COVID-19 Vaccines

COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan for KFL&A region

The Ministry of Health provides detailed guidance for the Prioritization of Phase 2 Populations for COVID-19 Vaccination.  KFL&A Public Health is working with many partners in our community to provide vaccines through a variety of immunization clinics to meet these eligibility priorities. We are continuing to vaccinate those in Phase 1 categories as Phase 2 begins. 

Please understand Phase 2 of the vaccine roll-out encompasses large groups of people. 

There are no areas within the KFL&A region that are considered provincial hot spots. The age eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines remains 60 years of age and older.

Currently we are booking only the first groups in Phase 2:

• Individuals age 60 and older
• Highest risk health conditions
• High risk congregate living settings

Highest risk health conditions category

Kingston Health Sciences Centre will be contacting eligible people with health conditions in the highest risk category to book appointments directly.  We are working to refine this process and you can expect to hear from KHSC before the end of April. Please check back here regularly for updates and additional booking information. 

Highest risk health conditions include:

• Organ transplant recipients;
• Hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients;
• People with neurological diseases in which respiratory function may be compromised (e.g., motor neuron disease, myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis);
• Haematological malignancy diagnosed less than one year ago;
• Sickle cell disease;
• Kidney disease eGFR< 30; and
• Essential caregivers for individuals in the groups listed above.
  • Kingston Health Sciences Centre will ask about essential caregivers at the time of booking. 
  • An essential caregiver is someone providing direct, frequent and sustained in person personal care or assistance with activities of daily living to the individual. 

Other groups that will become eligible to receive vaccines as part of Phase Two of the Ontario immunization program include:

• People with specific health conditions which make them at high-risk or at-risk, as well as some primary caregivers;

• Certain workers who cannot work from home (e.g., elementary and secondary school staff, food manufacturing workers, high-risk and critical retail workers, and more).

KFL&A Public Health is developing booking links for these Phase Two groups as vaccines become available in our region. Please check back frequently for information and updates.

KFL&A Public Health is working with primary health care providers in our region to immunize people with specific health conditions which make them at high-risk or at-risk. Primary care providers (e.g., family physicians, nurse practitioners) know who their patients are and how best to reach them. In many instances, one essential caregiver is also eligible.  An essential caregiver is someone providing direct, frequent and sustained in person personal care or assistance with activities of daily living to the individual. Please be patient as we work with primary care to support vaccinating people with specific health conditions in the high and at-risk groups.

KFL&A Public Health is working with School Boards and other sectors to develop immunization plans to reach certain workers who cannot work from home. 

We will be updating this page regularly to accommodate booking appointments to match how much vaccine our region receives from the province each week. 

Please do not contact KFL&A Public Health for information on vaccine appointments or clinic hours.

COVID-19 vaccine clinic options

Please read the following clinic options to determine which vaccine clinic best fits your eligibility and needs. If you do not see appointments for the clinic site that is closest to you, we encourage you to select another site in our region. 

• We are always working to provide and update appointment times. Check back frequently if you are unable to secure a time right away. We post new booking appointments as soon as we are able to. 
• We encourage everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated and protect yourself and your family.
• Please be honest and responsible when booking an appointment. Controlling COVID-19 in our community depends on your actions to keep those who may spread the disease away from others.

• Eligibility may differ across health unit regions due to several factors and limited vaccine supply. If you are not listed on our website or have not received official KFL&A Public Health communication (e.g., via your employer or primary care provider), please do not book an appointment.

• For those still waiting for vaccine appointments in Phase 2 categories, please be patient as your turn is coming.  

Appointments based on age

Booking online using the provincial online vaccine booking tool offers the fastest access to available clinic appointments. At this time only adults 60 years of age and older (born 1961 or earlier) are eligible. 

We know everyone is eager to receive the vaccine, but we are asking those not yet eligible to avoid accessing the booking tool or calling the service desk.

Book a COVID-19 Vaccination appointment

Call 1-888-999-6488, open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 8 p.m. if you require assistance with booking or have questions about COVID-19 vaccines.

Appointments for 55 years and older at local pharmacies

Find a list of local pharmacies by visiting the Government of Ontario website:

Participating pharmacy clinics

• Please contact the pharmacy directly for more information on booking an appointment. 

Indigenous Peoples

Book an Indigenous Peoples appointment

Frontline Health Care Workers and registered essential caregivers with long term care and high risk retirement homes

You can book an appointment for health care workers and registered caregivers in Kingston or Napanee: Health care workers and registered caregivers - Kingston

Health care workers and registered caregivers - Napanee

COVID-19 Vaccine for people who are homebound

We are compiling a list of local adult residents who are homebound and interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, but are unable to attend a vaccination clinic.

If you or someone you care for are unable to leave home due to illness or injury, please complete the homebound recruitment survey to join a waiting list for a vaccination appointment at home. More information about timelines can be found within the survey.

Homebound recruitment survey

Focused Phase 2 bookings:

Below is a booking list of eligible Phase 2 categories: 

High-Risk Congregate Living Settings

This category includes people who reside or work, or who are an essential caregiver of a person who lives in these settings. Appointments can be booked in Kingston and Napanee:

 High-risk congregate living setting - Kingston 

High-risk congregate living setting - Napanee

COVID-19 Vaccine Standby List

The standby list will be renewed daily to ensure individuals are available each day, eligible for a vaccine, and can get to their chosen clinic site within 20 minutes of receiving a call. The standby list is only for those individuals who are eligible and have not received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. 

Select a clinic location to be placed on the standby list for today. 

• INVISTA Centre – 1350 Gardiner’s Road, Kingston
• Kingston Community Health Centre – 263 Weller Avenue, Kingston
• Strathcona Paper Centre – 16 McPherson Drive, Napanee

* The standby lists are cleared at the end of each day. 

FAQs about COVID-19 vaccine appointment bookings 

COVID-19 vaccination appointment instructions

How long will my appointment take?

You can expect a typical appointment to last 30 to 45 minutes. As you travel through your appointment, the clinic may be divided into multiple zones to allow for physical distancing measures to be maintained in the space.  

Timeline for a typical appointment

How do I prepare for my COVID-19 vaccination appointment?

Screening

Print and complete the COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Screening Questions. Bring your completed form to your appointment.

What to bring

• Completed consent form
• Health card or other government-issued photo ID such as a driver's license
• Completed pre-screening form
• Face covering

The day of your appointment

• Wear a short-sleeved t-shirt.
• For appointments at the INVISTA Centre:
  • Follow signage to the South Entrance. Do not use the main doors.
  • Do not arrive more than 10 minutes before your appointment. Wait in your vehicle or outside (maintain 2 metres of physical distance from others).
• For appointments at KCHC:
  • Follow signage to the clinic, use double doors to the right of the main entrance. 
  • Do not arrive more than 10 minutes before your appointment. Wait in your vehicle or outside the entrance (maintain 2 metres of physical distance from others).
• Clean your hands when you enter the building.
• Practice physical distancing.
• While waiting in line to register for your appointment, please take off your coat and have your ID and consent form ready.

Instruction sheets

• COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment Instructions - Amherstview (PDF) - KFL&A Public Health
• COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment Instructions - Harrowsmith (PDF) - KFL&A Public Health
• COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment Instructions - INVISTA (PDF) - KFL&A Public Health
• COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment Instructions - KCHC (PDF) - KFL&A Public Health
• COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment Instructions - Strathcona Paper Centre (PDF) - KFL&A Public Health