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Last update: October 6, 2021
Getting your first dose is easy
Register for the system Get vaccinated
You can register or register someone else, such as a parent or grandparent. We will never ask you for your SIN, driver’s license number, bank and credit card details.
Fastest option: register online
To register online, you must to bring:
- Last name and first name
- Date of Birth
- Postal code
- Personal Health Insurance Number (PHN)
- A regularly verified email address Where a phone number that can receive SMS
Find your PHN on the back of your BC driver’s license, BC Services Card or CareCard.
Sign up online it takes 2 min
Other registration options
You can register in person at any Service BC office.
Office hours vary by location. Check before you go.
We want everyone to get vaccinated, even if you don’t have a PHN or other documents.
It doesn’t matter whether you are a Canadian citizen or not. Register even if you have already received Dose 1 in another location. All of your information will be kept private and will never be shared with other agencies or parts of government.
Make an appointment or drop by
Make an appointment online or by phone
Using your confirmation number, select a location, date, and time. You can do this online or over the phone.
If needed, you can easily reschedule your appointment online.
Visit a walk-in clinic
Walk-in vaccination clinics are in communities around British Columbia. You do not need to register online or by phone prior to your arrival.
Information for young people aged 12 to 17
Under the Infant Act, you can give your consent as a mature minor to receive health care, such as a vaccine. If you feel more comfortable getting vaccinated with a trusted adult, they can accompany you to your vaccination. Upon arrival at the clinic, you will go through a registration process. It is also a good idea to bring a child’s ID, for example:
- BC Services Card
- British Columbia Driver’s License
- School identity card
- Birth certificate
- Bank card
What to expect at the vaccination clinic
We recommend that you consult the information on Safety of HealthlinkBC’s COVID-19 Vaccine before your visit to the clinic. You can expect to be in the clinic for a total of 30 to 60 minutes.
Arrive prepared
Prepare your appointment:
- You don’t need to fast. Make sure you drink water
- Bring your booking confirmation and photo ID
- Wear a short-sleeved shirt and a mask. A mask will be provided to you if you need it
- Arrive a few minutes before the scheduled time of your appointment
You can bring someone with you to support you. All clinics are wheelchair accessible.
During the meeting
At the clinic, you:
- Check in with your photo ID and booking confirmation. For more modesty, you can request a private place to take your photo
- Get the dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. A choice will not be offered
- If this is your second dose, the clinic will try to match you with the same vaccine
- Wait in an observation area after your shot for about 15 minutes
After your date, review COVID-19 post-vaccination follow-up (PDF, 953 KB) of the BCCDC.
Get dose 2
To get the most effective protection against severe cases of COVID-19, you need two doses of the vaccine. You are not fully protected until you receive both doses.
Approximately 28 days after your first dose, you will receive an invitation by text, email or phone call to make an appointment for your second dose. As with your first meeting, you will select a place, a date and a time.
We also encourage you to bring your vaccination record Where show your online vaccination record on Health Gateway.
You can choose AstraZeneca / COVISHIELD or an mRNA vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) for your second dose. There is no safety concern if you wish to receive the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine as a second dose.
Before making your decision, we recommend that you consult information on the choice of second dose vaccine from BCCDC.
If you want to get Pfizer or Moderna for your second dose, you have to be registered with the provincial registration system Get vaccinated.
I received my first dose at a local pharmacy
If you received your first dose at a local pharmacy, no action is required on your part. Do not contact the pharmacy.
The pharmacy where you received your first dose will contact you to make an appointment for your second dose.
I did not receive my first dose at a local pharmacy
You can make an appointment online or by phone at a pharmacy in your community.
Bring your vaccination record or show your online vaccination record on Health Gateway at your appointment. You must also present a photo ID.
Pharmacies are listed by health authority region.
Find an appointment at:
Information for moderately to severely immunocompromised people
People with moderately to severely compromised immune systems will generally have weaker antibody responses from two doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Studies show that giving a third dose to complete the initial series of vaccines can help these people create antibodies to protect them from COVID-19.
People who are moderately to severely immunocompromised and meet the criteria will receive a third dose of the vaccine.
