Ontario has announced that flu shots will be available in a few weeks for the most vulnerable people, including long-term care home residents, and at the end of October for the general public.
The Ministry of Health says it is safe and convenient to receive a COVID-19 shot and the flu shot at the same time, and shipments of the updated COVID vaccine should arrive in Ontario by early October.
That's around the same time flu shots are expected to become available for residents and staff in long-term care homes, hospitalized people and hospital staff, followed by people in retirement homes, other congregate settings and people 65 years and older.