Book your flu, COVID and adult RSV vaccines online
Seasonal vaccines are offered every year to help protect you from illnesses that are common during the fall and winter seasons. These include flu and COVID vaccines.
Free flu and COVID vaccines are available for eligible Nova Scotians. They help reduce the risk of getting sick or experiencing serious illness. Safe and effective for most people aged six months and older, these vaccines are an easy way to help keep yourself, your family, and your community healthy.
Protect yourself and the people you care about this season – book your flu and COVID vaccines.
Primary Care Providers
Call your family doctor, nurse practitioner or family practice nurse to book an appointment. Be sure to ask if they are offering COVID vaccines in addition to standard and seniors flu vaccines.
Pharmacies and Public Health Mobile Units
Book your vaccine appointment online or call 811. If you do not have a Nova Scotia health card, please call to schedule your appointment rather than booking online.
Nova Scotians can also access the booking link through YourHealthNS.
Drop-in clinics
The Public Health Mobile Unit offers limited drop-in appointments at all clinics, and some dedicated drop-in only clinics during the fall and winter. Click here to find out when they will be in your area.
COVID Vaccine: Nova Scotia offers COVID vaccines for people who are eligible, including an additional dose for people at higher risk for severe illness.
Find out more: www.nshealth.ca/coronavirusvaccine
Standard Flu Vaccine: Nova Scotia offers a standard flu vaccine for everyone aged 6 months to 64 years old, which provides great protection.
Seniors Flu Vaccine: Nova Scotia offers an enhanced flu vaccine, also called the seniors flu vaccine, to people aged 65 and older. This product gives better protection for older adults who are more likely to experience severe illness from the flu.
Find out more: novascotia.ca/flu
RSV immunization: See details below under “Who can get an RSV immunization?”
It is safe and convenient to receive the flu and COVID vaccines at the same time. If your provider is offering both vaccines, book them both in the same appointment.
If you are 75 years or older you can also receive the RSV vaccine along with your flu and COVID vaccines. Your provider may recommend waiting 6 weeks between your one dose of RSV vaccine and other routine vaccines, but it can be given safely at the same time, or any time before or after other vaccines.
Yes, you can book appointments for up to six people at a time by booking online or calling 811. This makes it easier for families who would like to get their vaccines in one appointment.
You can also reach out to your family doctor, nurse practitioner or family practice nurse to schedule appointments for your family.
Yes. To reschedule your appointment, follow these steps:
All COVID vaccines offered in Canada are safe and effective at reducing severe illness. Brands will not be listed online during booking, which is consistent with other routine vaccines. If you are concerned about receiving a particular brand of vaccine, or cannot receive an mRNA vaccine for health reasons, please speak to your provider.
It’s important to note that providers may not be able to accommodate special requests.
The brand you received will be listed on your vaccine record, which you can access online through VaxRecordNS, or the ‘records’ section of the YourHealthNS App.
Continuing care offers some in-home vaccination options for clients that are homebound. Call 1-800-225-7225 to learn more about what options may be available for you. This number operates between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., seven days a week.
Please note that while in-home COVID vaccines are available to all who meet screening criteria, in-home flu vaccines are limited to people already receiving other Continuing Care services.
RSV vaccination for older adults
The following older adults are eligible to receive one dose of the RSV vaccine for free:
Older adults can get the RSV vaccine year-round. They are offered by pharmacists, family doctors and nurse practitioners, family practice nurses and Public Health.
Presently, only one dose is recommended for lifelong protection. If you received a dose last year, you do not need one this year.
RSV immunization for infants and babies
The infant RSV immunization program begins October 25, 2026 and runs until May 8, 2027.
Who is eligible?
Starting October 25, eligible babies born in hospital will be offered RSV immunization before they go home. All other eligible babies and children will be able to get immunized by their family doctor, nurse practitioner or family practice nurse. Public Health can immunize eligible babies who don’t have a regular primary care provider, or cannot easily access primary care.
RSV immunization during pregnancy
RSV vaccination during pregnancy is not part of Nova Scotia's publicly funded vaccination program, but some people choose to pay for this immunization privately. If you get the vaccine more than two weeks before giving birth and your baby is not at high risk for severe RSV disease, your baby won’t be eligible for the free RSV immunization because they’ll already be protected. For more information, talk to a healthcare provider.
There are many great benefits to getting your flu and COVID vaccines:
Getting flu, COVID and RSV vaccines when eligible helps protect you, your family and your community.
Nova Scotia Health's new health information system will continue to roll out beginning November 14th, 2026, at all facilities in the Northern, Eastern and Western Zones.
During this time of transition to a better patient-record system, our teams will keep working to get you the care you need.
You may notice staff in coloured vests and t-shirts helping our care teams adapt to the new system.
We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Learn MoreMuch of Nova Scotia's healthcare program and service information is now available on the YourHealthNS mobile app. Download for free on the Apple Store and Android Apps for Google Play.
