To request immunization records from Public Health for all vaccines (other than the COVID-19 vaccine), complete this form and follow the instructions on the last page to submit your request. 

Nova Scotia offers many vaccines at no cost to the person being immunized. These publicly funded vaccines offer protection against diseases that have serious or life-threatening complications. They protect you from becoming sick, and also prevent you from spreading disease.

While some publicly funded vaccines are only given when someone is exposed or at risk for a particular disease, most are recommended for all children, youth and adults to receive on a routine schedule.

If you have any questions about publicly funded vaccines, you can speak to a pharmacist, primary care provider, or call your local Public Health office.

Download Routine Vaccine Infographics:

• Children (0-6)
• Youth (12-18)
• Adults (18+)

Additional resources:

• Routine vaccine schedules
• Routine publicly funded vaccines and eligibility criteria
• Publicly funded vaccine eligibility for individuals at high risk

If you are seeking a receipt of your COVID-19 vaccination, click here for instructions.

Grade 7 students across Nova Scotia receive four vaccinations. Public Health offers these vaccinations in schools through partnership with local school boards.

2022-2023 Central Zone School Immunization Clinics:

• 2022-23 Web Calendar School Clinics (.docx) (English)

Resources for parents and students:

• Information for Parents/Guardians (.pdf) (English)
• Information for Parents/Guardians (.pdf) (French)
• Information for Parents/Guardians (.pdf) (Arabic)
• Information for Parents/Guardians (.pdf) (Ukrainian)
• What to Expect After Your Child is Immunized (.pdf) (English)
• What to Expect After Your Child is Immunized (.pdf) (French)
• What to Expect After Your Child is Immunized (.pdf) (Arabic)
• What to Expect After Your Child is Immunized (.pdf) (Ukrainian)
• Immunization Consent Form and Instructions (.pdf) (English)
• Immunization Consent Form and Instructions (.pdf) (French)
• Immunization Consent Form and Instructions (.pdf) (Arabic)
• Immunization Consent Form and Instructions (.pdf) (Ukrainian)

Nova Scotia School-Based Immunization Coverage Report for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 School Years (.pdf)

To help support access to routine early childhood vaccines in Central Zone, Public Health’s Early Years program offers vaccine clinics for children who do not have a primary care provider, or do not have an MSI number (health card).

These vaccines are publicly funded, which means families do not have to pay to immunize their children.

Early Years clinics offer the following vaccines:

• DTaP-IPV-Hib (diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis (whooping cough), polio, and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine)
• RV (Rotavirus)
• Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
• Meningococcal group C conjugate vaccine
• MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine)
• Tdap-IPV (Tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (whooping cough), and polio vaccine)

See Nova Scotia’s routine immunization schedule for children, youth and adults.

Upcoming Clinics

Additional clinics may be added as needed.

Central Zone Public Health Office
7 Mellor Avenue - Unit 5, Dartmouth
May 3, 10, 24 & 31; June 7 & 21
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Call to book an appointment:
Phone: 902-481-4967
Toll Free: 1-800-430-9557

If you require assistance getting to the clinic, please mention this when you call to book your appointment.

Additional immunization services, including routine childhood immunizations, are also offered at participating Nova Scotia pharmacies. Learn more - https://pans.ns.ca/CPPCC.

• Influenza
• Learn more about influenza vaccine (.pdf)
   

• Learn more about mpox
• Mpox Recommendations for Nova Scotians
• Learn more about the mpox vaccine, IMVAMUNE
• Mpox Smallpox Vaccine Aftercare Sheet

• Download Immunization Forms 

General information and resources for vaccine providers in Nova Scotia 

• Publicly funded vaccines are recommended in the Routine Immunization Schedules for Children, Youth, and Adults.
• If you have a patient at high risk for a vaccine-preventable disease either because of a medical condition or by belonging to a specific group, they may also be eligible for certain publicly funded vaccines – find high-risk vaccine recommendations and eligibility criteria here.
• If your patient requires catch-up vaccines, please refer to the Canadian Immunization Guide recommendations for age-based catch-up vaccine schedules.

Additional immunization resources:

• Provincial immunization policies and toolkit on immunization:
  
  • Immunization Manual
  • Toolkit for Family Practice - Public Health
• Advice on vaccine safety, hesitancy and refusal: Canadian Medical Protective Association
• National resource for health professionals, helpful for questions around specific vaccines and special populations: Canadian Immunization Guide
• Advice on working with vaccine-hesitant parents: Canadian Paediatric Society
• Managing Needle Pain: IWK Health COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit
• It's the Law: Reporting Adverse Events Following Immunization
• Additional Canadian immunization resources for providers and patients: Immunize Canada
• Download the infographic: General information and resources for vaccine providers in Nova Scotia

Public Health can help you access HIV testing if you have had a recent exposure, multiple anonymous sexual contacts, or are very concerned about getting HIV. Call 1-902-481-5824 and leave a voicemail with your name and number for call back.

Nova Scotians can access HIV testing through primary care providers, including family doctors, nurse practitioners, walk in clinics and Virtual Care NS.

Testing is also available at the following clinics:

CENTRAL ZONE

Halifax Sexual Health Centre
7071 Bayers Rd., Suite 302, Halifax
902-455-9656
https://hshc.ca/

QEII STI Clinic
5th floor Dickson Building, QEII
5820 University Avenue, Halifax
902-473-2272
https://www.nshealth.ca/service-details/STI%20and%20STD%20Clinic

Clayton Park STI Clinic
Dr. Michelle Ciach
310-255 Lacewood Dr., Halifax
902-450-0008

Newcomer Health Clinic
Resource for government assisted refugees, privately sponsored refugees and refugee claimants in the greater Halifax area.
Mumford Professional Centre
6960 Mumford Rd., Suite 0265 (main floor), Halifax
902-487-0501
https://www.nshealth.ca/content/newcomer-health-clinic

Wije’winen Health Centre
Resource for Indigenous people residing in Halifax Regional Municipality
2021 Brunswick St., Suite 209, Halifax
902-406-0851
https://mymnfc.com/event/wijewinen-health-centre/

EASTERN ZONE

Ally Centre of Cape Breton
150 Bentinck St., Sydney
902-567-0178
https://www.allycentreofcapebreton.com/services/#health

NORTHERN ZONE

Truro Sexual Health Centre
Fundy Trail Mall - Suite 130
68 Robie St., Truro
902-956-1550
https://trurosexualhealth.com/

WESTERN ZONE

The Red Door
10 Webster St., Suite 203, Kentville
902-679-1411
https://thereddoor.ca/services/

Tri-County Wellness Clinic
12 Cumberland St., Yarmouth
902-742-1790​
http://www.tricountywomenscentre.org/wellness-clinic.html

• Lyme Disease / Tick Awareness

• Leptospirosis

• Communicable Disease Prevention and Control: Information for Professionals