It's flu (clinic) season!

It’s flu season - everybody’s favourite time of year (after Festivus .)

If you’d rather avoid the fever, cough, aches, sores, congestion, occasional vomiting and other… symptoms, you’ll probably want to get the flu shot ASAP if you haven’t already.

Here’s a quick overview of where you can get the shot in Ottawa:

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Pretty much every pharmacy, including the ones inside grocery stores. All you need is your health card. The Ontario government has a
[
 tool mapping all the participating pharmacists...
](https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-flu-shot)

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Your doctor's office.

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Clinics will be held across the city at schools, hospitals and community buildings.

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For children under five, Ottawa Public Health provides free clinics by appointment. To register, call OPH at 613-580-6744.

** Here is a list of community clinics from the city’s website : **

Saturday, November 5	École secondaire catholique Béatrice Desloges	1999 Provence Ave., Orleans	9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Monday, November 7	West Carleton Community Complex	5670 Carp Road, Kinburn	3:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 8	Osgoode Township High School	2800 Eight Line Road, Metcalfe	3:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 9	Sacred Heart Catholic High School	5870 Abbott Street E, Stittsville	3:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 10	Alfred Taylor Recreation Centre	2300 Community Way, North Gower	3:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Monday, November 14	Ottawa City Hall	110 Laurier Ave. West, Ottawa	8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Tuesday, November 15	South Carleton High School	3673 McBean Street, Richmond	3:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 16	Greely Community Centre	1448 Meadow Drive, Greely	3:30 – 7:30 p.m.

** Hospital clinics: **

Monday, November 7	Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)	401 Smyth Road	9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Wednesday, November 16	The Perley and Rideau Veterans Health Centre	1750 Russell Road	2:30-7:30 p.m

Don’t worry. This won’t hurt a bit.