Immunization - Adult Services

Alberta Health Services - Provincial Health Services


Description
Provides immunizations for adults at community / public health centres across Alberta.

This service provides routine immunization for adults. Suggested immunizations:

  • a booster dose of Tdap - tetanus, diptheria and pertussis (whooping cough), every 10 years
  • Tdap vaccine for people who are pregnant, every time they are pregnant
  • Hepatitis B vaccine (HBV) for unprotected adults born in 1981 or later. Some adults born before 1981 may need this vaccine if they are at risk for hepatitis B (example: health problems, type of
  • work, lifestyle, contact with the virus)
  • Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for adults up to and including age 26 years who did not get it in school
  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine for adults whose immunization records do not show the recommended number of doses of measles, mumps, or rubella vaccine
  • Chickenpox vaccine for unprotected adults
  • annual seasonal influenza vaccine
  • pneumococcal vaccine for adults 65 years of age and older and adults with certain health problems

To find out which vaccines are recommended for you and to book an appointment for immunization, call your nearest community / public health centre. If you are not sure where your nearest community / public health centre is, you can call Health Link at 811. Bring any immunization records you have to the appointment, especially if you were immunized in another province or country.

For more general information about immunization go to ImmunizeAlberta.ca, Immunizations at myhealth.alberta.ca, or call Health Link.


Key Provider: public health nurses
Eligibility
Yes, Service targeted to:
  • 18 years and older
Application Process
Service Access: By Appointment
Referral Process: No


Waiting Period: N/A,
Telephone
780-827-3504
Fax
780-827-2728
Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Fees
Fee: No


Fee Reduction: No


Membership Fee: N/A
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: N/A -
Agency Information
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Last Verified On
January 31, 2024
Address
Provincial Building; 10001 Hoppe Avenue
Grande Cache, AB, T0E 0Y0
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Hours of Operation
Mon
08:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Tue
08:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Wed
08:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Thu
08:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Fri
08:30 AM to 04:30 PM