It’s flu season – everybody’s favourite time of year (after Festivus.)
If you’d rather avoid the fever, cough, aches, sores, congestion, occasional vomiting and other… symptoms, you’ll probably want to get the flu shot ASAP if you haven’t already.
Here’s a quick overview of where you can get the shot in Ottawa:
- Pretty much every pharmacy, including the ones inside grocery stores. All you need is your health card. The Ontario government has a tool mapping all the participating pharmacists…
- Your doctor’s office.
- Clinics will be held across the city at schools, hospitals and community buildings.
- For children under five, Ottawa Public Health provides free clinics by appointment. To register, call OPH at 613-580-6744.
Here is a list of community clinics from the city’s website:
| Saturday, October 29 | All Saints Catholic High School | 5115 Kanata Avenue, Kanata | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. |
| Tuesday, November 1 | Mother Teresa Catholic High School | 440 Longfields Drive, Nepean | 3:30 – 7:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, November 2 | Fred Barrett Arena | 3280 Leitrim Road, Ottawa | 3:30 – 7:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, November 3 | St. Pius X High School | 1481 Fisher Avenue, Ottawa | 3:30 – 7:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, November 5 | École secondaire catholique Béatrice Desloges | 1999 Provence Ave., Orleans | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. |
| Monday, November 7 | West Carleton Community Complex | 5670 Carp Road, Kinburn | 3:30 – 7:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, November 8 | Osgoode Township High School | 2800 Eight Line Road, Metcalfe | 3:30 – 7:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, November 9 | Sacred Heart Catholic High School | 5870 Abbott Street E, Stittsville | 3:30 – 7:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, November 10 | Alfred Taylor Recreation Centre | 2300 Community Way, North Gower | 3:30 – 7:30 p.m. |
| Monday, November 14 | Ottawa City Hall | 110 Laurier Ave. West, Ottawa | 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
| Tuesday, November 15 | South Carleton High School | 3673 McBean Street, Richmond | 3:30 – 7:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, November 16 | Greely Community Centre | 1448 Meadow Drive, Greely | 3:30 – 7:30 p.m. |
Hospital clinics:
| Tuesday, November 1 | Montfort Hospital | 713 Montreal Road | 2:30 p.m. – 7:30 p. m. |
| Wednesday, November 2 | Queensway Carleton Hospital | 3045 Baseline Road | 4 – 8 p.m. |
| Thursday, November 3 | Royal Ottawa Hospital | 1145 Carling Avenue | 1:30 – 6:30 p.m |
| Monday, November 7 | Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) | 401 Smyth Road | 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
| Wednesday, November 16 | The Perley and Rideau Veterans Health Centre | 1750 Russell Road | 2:30-7:30 p.m |
Don’t worry. This won’t hurt a bit.
(This post originally appeared on our sister site, OttawaStart.com.)
Yeah Festivus! We’ll have the Feats of Strength immediately after our Flu shot!