Flu shot rollout begins this week as doctors urge vaccination for people at risk – CTV
September 29, 2025
Flu and COVID-19 vaccine shots are available in parts of the country this week, with doctors urging people at highest risk in particular to get vaccinated as the respiratory virus season sets in.
In Ontario, seniors, long-term care residents, hospital staff and patients will be able to get the flu shot starting this week. They can also get a COVID-19 vaccine, which doctors widely agree is safe to do at the same time.
Flu and COVID-19 vaccination will open to everyone else in Ontario aged six months and older on Oct. 27, free of charge.
On Oct. 1, Alberta will begin offering free COVID-19 and flu shots to vulnerable populations — including seniors living in long-term care, people 65 and older receiving the Alberta Seniors Benefit, health-care workers, people who are homeless, people receiving home care and anyone six months of age or older with underlying medical or immunocompromising conditions.
Everyone else aged six months and older in Alberta can start getting both COVID and flu shots on Oct. 20. The flu vaccine will be free, but the province is charging $100 for the COVID shot to anyone not considered vulnerable.
