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Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses.
It can lead to serious illness and complications in some people such as very young children and infants, adults 65 years of age and older, people living with a chronic medical condition, pregnant women, Indigenous people and people residing in nursing homes.
It is estimated that in a given year influenza causes an estimated
12,200 hospital stays and 3,500 deaths in Canada.
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New strains of influenza appear every year. Annual immunization
with the seasonal influenza vaccine is a safe way of reducing the
risk of influenza illness, hospitalization and even death. The
Canadian FluWatch surveillance program monitors which strains
circulate in Canada and provides weekly reports. Learn more about
FluWatch.
Source:
Epidemiology of influenza in Canada - Public Health Agency of
Canada
Finding a Flu Shot (influenza vaccine)
Find nearby flu shot clinics
Use myflushot.ca to safely and conveniently find available flu shot
clinics near you. Search by location, clinic type, seasonal influenza vaccine in
multiple languages.
Before flu shots become available, enter your email address to be
notified when flu shots become available. Once flu shots become
available, you will see a map showing all local flu shot options to
help you decide where you'd prefer to go.
Types of Flu Shots
Did you know that different types of flu shots are available? Some
flu shot clinics may post the different types of flu shots that they
have available.
Once flu shots become available, you will be able to search & filter
flu shot locations to see where specific types of flu shots are
being offered within your community.
Book your appointment
Because of COVID-19, most flu shot clinics will not offer walk-in
vaccinations, and will require flu shot appointments.
Flu shots will be publicly available in October. However, some
pharmacies & clinics have started booking flu shot appointments. You
can book a flu shot appointments online using myflushot.ca.
Before flu shots become available, you may receive an email
notification letting you book an appointment online at a local
pharmacy or clinic. Once flu shots become available, you will see a
map showing all pharmacies & clinics that offer online appointment
booking, and you can easily pick a convenient day & time for your
flu shot.
For your safety and the safety of staff, most pharmacies & clinics
that offer online appointment booking will also let you fill out
your flu shot consent form online before the appointment. Some
pharmacies or clinics may require that this is done.
Are you a healthcare provider?
The myflushot.ca Canadian Flu Shot locator has many new features for the 2020-2021 flu season.
Flu shot inventory
Let the public know when you have flu shots in stock without lifting a phone or a finger. This service should reduce phone calls, which will save you and your staff a lot of time. Our Flu Shot Inventory service is FREE and an easy way to let the public know the types of flu shots you are offering, and when you have flu shots in stock. Our Flu Shot Inventory service is available as both a standalone service, and fully automated through integration with your pharmacy management software.
Manage Appointment
Reduce unnecessary phone calls by allowing patients to book,
cancel, and reschedule appointments online using the booking
rules & logic that you want.
Customize how far in advance appointments can be booked using
advanced staff scheduling & booking rules.
Our online appointment booking service has been refined with
feedback from hundreds of pharmacists, physicians, managers, and
administrative staff since 2014 to seamlessly integrate with your
workflow, as well as primary care EMRs (electronic medical
record systems) and pharmacy software. Our online appointment booking service also supports standalone
implementations & paper-based workflows.
Pre & Post-Appointment Patient engagement
Patients will receive automated appointment reminders by email
or SMS, and will confirm their appointment electronically.
To support the health & safety of your staff with contactless
flu shot clinics, influenza vaccination consent forms can be
filled out online by patients before the appointment.
Any last minute changes to where/how a patient attends their flu
shot appointment can be easily sent beforehand. Patients can
wait in their car, and our SMS paging module can be used to
notify patients when it's their turn.
After the appointment, patients can provide feedback on their
flu shot experience, report adverse reactions, and easily inform
their family doctor that they received their flu shot in the
community, all at a click of a button.
Register for your free MyFluShot.ca account today.
Register now for a chance to receive the online appointment booking module (including EMR-integration / Pharmacy Management Software integration) for free.
Informational Webinars
Join one of our many informational webinars.
Other online resources about the flu
If your organization would like to support this initiative, please reach out at [email protected]
About myflushot.ca
For the 2020-2021 Influenza Season, EMPOWER health has formed a partnership with Immunize Canada, a national coalition and active stakeholders in influenza immunization and promotion, to expand the scope of MyFluShot.ca to include influenza vaccine inventory management and reporting.
With a mission to empower all stakeholders of the healthcare system,
EMPOWER health focuses on delivering digital health tools that help
patients the Canadian healthcare system and access healthcare services
in a timely, equitable, and efficient manner.
EMPOWER Health's digital health solutions include national directories
of healthcare providers, online appointment booking that integrates with
clinical workflows and clinical software, and wait-times services.
Immunize Canada brings over 25 years of expertise to the
MyFluShot.ca platform.
Its mandate is to contribute to the control, elimination and
eradication of vaccine preventable diseases through public and
professional education, awareness building and promotion
grounded in evidence and the recommended uses of vaccines by the
National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI).