COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility
First Dose
All individuals aged six months and over are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Booster (Third & Fourth Dose)
A first booster (third dose) will help protect you from more severe outcomes from COVID-19 and its variants. All Ontarians aged 12 and over are strongly encouraged to get their booster dose as soon as possible to keep up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines.
If you are 18 and over, you can schedule your first booster appointment at a recommended interval of five months (140 days), or a minimum interval of three months (84 days) after your second dose.
If you are aged 12 to 17, you can schedule your first booster (Pfizer recommended) at a recommended interval of six months (168 days), or a minimum of three months (84 days), after a second dose.
At this time, a booster dose is not currently authorized for children aged six months to 11 years.
Second Booster/Fourth Dose
If you are 18 and over, you can schedule your second booster appointment at a recommended interval of five months (140 days), or a minimum interval of three months (84 days) after your first booster.
While most individuals aged 18 to 59 years old will continue to have strong protection more than six months after their first booster dose, expanding second booster dose eligibility will ensure that Ontarians can make an informed decision based on their personal circumstances.
Ontarians aged 18-59 are encouraged to speak with their health care provider about whether getting a second booster dose now is right for them.
High-risk individuals who should get their second booster dose as soon as possible include:
- an individual aged 60 and over
- First Nation, Inuit and Métis individuals or a non-Indigenous household member aged 18 and over
- a resident of a long-term care home, retirement home, or Elder Care Lodge or an older adult living in other congregate settings that provide assisted-living and health services
If you choose to receive your second booster as early as three months (84 days) after your first booster, please book this dose through the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre at 1-833-943-3900, a pharmacy, or directly through public health units that use their own booking systems.
Bivalent Booster Dose
Starting September 12, 2022, bivalent COVID-19 booster appointments will be available to and can be booked for the most vulnerable populations, including:
- individuals aged 70 and over;
- residents of long-term care homes, retirement homes, Elder Care Lodges and individuals living in other congregate settings that provide assisted-living and health services;
- First Nation, Inuit and Métis individuals and their non-Indigenous household members aged 18 and over;
- moderately to severely immunocompromised individuals aged 12 and over;
- pregnant individuals aged 18 and over; and
- health care workers aged 18 and over
All Ontarians Aged 18+ Eligible Starting September 26, 2022.
Our office does not have access to the COVID-19 vaccines at this time.
Questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and children?
The SickKids COVID-19 Vaccine Consult Service is a by-appointment phone service that provides a safe, judgement-free space to have an open conversation about the COVID-19 vaccine for children and youth. Click the link below to find out more about this service.
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