KFL&A Public Health provides immunization for routine childhood and school vaccines at Family Immunization Clinics located at KFL&A Public Health’s main office at 221 Portsmouth Avenue in Kingston. In addition, these clinics also provide tetanus vaccine for adults. Please note that travel vaccines are not provided at these clinics. Special clinics are also held throughout the year at locations around the KFL&A area, by appointment, in Napanee, Sharbot Lake, and Cloyne. As of January 2012 appointments are necessary. To book an appointment click here.

KFL&A Public Health provides free influenza vaccine—the flu shot—to residents at community clinics across the KFL&A area. Check the Events Calendar for the date and location of the clinic near you.

KFL&A Public Health staff can answer your questions about immunization, specific vaccine information, immunization records and schedules, adverse reactions to immunization, and more. Childhood immunizations can also be reported to this line to keep your child’s record up-to-date. Callers should leave the child’s name, date of birth, health card number, the vaccines given, the date given, and a phone number. Doctors do not automatically send this information to KFL&A Public Health.

Immunization clinics are provided at KFL&A Public Health’s main office at 221 Portsmouth Avenue in Kingston. Appointments are necessary for the Wednesday evening clinic.

There will be no Wednesday evening Family Friendly Immunization Clinics in July. Please visit the Tuesday and Thursday morning Immunization Clinics for any immunization needs. The Wednesday evening clinics will resume beginning August 21, 2013.

As of January 1, 2013, KFL&A Public Health no longer provides TB skin testing clinics.

Day	Hours of Operation	Clinic Services
Tuesday	9:00 to 11:30 a.m.	Routine adult, school, and childhood immunization Day Nursery immunization and record review
Wednesday	4:30 to 7:00 p.m.	Routine childhood and school immunization Day Nursery immunization and record review By appointment only, click here
Thursday	9:00 to 11:30 a.m.	Routine adult, school, and childhood immunization Day Nursery immunization and record review
Friday	9:00 to 11:00 a.m.	Day Nursery immunization and record review

Immunization clinics are also held throughout the year at KFL&A Public Health’s branch offices in Cloyne, Napanee, and Sharbot Lake by appointment. To book an appointment click here.

Please check the events calendar for dates and locations.

If one of your clients experiences an adverse event following immunization, please complete the "Report of Adverse Event Following Immunization" found on the Public Health Ontario website and forward it to us by fax at 613-549-0985. You may also refer to the Question and Answer document related to this form

KFL&A Public Health provides several school-based immunization clinics for publicly funded vaccines. Consent for these immunizations is required for any student to be immunized. Vaccine consent forms are sent home through your child`s school in early September. These are to be returned to the school prior to the immunization team’s first visit. Please see below for a description of programs KFL&A Public Health offers at clinics in area schools.

• Hepatitis B School Immunization Program
  The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care funds Hepatitis B immunization for students in Grade 7 or who are 12 years old. This is a series of two doses of 1.0 ml given at least 6 months apart.
• HPV School Immunization Program
  The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care funds Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for girls in Grade 8. This is a series of three doses given at 0, 2 months and 6 months. The HPV vaccine is available at cost to all other individuals 9 – 26 years old (both sexes) through KFL&A Public Health’s Immunization Clinics. The series of 3 costs $450 or $150 per dose.
• Meningococcal School Immunization Program
  As of 2009, The Ministry of Health and Long-term Care funds Meningococcal A, C, Y, W-135 immunization for students in Grade 7. Students who were in school prior to 2009 can still receive Meningococcal C immunization through the publicly funded program up to 19 years of age. These are both given as one dose of 0.5ml.

• Vaccine orders for Kingston area of KFL&A, please complete a Vaccine Order Form and fax to KFL&A Public Health by 12 noon on Tuesdays.
  Vaccines can be picked up Thursday mornings between 8:30 am and 12 noon.
   
• Vaccine orders for Napanee and north of Napanee, please complete a Vaccine Order Form and fax to KFL&A Public Health by 12 noon on Thursdays.
  Vaccines will be available for your pick up on the following Monday after 1 pm at the Napanee Branch office. 
  Fax - 613-549-0985
   

A copy of your refrigerator temperatures must be included from the previous month or since your last order.

Questions can be directed to 613-549-1232, ext. 1451

To return vaccine please use this Vaccine Return Form.

General Immunization Information Line
613-549-1232 or
1-800-267-7875, ext. 1451

Travel Clinic Line
613-549-2335

Vaccine Order Fax Line
613-549-0985