Vaccines & Immunizations
Routine, catch-up and seasonal vaccines for adults and children, prescribed and given at home by a Registered Nurse — no separate trip for a prescription, and no waiting room for the shot.
At a glance
- Visit fee
- $25
- Referral
- Not needed
- Prescriptions
- To any pharmacy
- Prescriber
- Registered Nurse, CNO-authorized
- Where
- Your home, Brooklin & Durham
Is this for you?
Good reasons to book.
- You’re due for a booster and don’t want to wait for an appointment.
- You want the shingles, pneumonia or RSV vaccine and aren’t sure which you qualify for.
- Your child has fallen behind on their schedule.
- You need a vaccine record for school, work or travel.
- You, or a parent you care for, find it hard to get out for vaccines.
- You’re pregnant and due for your Tdap vaccine.
What to expect
Your visit, step by step.
Bring what you have
Your yellow card, an Ontario immunization record printout, or just what you remember — we’ll work with it.
A quick screen
Allergies, current health, pregnancy and immune status, and anything that would change the timing or choice of vaccine.
The vaccine
A funded dose we carry is given at the first visit; a paid vaccine is filled at your pharmacy on our prescription and given at a short second visit. Either way, a 15-minute observation period and plain instructions for the next day or two.
Your record
A written record for you, and help reporting the dose to Ontario’s immunization registry where it applies.
Scope
What we can do here — and where we draw the line.
Everything in the first column is within what an Ontario RN prescriber may do. The second column is where we refer you on, without delay.
RN prescribing is regulated by the College of Nurses of Ontario. Any nurse’s prescribing authorization can be checked on the CNO’s public register, Find a Nurse.
Within our scope
- Review your immunization history and recommend what you’re due for under Ontario’s schedule.
- Prescribe and administer vaccines for the prevention of bacterial and viral disease: influenza, pneumococcal, shingles, tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis, HPV, hepatitis A and B, MMR, RSV and others.
- Build and carry out catch-up schedules for children and adults.
- Use a topical anesthetic to make injections more comfortable for children and anyone who finds needles hard.
- Recognize and treat anaphylaxis with epinephrine should a reaction ever occur — every vaccine visit includes a short observation period.
- Give you a written record and help you update your Ontario immunization record.
Outside our scope
- We don’t sell vaccines. A paid vaccine is filled at your pharmacy on our prescription and given once you have it. Publicly funded supply comes through public health units, so whether we can bring a free dose depends on supply; we tell you before the visit which applies.
- TB skin tests are a diagnostic test, not a vaccine, so we can’t order or give one on our own authority. Your school, employer, family doctor or a walk-in clinic can arrange it.
- Some protective shots aren’t vaccines: the RSV antibody for babies (Beyfortus) and immune globulins, such as those given after a possible rabies exposure. An animal bite or possible rabies exposure needs same-day care through urgent care or Durham Region Health Department.
- Allergy immunotherapy (“allergy shots”) is not a vaccine and is outside our scope.
Emergencies — trouble breathing, chest pain, heavy bleeding, a severe allergic reaction — need 911 or the nearest emergency department, not an appointment.
Fees
What this costs.
RN prescriber visits are not OHIP-insured. The prescription itself is filled at your pharmacy and covered by your drug plan as usual.
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Vaccine visit (vaccine from your pharmacy) $25
We give a vaccine you’ve filled at your pharmacy on our prescription: screening, the injection, observation and your record. You pay the pharmacy for the vaccine; we don’t sell it.
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Vaccine visit (publicly funded vaccine) $25
Screening, the injection, observation and your record, where the vaccine itself is funded and we can supply it.
Ready to book?
- Send a request and we confirm a time within one business day.
- We come to you: home visits across Brooklin, Whitby, Oshawa, Ajax and Pickering, travel included.
- Questions first? hello@choicewellness.ca
Can a nurse prescribe a vaccine, not just give it?
Yes. “Immunization — any vaccines for the prevention of bacterial and viral disease” is one of the categories an Ontario RN with prescribing authority may prescribe. That means no separate order from a doctor is needed before we give the vaccine.
Which vaccines are free?
Ontario publicly funds many routine vaccines (for example childhood schedule vaccines, flu for everyone six months and up, and shingles for those aged 65 to 70). Funded supply flows through public health, so whether a funded dose can be given here depends on our supply arrangements. We’ll be upfront about that when you book.
Do you vaccinate children?
Yes, for routine and catch-up vaccines where a parent or guardian is present and consents. We take our time with children and use topical anesthetic when it helps.
What if I react to a vaccine?
Serious reactions are rare. You stay for a short observation period after every vaccine, and our prescriber is trained and equipped to treat anaphylaxis with epinephrine.
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Ready when you are
Request a home visit for vaccines
Tell us what you need and we’ll reply within one business day with a time — then we come to you. No referral, no waiting room.