Avoid the flu and stay healthy this year
Each year, Dalhousie Student Health & Wellness offers flu shot clinics to the Dalhousie communities in Halifax and Truro. Students, staff and faculty (and their families) are able to get their flu shot for free*. Mobile clinics are set up at Dal campuses during the fall (pending vaccine availability).
For more information about protecting yourself and others from the flu, as well as information about the influenza vaccine, please visit theÌýÌý·É±ð²ú²õ¾±³Ù±ð.ÌýÌý
Our Halifax campus will have both the regular flu shot and the high-dose flu shot for people 65+.Ìý
Have questions about the flu or COVID-19 vaccines? .Ìý
2025 Halifax Flu Shot Clinics - appointment bookings begin October 15
COVID-19 vaccines will also be available to those getting their flu shot (pending vaccine availability).Ìý Ìý Ìý
- Wednesday, October 22Ìý
9am-4:30pm,ÌýLeMarchant Place AtriumÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý - Thursday,ÌýOctober 23Ìý Ìý
9am-4:30pm,ÌýLeMarchant Place AtriumÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý - Friday,ÌýOctober 24Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
1-6pm,ÌýLeMarchant Place AtriumÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý - Monday,ÌýOctober 27Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
9am-6pm,ÌýLeMarchant Place AtriumÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý - Tuesday,ÌýOctober 28Ìý
9am-4pm, LeMarchant Place Atrium ÌýÌý - Wednesday, October 29Ìý Ìý Ìý
9:30am-12:30pm, Sexton CampusÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý - Thursday, October 30 Ìý ÌýÌý
9am-4:30pm,ÌýLeMarchant Place AtriumÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý - Monday, November 3Ìý Ìý
9am-6pm,ÌýLeMarchant Place AtriumÌý Ìý ÌýÌý - Wednesday, November 5
9am-4:30pm,ÌýLeMarchant Place AtriumÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý - Thursday, November 6Ìý Ìý
9am-4:30pm,ÌýLeMarchant Place Atrium Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
2025 Truro Flu Shot Clinics (information coming soon!)
Book your flu shot clinic appointmentÌýby calling 902-893-6672 or emailingÌýssdalac@dal.ca.
Please note: All flu shot clinics on the Agricultural Campus will be held in the Student Health & Wellness Centre (formerly known as Health Services) located in the Dairy Building. COVID-19 vaccines will also be available to those getting their flu shot.
The Nova Scotia Public Health Mobile Clinic is also offering influenza and COVID-19 vaccines. Find the mobile clinic closest to you by visiting .Ìý
Symptoms of the flu
Common flu symptoms include:
- Stuffy or runny nose and sneezing
- Sore throat
- High fever
- Aches and pains
- Fatigue
- HeadachesÌý
Be proactive!
Take these simple steps to prevent the flu:
- Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly
- Keep your hands away from your face
- Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that you touch often
- Cough and sneeze into your arm, not your hand
Why should you get the flu vaccine
The flu is responsible for about 12,200 hospitalizations and 3,500 deaths in Canada each year. The vaccine is safe.Ìý Getting the flu shot every year will help to:
- Reduce your chances of getting the flu
- Protect the people around you. The flu is contagious and can spread quickly and easily. You can spread the virus without showing symptoms
- Avoid serious complications that can result from the flu including pneumonia and respiratory failureÌý
For more information about the flu and the flu vaccine, visit theÌý.
If you get sick
Follow the tips above (under being proactive) and stay home until your symptoms are gone.