Flu clinics
- Protect yourself and your loved ones from the seasonal flu
- Vaccine strains
- Where can I get the vaccine?
Protect yourself and your loved ones from the seasonal flu
The flu vaccine is safe, free and the most effective way to protect yourself and your loved ones from the flu. Getting the flu shot is an easy way to avoid missing school or work, or passing on the flu to those around you.
Ottawa Public Health also reminds Ottawa residents of these key steps to avoid the flu:
- Wash your hands with soap and water, or use hand sanitizer
- Cover your coughs and sneezes with your arm, not your hand
- Stay at home if you are sick
Vaccine strains
This year’s Canadian flu vaccine will cover the same three strains as last year: the 2009 H1N1 strain, an influenza A known as H3N2 and an influenza B component.
Where can I get the vaccine?
Residents can get the vaccine from their family doctor, health care practitioner and at a workplace immunization clinic. Ottawa Public Health no longer offers flu immunization clinics.
Call the Ottawa Public Health Information Line at 613-580-6744 (TTY: 613-580-9656) for more information. You can also connect with OPH on Facebook and Twitter (@ottawahealth) for the latest public health information.