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More information will be posted here once it is available for 2025/2026.
Members of a First Nation community in the Thunder Bay District: Please check with your community’s leadership or health care centre for vaccination opportunities.

 
Eligibility

For information see the…


UPDATES:

Spring 2025 campaign has launched as of April 2025

INFLUENZA VACCINES – Please visit the dedicated health care provider Influenza web page for more information.
RSV VACCINES - Please see the dedicated health care provider RSV web page for more information. 

 
2024-2025…

COVID-19 Vaccines
Evidence shows that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are safe for people who are trying to get pregnant, are pregnant or are breastfeeding/chestfeeding. COVID-19 vaccines are recommended, at any stage in pregnancy (including first trimester), as COVID-19 infection during pregnancy can be…

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September 23, 2025


Updated Fall Respiratory Vaccine Guidance
Resource for Vaccine Conversations with Patients Planning a Pregnancy
Local Event: Seasons of Regeneration in Liver Wellness
New Resources for HPV,…


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Grade 7 and 8 Students - School-based Clinics 
High School Students - School-based clinics 
Suspensions under the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) and Exemptions 
Students entering school  (Junior Kindergarten, new to school in Ontario, moved from a…


UPDATES:

The information below has been updated for 2025-2026.
Products: Switch from quadrivalent inactivated vaccines (QIV) to trivalent inactivatedvaccines (TIV) for influenza vaccines.

COVID-19 VACCINES – For more information, please visit the dedicated health care provider COVID-19…

Updated Ontario Ministry of Health Guidance: Recommendations for Outbreak Prevention and Control in Institutions and Congregate Living Settings (February 2025).
 
This information is intended for Congregate Living Settings (CLS) including but not limited to shelters, group homes and…

September 10, 2020 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is announcing that catch-up immunization clinics will be held in various locations throughout the City of Thunder Bay. 

Grade 8 students attending school in the City of Thunder Bay and surrounding communities who missed a Grade 7…



January 15, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) in partnership with the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) announces that the delivery and administration of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in long-term care homes has now begun.

“This is an exciting time.…



February 11, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) in partnership with the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) and Long-Term Care Homes reached a major milestone this week with 95% of long-term care home residents in the Thunder Bay District having now received the…

February 19, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and St. Joseph’s Care Group confirm that an outbreak has been declared at Bethammi Nursing Home, Third Floor, in Thunder Bay.

One staff member was recently confirmed to have COVID-19. Consistent with provincial guidelines, the…

February 20, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and The City of Thunder Bay confirm that an outbreak has been declared at Pioneer Ridge Long-Term Care Home, Area 4 only, in Thunder Bay. 

One staff member has been recently confirmed to have COVID-19.  Consistent with…

February 26, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and Southbridge Care Homes confirm that an outbreak has been declared at Southbridge Pinewood Long-Term Care Home, Kingfisher Unit only, in Thunder Bay. 

One staff member has been recently confirmed to have COVID-19. …

February 26, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is actively rolling-out the COVID-19 vaccination program in the TBDHU area. This has been in partnership with the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) and many other health care, Indigenous and community partners both…

March 1, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is pleased to announce that delivery and administration of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to older adults will start March 3, 2021, in Thunder Bay. The Ontario’s vaccination plan includes adults 80 years of age and older as one of…