assessed to ensure that students enrolled in school have the vaccines that are required for attendance. Parents are notified by letter if Public Health is missing vaccine information for students. Special immunization clinics are held for students who require vaccinations.
When a child receives a vaccine, the parent or guardian is responsible to report it to Public Health. Health care providers do not report this information to Public Health.
- You have several options to report your child’s vaccinations.
This item was last modified on September 3, 2024