Vaccine Information for Health Care Providers
Respiratory vaccines are the best defense against getting and spreading the viruses, helping save lives and reducing the strain on our health care system. To be prepared for this fall season, it is important to act early and not wait for an increase in disease activity.
Influenza
Flu vaccine is expected to arrive in Kenora on the week of September 30, 2024. It will be distributed to local NWHU offices the first week of October. If you provide flu vaccine, you will be notified when your allotment is ready for pick-up.
All available influenza vaccines can be given at the same time, or at any time before or after administration of other vaccines, including COVID-19, RSV or monoclonal antibody products.
Dryden, Fort Frances, and Kenora – NWHU will not be administering high-dose flu vaccine. This will only be available through partners.
For details about initial allotments of flu vaccines, see our Flu vaccine initial allotment table.
For more information on eligibility, timing of immunization, and vaccine products, please visit the Ministry of Health’s Universal Influenza Immunization Program page.
COVID-19
We expect the new KP.2 COVID-19 vaccines will arrive early to mid-October; start placing orders now so you can provide both flu and COVID-19 vaccines simultaneously.
- You can order influenza and COVID-19 vaccines by emailing vaccinedepot@nwhu.on.ca.
COVID-19 vaccines can be administered at the same time as, or at any time before or after other routine vaccines.
Covaxon accounts (needed to administer COVID-19 vaccine) need to be used every 45 days, or they are shut down. If you/your staff need your account reactivated, please contact jbarrette@nwhu.on.ca.
For more information including fact sheets and documentation, please visit the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 Vaccine Program page.
RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)
The RSV vaccine can be co-administered with other seasonal vaccines. Co-administration is encouraged to help mitigate the impacts of the respiratory season.
For information on eligibility and guidance documents, please visit the Ministry of Health’s Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) prevention programs page.
To order RSV products, please use our Flu/COVID-19/RSV order form.
Pneumococcal Vaccine
Earlier this year, updates were made regarding pneumococcal vaccines.
For more eligibility information, see the Canadian Immunization Guide.
Flu vaccine initial allotment
| Facility | 2024 Distribution (Initial) | TIV; High Dose Fluad | QIV; High Dose Fluzone Multidose Vial | QIV; Multidose Fluzone/; FluLaval/Afluria/Flucelvax | QIV; PFS; Fluzone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Health Unit - Vaccine Depot | 0 | ||||
| NWHU Second Floor | 1,500 | 1500 | |||
| Wiigwas - LTC/staff | 120 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |
| Docside | 0 | ||||
| KCA - Dalles & Rat Portage | 90 | 40 | 50 | 40 | |
| KCA - Grassy Narrows | 50 | 20 | 30 | 20 | |
| Keewatin Medical Clinic | 320 | 20 | 100 | 200 | |
| Kenora District Jail | 0 | ||||
| Lake of the Woods Hospital | 400 | 50 | 350 | ||
| Kenora FHTeam /Paterson Medical Centre | 580 | 30 | 150 | 400 | 50 |
| Pinecrest Home - LTC/staff | 210 | 60 | 50 | 100 | |
| Sioux Narrows Nursing Station | 50 | 20 | 30 | ||
| Whitedog Health Clinic | 140 | 20 | 20 | 100 | |
| Whitefish Bay Health Services(Naotkegwanning) AKA Whitefish bay | 160 | 30 | 30 | 100 | |
| WNHAC | 400 | 100 | 200 | 100 | |
| Dryden Northwestern Health Unit | 1,800 | 1,500 | 300 | ||
| Dingwall Medical | 350 | 100 | 200 | ||
| Dryden Family Health Team | 100 | 50 | |||
| Dryden Fibre | 0 | ||||
| Dryden Regional Health Centre | 120 | 20 | 100 | ||
| Eagle Lake Health Centre | 0 | ||||
| Machin Medical Clinic (Vermillion Bay) | 140 | 120 | 60 | ||
| Princess Court - LTC & Staff | 140 | 70 | 15 | 60 | |
| WNHAC (Dryden) | 95 | 15 | 80 | ||
| Ear Falls Northwestern Health Unit | 0 | ||||
| Ear Falls Medical Clinic | 170 | 50 | 120 | ||
| Mary Berglund Community Health Centre | 320 | 10 | 90 | 200 | 20 |
| Northwestern Health Unit (Pickle Lake Health Clinic-adult/children) | 80 | 80 | |||
| Red Lake Northwestern Health Unit | 730 | 150 | 600 | 50 | |
| North Wood Lodge | 70 | 35 | 30 | 5 | |
| Red Lake Hospital | 100 | 30 | 70 | ||
| Red Lake Medical Clinic | 300 | 100 | 200 | ||
| Gold Corp | 0 | ||||
| Sioux Lookout Northwestern Health Unit | 650 | 500 | 150 | ||
| Bill George Ext. Care - LTC | 80 | 30 | 50 | ||
| The Hugh Allen Clinic | 180 | 80 | |||
| Meno-Ya-Win Staff | 175 | 45 | 130 | ||
| Sioux Lookout Hosp. Dialysis | 0 | ||||
| IFNA | 50 | ||||
| Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority Primary Care Team | 100 | 40 | 60 | ||
| Northern Clinic | 120 | 120 | |||
| Atikokan Northwestern Health Unit | 460 | 60 | 400 | ||
| Atikokan Family Health Team | 180 | 80 | 100 | ||
| Atikokan Medical Associates | 90 | 50 | 40 | ||
| Atikokan General Hospital LTC | 140 | 20 | 120 | ||
| Emo Northwestern Health Unit | 250 | 50 | 200 | ||
| Emo Medical Associates (Emo Clinic) | 20 | 10 | 10 | ||
| New Gold Medical Center | 0 | ||||
| Riverside Health Care Facilities | 40 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Fort Frances Northwestern Health Unit | 2,500 | 200 | 2,000 | 300 | |
| Keffer Medicine | 550 | 190 | 380 | 100 | |
| NorthWest Bay | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Couchiching Health Services | 130 | 50 | 80 | ||
| FF Family Health Team | 120 | ||||
| Fort Frances Jail | 0 | ||||
| Tribal Health | 200 | 100 | 100 | ||
| Gizhewaadiziwin (HACentre) GIZHAC | 200 | 50 | 100 | 50 | |
| Rainycrest Home LTC | 160 | 35 | 65 | 60 | |
| Red Gut First Nation | 70 | 10 | 60 | ||
| Riverside/LaVerendrye Facilities Hospital | 190 | 50 | 140 | 20 | |
| Rainy River Northwestern Health Unit | 400 | 50 | 300 | 50 | |
| Riverside LTCH | 61 | 21 | 40 | ||
| Rainy River Health Centre | 20 | 20 | |||
| Big Grassy/Big Island | 0 |