10/21/2025
Our Health-e Choice Pharmacy team have been working to ensure that you are able to receive your vaccinations.
Unfortunately, we do not take bookings, but we do have a walk-in clinic on weekdays, from 9:00 am until 12:00 noon and from 2:30 pm until 4:00 pm.
This year, Pharmacys can provide more vaccines to protect our patients than ever before. Along with the yearly flu and covid-19 vaccines, the following vaccines are currently available at no cost to patients, if they fit the required criteria:
1) RSV (Respiratory Syncytial virus) vaccine is available for patients over 60 years old if they live in a Personal Care/Nursing Home with other Seniors. This vaccine should provide protection for approximately 2 years.
2) Pneumococcal vaccine to protect patients from 20 different strains of bacteria that cause pneumonia. This is a once in a lifetime vaccination for most patients. It is available for everyone over 65 years old and anyone over 18 years old, if they have medical issues such that an infection with pneumonia could be life-threatening.
3) Shingles vaccine to protect patients against the nasty Shingles virus that lies within the majority of our bodies, just waiting to rear it's ugly head. This virus is well known to inflict a great deal of pain and discomfort which may last months or longer.
This is a two dose vaccine, given 2 to 6 months apart, and it provides protection for approximately 10 years...maybe longer. It is available to everyone over 50 years old.
4) Tdap(Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis) vaccine is available to everyone, for booster doses, once every 10 years. This 3-in-1 vaccine provides protection from bacteria in the soil that can cause lock-jaw, which can be life-threatening, as well as, Whooping cough and the more rare Diphtheria, which can both make breathing very difficult.
5) MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccine is available as one or two booster doses, depending on when you were born (before 1970 or afterwards). These infections are all highly contagious and can negatively impact your health and those around you.
We hope this answers some of the questions our patients have about the available vaccines this year. Of course, we are always welcoming to any others you may have.
