Toronto Public Health provides free hepatitis B, meningococcal and human papillomavirus vaccinations to Grade 7/8 students in schools. For schools with low student enrollment, or at the request of parents, Toronto Public Health can release these vaccines to physicians based on the following eligibility criteria:
Hepatitis B
- grade 7 or 8 students who did not already receive or complete their vaccine series
- high school students with a high-risk indication who have not completed their vaccine series
Human Papillomavirus-9
- grade 7 or 8 students who did not already receive or complete their vaccine series
- males born in 2004-2007
- females born in 2002-2007
- guys who are into other guys (MSM), up to age 26
Please include the student’s first and last name, plus their date of birth. Males born outside of the listed birth years are not eligible for the free HPV-9 vaccine. The HPV vaccine can be purchased privately. Youth, ages 15 years and older need three doses with minimum spacing of zero, two and six months.
Meningococcal-quadrivalent
- grade 7 or 8 students who did not already received their vaccine at school
- high school students who have not yet received the meningococcal-quadrivalent vaccine
Order Vaccines for the School-Based Immunization Program
Health care providers that fit the eligibility criteria may order vaccines for the school-based immunization program through the Online Vaccine Order Form.
Online Vaccine Order Form
Hepatitis A vaccine
- individuals with chronic liver disease, including hepatitis B and C
- individuals who use injection drugs
- men who have sex with men (MSM)
Hepatitis B vaccine
- infants born to hepatitis B carrier mothers
- children under seven years of age, whose families have emigrated from countries with a high prevalence of hepatitis B or may be exposed to hep B carriers through their extended families
- household and sexual contacts of chronic carriers and acute cases
- individuals with a history of a sexually transmitted infection; multiple sex partners or MSMs
- individuals with chronic liver disease, including hepatitis C
- individuals who use injection drugs
- individuals awaiting liver transplants (Only second and third doses are publicly funded.)
- individuals with a needle-stick injury, in a non-health care setting
- individuals on renal dialysis or persons with diseases requiring frequent receipt of blood products, such as haemophilia. (Only second and third doses are publicly funded.)
Meningococcal Conjugated A, C, Y, W-135 vaccine
Individuals, nine months of age and older with:
- functional or anatomic asplena
- complement, properdin, factor D deficiency or primary antibody deficiencies
- pre/post cochlear implant recipients
- Human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) or acquired complement deficiency
Menactra®/Menveo® is licensed up to age 55; its use for ages 56 and older is off label but recommended since the Meningococcal Polysaccharide ACYW-135 (Menomune®) is no longer available.
Multicomponent Meningococcal B (4CMenB) vaccine
Individuals, two months to 17 years with:
- functional or anatomic asplenia
- complement, properdin, factor D or primary antibody deficiencies
- pre/post Cochlear implant recipients
- HIV or acquired complement deficiencies (e.g., receiving eculizumab)
Human papillomavirus vaccine
- individuals, up to 26 years of age who self-identify as MSM (gay, bisexual or transgender).
Order Vaccines for High-Risk Clients
Health care providers that fit the eligibility criteria may order vaccines for high-risk clients through the Online Vaccine Order Form.
Online Vaccine Order Form
Health care providers may order COVID-19 vaccines based on the following eligibility criteria. If you fit the criteria for this program, please enroll in the COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Program before proceeding to order vaccines.
General Criteria:
- I am a health care provider working in Toronto
- I have a valid Ontario Government Pharmaceutical and Medical Supply Services (OGPMSS) client number
- All vaccines ordered will be given free of charge to eligible Ontario clients.
Storage Criteria:
- I am registered to store publicly funded vaccine.
- The fridge where vaccines are stored maintains temperatures between +2℃ to +8℃, is monitored at least twice a day with a minimum, maximum and current temperature, meets the requirements of Ontario’s Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidelines, and has the capacity to safely store the ordered vaccine.
- This fridge where vaccines are stored has been inspected by Toronto Public Health within the last 12 months. (If your fridge requires inspection, please email COVIDVaccineOrder@toronto.ca)
COVaxON Criteria:
(If you do not have an account or have not completed training, please contact OntarioMD)
- All vaccinators have an activated COVaxON account
- All vaccinators have completed required COVaxON training
- All vaccinators have access to COVaxON IDs with Toronto Public Health as the Authorizing Organization to document COVID-19 Vaccine administration
Resources:
Enroll in the COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Program
Step One:
Health care providers that wish to order COVID-19 vaccines need to first enroll into the COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Program before proceeding to order online.
Enroll in the COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Program
Step Two:
After successful enrollment, TPH will contact health care providers directly with online ordering instructions.
