Immunizations for Youth and School Vaccine Information

School Vaccine Consent Form (pdf - 254 KB) (This document is currently not in an accessible format. An accessible document will be posted shortly). 

See or print school vaccine consent (pdf - 254 KB) when your child is attending a school clinic. (This document is currently not in an accessible format. An accessible document will be posted shortly). Make sure that you and your youth have discussed what vaccines are to be given prior to the appointment.

Nurses from Ottawa Public Health will hold clinics at your child’s school this school year for youth in Grade 7 and 8.

Virtual learner

Virtual Learners can obtain school-based vaccines at their Health Care Provider’s office or at the OPH Community Clinics.

Interval between the COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines:

For youth aged 12 and above

• COVID-19 vaccines may be given at the same time as, at any time before or after non-COVID-19 vaccines. To date, there have been no concerns about safety or the effectiveness of the vaccine. Please note: Given the above information, if you signed the consent form during cycle 1, gave consent at a community clinic or called Ottawa Public Health to provide verbal consent, we will give your child the school-based vaccines (Hepatitis B, Human papillomavirus and Meningococcal), regardless of any recent dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

For children aged 11 and under

To be very safe, we recommend to wait:

• a period of at least 14 days before being given another vaccine after getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
• a period of at least 14 days after being given another vaccine before getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
• If your child gets the COVID-19 vaccine along with any other vaccine(s) on the same day, and has a reaction within 14-days, it may not be possible to know which vaccine caused the reaction. If you would like your child to get the school-based vaccines at a school clinic, even though they have been given the COVID-19 vaccine within 14-days, please call OPH at (613) 580-6744 to speak to a nurse.

OPH Community clinics

Ottawa Public Health has expanded immunization services for children and youth aged 0 to 17 years who live in Ottawa and who are facing barriers in getting their routine immunizations in the community.

You are eligible to book an appointment if your youth identifies with one or more of the following criteria:

To avoid crowding, school-based vaccines will be by appointment only:

Click here to make an appointment at an Ottawa Public Health Community Clinic.

***Click here to make an appointment at an Ottawa Public Health After-School clinic.

***After-School clinics only offer school-based vaccines: Hepatitis B, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and Meningococcal conjugate vaccines (normally given in grades 7 and 8)

If you require additional disability-related accommodations, please fill out the Vaccine accessibility assessment form at least 48 hours in advance of your appointment. With less than 48 hours, Ottawa Public Health will strive to meet all accommodation needs, however, may not be able meet all requirements.

You are eligible to drop-in if your youth identifies with one or more of the following criteria:

Additionally, in Ontario, routine immunizations can be given at your Health Care Provider’s office or a walk-in clinic, if your Health Care Provider or the walk-in clinic has agreed to offer this service. If your child requires a routine vaccination, please follow up with their primary care provider. Your Health Care Provider can complete a form to send to the Ottawa Public Health vaccine room.

If you are currently looking for a Health Care Provider please register with Health Care Connect, and a nurse will help you find a doctor or nurse practitioner who is accepting new patients in our community.