You can find out some great information about the flu and the flu vaccine on the following sites:

• Ontario’s Flu Facts website

• The Government of Canada’s website

• Toronto Public Health’s flu vaccine fact sheet

Due to limited supply and capacity, we are currently limiting who can get a flu vaccine at Magenta Health to those who are at an increased risk of complications from the flu.

You can get your flu vaccine at Magenta health if you are a patient at the clinic AND are at least one of the following:

• 6 months to under 5 years old

• 65 years or older

• someone who is at a greater risk of complications from the flu.

If you are not a part of our priority group, we encourage you to get a flu vaccine and one of the many options listed at the top of this page under the header “…OUTSIDE OF MAGENTA HEALTH”.

There are many reasons why someone may be considered to be at a greater risk for potentially serious complications from the flu such as pneumonia and heart attacks.  More information about who this applies to can be found on the Ontario Flu Facts website as well as the government of Canada’s flu vaccine website.

Please note that the above references are not a comprehensive list. If you have questions about whether or not you are considered high risk for flu complications, please book an appointment with your physician to discuss it.

If you are not a part of our priority group or if the dates/times don’t work for you, we encourage you to get a flu vaccine at one of the many options listed at the top of this page under the header “…OUTSIDE OF MAGENTA HEALTH”.

No, all flu vaccinations are by appointment only to ensure we have enough vaccines on hand and to minimize wait-times.

Depending on the community health situation, our medical team may re-institute universal mandatory masking in the clinics at any time. Currently, we ask all patients and visitors to wear a mask if they are experiencing respiratory symptoms. Of course, you are always welcome to wear a mask even if you don’t have respiratory symptoms. Children under 2 are exempt from wearing a mask.

Having immediate family members vaccinated helps to decrease the risks of getting the flu for everyone. For household members, who are also active patients of a Magenta Health physician, we are able to offer limited additional shots depending on whether the flu shot appointment is booked during the week or at a weekend/evening clinic.

When booking the weekday daytime nurse flu shot appointments, only TWO additional household members can be added to the appointment. These additional household members do not have to be part of the prioritized population. For example, two parents of an eligible 3 year old can also get the flu shot at the same appointment.

During our weekend or evening flu clinics, we will allow all household members to be added to the appointment of an eligible patient. However, these flu clinics are limited in number so we urge you to book the next available convenient appointment.

Note that we are not able to provide flu vaccinations to those who are not active patients of a Magenta Health physician.

If you are part of our priority patient population and a nurse is available during your appointment, you will be able to get your flu shot at the appointment. If the nurse is not available during your appointment, you may be asked to rebook a dedicated flu vaccine appointment with a clinic nurse or get the flu vaccine elsewhere.

If you are NOT a part of our priority population, we will not be able to administer a flu vaccine during your appointment and instead encourage you to get a flu vaccine at one of the many options listed at the top of this page under the header “…OUTSIDE OF MAGENTA HEALTH”.

Please read this fact sheet and come dressed for the shot!  For kids and adults, wear comfortable clothing that makes it easy to expose your upper arm.  For infants/toddlers, the nurse or physician will determine where the vaccine will be given at the appointment (either the leg or the arm) so no need to where something specific!

Your physician or nurse can advise you whether the flu vaccine can be given concurrently with another vaccine.

Currently, Magenta Health is not offering COVID-19 vaccinations directly at our clinics. However, both of our co-located pharmacy partners,Queen East Medical Pharmacyat Beaches andViva Pharmacy at Midtown, offer COVID-19 shots. For more information,please click here.

It depends on your eligibility and our RSV vaccine or RSV antibody stock availability. If eligible and stock is available, our nurse may be able to administer the RSV shot along with a flu shot.

Find out more about RSV eligibility here.

NOTE: It is not possible to get any RSV shots during a flu clinic appointment run by our physicians.