How to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment

You might be able to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments through the [public health unit] call centre.

You can also contact your employer, care home, or community group to find out if they have their own vaccination plans (if applicable).

If you are 18 years old or older and identify as First Nations, Inuit or Métis, contact your local First Nations, Inuit and Métis health organization supporting local vaccination clinics.

You might be able to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments through the public health unit general phone line

You can also contact your employer, care home, or community group to find out if they have their own vaccination plans (if applicable).

If you are 18 years old or older and identify as First Nations, Inuit or Métis, contact your local First Nations, Inuit and Métis health organization supporting local vaccination clinics.

You can book appointments for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine through participating pharmacies in certain areas of Ontario.

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Your primary care provider may contact you to book an appointment for the AstraZeneca vaccine. Primary care providers will not be taking appointments by request.

Your health care provider (for example, your doctor or specialist) will contact you or your primary caregiver about getting vaccinated and options for booking an appointment.

You may be contacted by your health care provider if you:

• received an organ transplant
• received a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (bone marrow transplant)
• have a neurological disease that impacts your respiratory function (for example, motor neuron disease, myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis)
• were diagnosed with a haematological malignancy (cancer that affects your blood, bone marrow or lymph nodes) within the last year
• have severe kidney disease (eGFR under 30)
• are an essential caregiver for someone with any of these conditions

Primary care providers are not taking appointments by request. Do not call them – they need to keep their phone lines open for patients with immediate medical needs.

If you have a health condition that is not on this list, you will be eligibe in the coming weeks.

You can book COVID-19 vaccine appointments through the provincial online booking system

Through this system, you can get a vaccine at a mass immunization clinic.

To book, you must:

• have a green photo health (OHIP) card (you will need numbers on both sides of the card, expired cards will be accepted)
• have an email address (or can use the email of the person helping you)
• have a modern web browser (the booking site is not compatible with Internet Explorer 11 or earlier)

Vaccine available: Pfizer or Moderna.

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Call centre

You can also book your vaccine appointments at 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX if you prefer to call. This call centre does not book appointments for pharmacies.

You can book COVID-19 vaccine appointments through the Ontario call centre

You need to call because you do not have a green photo health card.

Vaccine available: Pfizer or Moderna.

This call centre does not book appointments for pharmacies.

You can book COVID-19 vaccine appointments through the public health unit website

This public health unit uses their own system to book vaccine appointments.

Through this system, you can get a vaccine at a mass immunization clinic.

To book, you must:

• have an Ontario health (OHIP) card

Vaccine available: Pfizer or Moderna.

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Call centre

You can also book your vaccine appointments at 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX if you prefer to call. This call centre does not book appointments for pharmacies.

You can book COVID-19 vaccine appointments through the [public health unit] call centre

This public health unit uses their own system to book vaccine appointments.

Vaccine available: Pfizer or Moderna.

This call centre does not book appointments for pharmacies.

Additional resources

Each public health unit is developing a vaccine plan tailored to their own community’s needs.

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This booking tool does not currently offer online booking for some priority groups who are eligible for a vaccination. 

These groups are often located in hot spot communities and might include:

• people with health risks
• workers in large indoor buildings (for example warehouses or factories)
• attendees of a faith-based building (for example, a mosque, church or synagogue) 
• people who live in high-risk settings (for example, certain apartment buildings, shelters or community living settings)
• regular attendees of community centres

If you are 18 or older and fit into one of those groups, you may be able to get a vaccine at a:

• hospital
• mobile vaccination site (such as a bus)
• temporary (or “pop-up”) vaccination site

If you have a high-risk health condition that is not on this list, you will be eligible in the coming weeks.

You can book COVID-19 vaccine appointments through [public health unit]

This public health unit uses their own system to book vaccine appointments.

You can currently book if you:

• received an organ transplant
• received a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (bone marrow transplant)
• have a neurological disease that impacts your respiratory function (for example, motor neuron disease, myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis)
• were diagnosed with a haematological malignancy (cancer that affects your blood, bone marrow or lymph nodes) within the last year
• have severe kidney disease (eGFR under 30)
• are an essential caregiver for someone with any of these conditions

Your health care provider (for example, your doctor or specialist) may contact you about your options for getting vaccinated but they are not booking appointments themselves. Do not call them – they need to keep their phone lines open for patients with immediate medical needs.

If you have a health condition that is not on this list, you will be eligibe in the coming weeks.

You can book COVID-19 vaccine appointments through the provincial call centre.

You can currently book appointments through the call centre if you:

• directly support students with complex special education needs in elementary and secondary schools anywhere in the province
• work in an elementary or secondary school in a designated hot spot in Peel or Toronto

You need to call so you can answer some identifying questions, such as the details from your eligibility letter.

This call centre does not book appointments for pharmacies.

You are not currently eligible to book an appointment based on the postal code you entered.

You are currently eligible for vaccination only if you either:

• directly support students with complex special education needs in elementary and secondary schools anywhere in the province
• work in an elementary or secondary school in a designated hot spot in Peel or Toronto

You can try entering the postal code where you live or work.

If you are eligible based on either postal code, your school board or employer will contact you with information on how to book your vaccinations when you are eligible.

Eligibility will open to additional education workers in the coming weeks.

You can book COVID-19 vaccine appointments through [public health unit] if you directly support students with complex special education needs in an elementary or secondary school in Ontario.

Your public health unit will provide you with information about getting vaccinated and options for booking an appointment.

You may need to answer some identifying questions, such as the details from your eligibility letter.

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