1 in 4 adults has missed or is unsure if they have missed a routine vaccination for themself or their child.

Pharmacies are ready to address this urgent need.

You would do anything to keep yourself and your family safe.

We’ve all stepped up to protect ourselves and our families from COVID-19 through vaccination. Let's make sure we’re doing the same with other illnesses by ensuring we’re keeping up with our routine vaccinations to avoid a preventable secondary public health crisis.

Pharmacies have played a key role in COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

Community pharmacists across the country have administered over 10 million COVID-19 vaccines. Beyond COVID-19, close to six million Canadians count on their local pharmacist for their flu shot each year.

While we battle COVID-19 – let's not miss vaccines for other preventable diseases.

1 in 4 adults has missed or is unsure if they have missed a routine vaccination for themself or their child. These vaccines help protect children and adults from illnesses like: HPV, shingles, and pneumonia.

Together, we can prevent outbreaks of other dangerous and preventable illnesses.

One solution?

Pharmacists can offer routine critical vaccinations.

In fact, they already administer critical and potentially life-saving vaccinations, like the flu shot, and COVID-19 vaccines, across the country.

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Why? Pharmacists are the most accessible healthcare professionals in Canada. And Canadians trust them.

Canadians agree.

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Almost 70% of Canadians support routine vaccinations being made available at pharmacies

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70% of delayed or missed vaccinations could have been avoided by improving access to routine vaccines

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95% of Canadians live within five kilometres of a pharmacy

Tell politicians that you support access to routine immunizations in community pharmacies.

For more information on routine vaccines and when you may be eligible, visit the Government of Ontario's Routine Immunization Schedule.