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COVID-19 immunizations

Last updated on October 8, 2025

Immunization is safest and most effective way to protect yourself against severe illness from COVID-19.

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COVID-19 immunizations for respiratory illness season

Stay protected this respiratory illness season.

Updated COVID-19 vaccines are available free of charge for B.C. residents during the 2025-26 immunization program. These vaccines help protect against serious illness from COVID-19.

Learn more about COVID-19 immunizations at HealthLink BC. 

How to book your appointment

Notifications with a booking link for influenza and COVID-19 immunizations are going out from October 7, 2025, and into November to everyone 6 months and older that is registered in the Get Vaccinated system.

Immunization appointments begin on October 14, 2025, for those at highest risk of severe illness, as well as complications. The following are strongly recommended to get a COVID-19 vaccine:

  • Individuals 6 months and older who have underlying health conditions and are considered clinically extremely vulnerable
  • Adults 65 years and older
  • Indigenous people six months of age and older
  • Adult residents of long-term care homes and assisted living facilities
  • People who are pregnant
  • Health care workers and those that provide essential community services

If you have questions about your eligibility for a COVID-19 immunization, check with your health care provider or phone the call centre.

Reschedule or get a new booking link

After you’re booked, you can: 

Phone the call centre if you have questions about booking appointments for your family.

If you haven’t received a COVID-19 vaccine 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 influenza (flu) and COVID-19 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 license, 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 | 7 days a week, 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.

Updated mRNA vaccines that offer better protection against the latest COVID-19 variants are available for people 6 months and older.

Find the latest approved vaccines in Canada. 

I want a non-mRNA vaccine

Non-mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, including Novavax, are not currently not available. 

If you are not able to receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, speak to your health care provider about treatment options if you get sick with COVID-19. 

 

Vaccines for children and youth

COVID-19 vaccines are an important part of your child's routine immunization schedule.

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 an 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 BC Centre for Disease Control's vaccine considerations 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

When you get immunized, your information will be entered into the electronic Provincial Immunization Registry. You can access your immunization record online through Health Gateway or request a printed copy at a Service BC office. 

Online: 

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
  • No 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 my invitation

You must be registered with the Get Vaccinated system to get an invitation. If you haven't yet received or can't find your invitation:

Re-send your booking link.

 

I don’t have a 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 and can be found on your BC Services Card.

Look up or create a PHN.

If you’ve entered the correct PHN but experience issues logging in, please contact the call centre at 1-833-838-2323 for assistance.

 

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) after November 24, 2025 to find out which public health units provide immunization to non-B.C. residents and appointment availability. Be prepared to wait up to several weeks for an appointment during the peak of B.C.'s fall and winter immunization program. 

 

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 

7 days a week, 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) sign language interpretation is free for people who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech-impaired.