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COVID-19 immunizations

Publication date: August 13, 2026

COVID-19 vaccines will be available in fall 2026 to help protect you during viral respiratory illness season. If a COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for you, you will receive a notification through the Get Vaccinated system when it's time to book your appointment. 

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Stay up to date on COVID-19 immunization

COVID-19 vaccines will be available in fall 2026. If a COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for you, you will receive a notification when it is time to book your appointment.

More details about the COVID-19 vaccine, including eligibility and immunization locations, will be available later this fall.

If you haven’t received a COVID-19 immunization in B.C. 

Register in the Get Vaccinated system to receive your notification to book an appointment and to stay up to date with your COVID-19 and influenza (flu) immunizations. You can register yourself or someone else, like a parent, grandparent or child.

Register online

Register online It takes 2 minutes.

To register online, you must provide:

  • First and last name
  • Date of birth 
  • Postal code
  • Personal Health Number (PHN)
  • An email address that gets checked regularly or a phone number that can receive text messages

Each B.C. resident enrolled with the Medical Services Plan (MSP) is given a PHN for health care. Find your PHN on the back of your BC Driver's Licence, BC Services Card or CareCard. 

If you don't have a PHN, call the MSP office: 604-683-7151 (in Vancouver) or 1-800-663-7100 (toll-free elsewhere in B.C.)

Register by phone

Call: 1-833-838-2323 | Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm. Closed on statutory holidays | Translators are available 

Outside Canada and the USA: 1-604-681-4261.

Telephone for people who are deaf or hard of hearing: Dial 711.

Video Relay Services (VRS) provides sign language interpretation free for registered deaf, hard of hearing or speech-impaired people.

Understand my vaccine options

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​Vaccines available in B.C.

Health Canada has a thorough approval process to make sure approved vaccines are safe and effective.

Find the latest approved vaccines in Canada. 

I want a non-mRNA vaccine

B.C. will have some non-mRNA vaccine (Novavax Nuvaxovid) at community pharmacies during the 2026-27 viral respiratory illness season. More information will be available when the immunization program starts this fall.

 

Vaccines for children and youth

COVID-19 vaccines are recommended for children and youth who are at a higher risk of developing serious illness.

Your child can get the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as other childhood vaccines, including the influenza (flu) vaccine. If you have multiple children, they each need their own appointment.

Plan to be at the appointment with your child for 15 to 30 minutes. 

 

Other considerations

Most people who are eligible can be safely immunized against COVID-19, although a very small number of people who have severe allergies to parts of the vaccine may need to speak to their health care provider about options.

Visit HealthLink BC's Vaccine information and safety page to learn more.

Read more about how to protect yourself, your family and your community from COVID-19 at HealthLink BC.

​My immunization record

You can access your immunization record online through Health Gateway. 

Update my record

If your immunization records are missing on Health Gateway, they can be entered into the electronic Provincial Immunization Registry. 

Vaccine safety and effectiveness

Health Canada has a thorough approval process to make sure all the vaccines we take are safe and effective.

  • Vaccines are tested extensively before being approved for use
  • Health Canada continues to monitor for vaccine safety after they are introduced in Canada
  • No new major safety concerns have been identified in the data Health Canada reviewed

Review Health Canada guidance on COVID-19 vaccine safety and side effects.

I need help

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I don’t have a Personal Health Number (PHN)

Each B.C. resident enrolled with the Medical Services Plan is given a unique lifetime identifier for health care called a Personal Health Number (PHN). Your PHN can be found on the back of your B.C. Driver’s Licence, BC Services Card or CareCard.

If you’ve entered the correct PHN but experience issues logging in, please contact the call centre at 1-833-838-2323 for assistance. If you don't have a PHN, call Health Insurance BC: 604-683-7151 (in Vancouver) or 1-800-663-7100 (toll-free elsewhere in B.C.).

 

I'm not a resident of B.C.

COVID-19 vaccine appointments are prioritized for B.C. residents, particularly those at higher risk of severe illness.

Residents from other provinces and territories in Canada who would like to get vaccinated in B.C. can call the provincial vaccine line 1-833-838-2323 (toll free) to find out which public health units provide immunization to non-B.C. residents and appointment availability.

 

I want to learn more about COVID-19 in B.C.

Phone the call centre if you have questions about your COVID-19 immunization options and need help booking an appointment. Talk to your health care provider if you have questions about when you should get the vaccine.

Call: 1-833-838-2323 

Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm (Pacific time). Closed on statutory holidays | Help is available in multiple languages free of cost
 
Outside Canada and the USA: 1-604-681-4261
 
For help in a language other than English, please say the name of your language when you call. The phone line supports more than 220 languages, including:
  • 國粵語
  • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
  • فارسی
  • Français
  • Español
Telephone for people who are deaf or hard of hearing: Dial 711

Video Relay Services (VRS) sign language interpretation is free for people who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech-impaired