Immunization & Vaccine Information for Health Professionals

Online vaccine ordering for high-risk clients and school-based vaccines. Batch orders are still available for some vaccines.

Order Vaccines Online

Updated March 5, 2021

Please read the information on eligibility criteria first.

COVID-19 Vaccine Updates

COVID-19 Vaccine Update #3 for HCPs – March 5, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Alert: Reporting Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) – March 5, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Update for HCPs Update #1 – December 15, 2020

Vaccine Alerts and Updates

Stay current on changes:

Grade 7 and 8 Student Immunization – Oct. 30, 2020
Publicly Funded Shingles Vaccines Changing to Shingrix® – Oct. 6, 2020
Guidance for Immunization Services during COVID-19 – April 23, 2020
Interim Rabies Immune Globulin-sparing Measures – Sept. 20, 2019
Interim Use of Engerix-B® Vaccine for Renal Dialysis Patients – Jun. 20, 2019

Information for Your Patients

Vaccine Storage and Handling

Vaccines can lose their effectiveness when exposed to light or temperatures outside +2°C and +8°C range. Please review the Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidelines to ensure vaccine potency and reduce wastage.

Vaccine Hesitancy Continuing Medical Education - November 2019

The documents below address the vaccine questions put forward by participants at the November 2019 event.

For more information, see Vaccine Hesitancy – Strategies to Support Health Care Providers

Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI)

Health care practitioners are required to report AEFIs to Toronto Public Health. Please fax the completed AEFI Reporting Form (Public Health Ontario) to 416-696-3492 or email it to AEFI@toronto.ca.

Note: If the form doesn’t open from the link above, download it using the download icon on the top right of the page. Use Adobe’s free Acrobat Reader software to complete and save the fillable form.

For more information on AEFIs:

Public Health Ontario AEFI Fact Sheet
TPH information on AEFIs