You have had a solid organ transplant and are on immunosuppressive therapy:
- Have had a solid organ transplant. May include heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas or islets of Langerhans, intestine, or combined organ transplant
You are under active treatment for a solid tumor or malignant blood diseases (such as myeloma or leukemia):
- Since January 2020 have received an anti-CD20 drug for a malignant disease
- Since March 2020, have received or are receiving systemic therapy (including chemotherapy, molecular therapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapies including CAR-T, monoclonal antibodies, cancer hormone therapy). This includes solid tumors as well as hematologic cancers during this period
- Since October 2020, have received or are receiving radiation therapy for cancer
You have had a haematopoietic stem cell transplant:
- Since September 2019, you have had a bone marrow or stem cell transplant or you are still taking immunosuppressive drugs related to the transplant
You have moderate to severe primary immunodeficiency:
- Have combined immune deficiencies affecting T cells, immune dysregulation (especially familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis) or those with type 1 interferon defects (caused by a genetic disorder of primary immunodeficiency or secondary to anti autoantibodies). -interferon)
- Have a moderate to severe primary immunodeficiency that has been diagnosed by an adult or pediatric immunologist and requires ongoing immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IVIG or SCIG) or the primary immunodeficiency has a confirmed genetic cause (eg, DiGeorge syndrome , Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)
History of AIDS-defining disease or previous CD4 count ≤ 200 / mm3 or previous CD4 fraction ≤ 15% or any detectable plasma viral load since January 2021 or HIV infection and age 65 or HIV infection acquired during the perinatal period .
Are under active treatment with the following categories of immunosuppressive therapies:
- Since January 2020, has been treated with anti-CD20 agents: rituximab, ocrelizumab, ofatumumab, obinutuzumab, ibritumomab, tositumomab
- Since January 2020, has been treated with B lymphocyte depleting agents: epratuzumab, MEDI-551, belimumab, BR3-Fc, AMG-623, atacicept, anti-BR3, alemtuzumab
- Since December 15, 2020, have been treated with biological products: abatacept, adalimumab, anakinra, benralizumab, brodalumab, canakinumab, certolizumab, dupilumab, etanercept, golimumab, guselkumab, infliximab, interferon-based products (alpha, beta and peekgylea), ix natalizumab, omalizumab, resilizumab, risankizumab, sarilumab, secukinumab, tildrakizumab, tocilizumab, ustekinumab or vedolizumab
- Since December 15, 2020 have been treated with oral immunosuppressive drugs: azathioprine, baricitinib, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, leflunomide, dimethyl fumarate, everolimus, fingolimod, mycophenolate, siponimod, sirolimus, tacrolimus, tofhonacitethasinib, preadison-methasinib, methylprednisolone or teriflunomide
- Since December 15, 2020 have been treated with steroids by mouth or by injection on a continuous basis: dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone or prednisone
- Since December 15, 2020, has been treated with Immunosuppressive infusions / injections: cladribine, cyclophosphamide, glatiramer, methotrexate
You are on dialysis and / or have severe kidney or kidney disease:
- On dialysis (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis) or have stage 5 chronic kidney disease (eGFR
Get your third dose
You will be contacted by the provincial Get Vaccinated system to find out how and when to book a third dose, approximately 4 weeks after you receive your second dose.
- If you have selected communication by e-mail or SMS, you will receive a link to make an appointment online
- If you have requested to be contacted by phone, a call center agent will call you to make an appointment
If you think you meet the criteria for pmoderately to severely immunocompromised people who were not contacted before October 8, contact your health care provider.
British Columbia Immunization Card
You do not need a third dose to be considered fully immunized on your BC Vaccine Card. It is based on the fact that you received your first dose before September 13 and your second dose before October 24.
I need help
Rescheduling your appointment is simple and can be done online 24 hours a day.
Reschedule my appointment To note: You must have your confirmation number.
Call 1-833-838-2323. The call center team can search for your number.
Do not register anymore.
Call 1-833-838-2323. The call center team can correct the information for you.
Do not register anymore.