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COVID-19

COVID-19 Vaccine-Relevant Information and Planning Resources

Last reviewed May 2, 2023
Last updated May 2, 2023

General Immunization Documents for Patients

Document Title  Description Date 

COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Clinical Support Tool

Information tool that can be used by health care providers to counsel patients, to help them make an informed decision about COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and breastfeeding. January 25, 2022

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General Immunization Documents for Immunizers and Vaccine Clinics

Document Title  Description Date 
COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance

Guidance for health care providers administering COVID-19 vaccines

April 6, 2023
Medical Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance to assist health practitioners in evaluating contraindications or precautions to COVID-19 vaccination that may warrant a medical exemption January 12, 2022

COVID-19 Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidance

General and unique guidance for vaccine handling, storage, and transport of COVID-19 vaccines.

May 2, 2023

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Consent for COVID-19 Vaccination Documents

Document Title  Description Date
COVID-19 Vaccine Consent Form

Used by health care providers to obtain consent from patients for the COVID-19 vaccination.

October 6, 2022
Consent for Collection of Sociodemographic Data

Used by health care providers to obtain consent from patients and substitute decision makers to support data collection on the vaccine roll-out.

Documents in other languages

January 28, 2022

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Vaccine Hesitancy

Document Title Description Date
Vaccine Hesitancy Resources for Children and Adults 

Resources to help support vaccination, reduce needle fear, and prepare individuals for vaccination.

For more information regarding how to improve the vaccination experience and to help address vaccine hesitancy and needle-phobia, please visit:  

https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/card

https://teens.aboutkidshealth.ca/card

https://immunize.ca/kids-and-teens

September 20, 2022

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For More Information

Ministry of Health
Health System Emergency Management Branch
1075 Bay Street, Suite 810
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5S 2B1
Fax : 416-212-4466
TTY : 1-800-387-5559
E-mail : emergencymanagement.moh@ontario.ca

 

Health workers and health sector employers can call the Healthcare Provider Hotline for more information
Toll free : 1-866-212-2272

CritiCall Ontario provides a 24 hour call centre for hospitals to contact on-call specialists; arrange for appropriate hospital bed access and facilitate urgent triage for patients
1-800-668-4357

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