Avoid the flu and stay healthy this year
Each year, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Student Health & Wellness offers flu and COVID booster shots to the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ 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
2026 Halifax Clinics
* Pending vaccine availabilityÌý
- Wednesday, October 21Ìý
9 a.m.-12 p.m., 12:45-4:30 p.m.,ÌýLeMarchant Place Atrium - Thursday,ÌýOctober 22ÌýÌý
9 a.m.-12 p.m., 12:45-4:30 p.m., LeMarchant Place Atrium - Monday, October 26
9 a.m.–12 p.m., 1:00 -6:30 p.m., LeMarchant Place Atrium - Wednesday, October 28 Ìý
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Sexton Campus - Thursday,ÌýOctober 29ÌýÌý Ìý ÌýÌý
9 a.m.-12 p.m., 12:45-4:30 p.m., LeMarchant Place Atrium - Friday,ÌýOctober 30Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
9 a.m.-12 p.m., 12:45-4:30 p.m.,ÌýLeMarchant Place Atrium - Monday, November 2Ìý
9 a.m.–12 p.m., 1:00-6:30 p.m.,ÌýLeMarchant Place Atrium - Saturday, November 7Ìý
11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.,ÌýLeMarchant Place Atrium Ìý Ìý Ìý - Saturday, November 14Ìý
11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.,ÌýLeMarchant Place Atrium - Monday, November 16Ìý
9 a.m.–12 p.m., 1:00-4:30 p.m.,ÌýLeMarchant Place Atrium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý
2026 Truro ClinicsÌý
* Pending vaccine availabilityÌý
- Tuesday, October 20Ìý
9 a.m.-12 p.m., 1-3:30 p.m. SHW/Dairy Building Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý - Wednesday,ÌýOctober 21ÌýÌý
9 a.m.-12 p.m., 1-3:30 p.m. SHW/Dairy Building Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý - Tuesday, October 27
9 a.m.-12 p.m., 1-3:30 p.m. SHW/Dairy Building ÌýÌý - Wednesday,ÌýOctober 28ÌýÌýÌý Ìý Ìý
9 a.m.-12 p.m., 1-3:30 p.m. SHW/Dairy Building Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý - Wednesday,ÌýNovember 4ÌýÌý Ìý Ìý
1-3:30 p.m. SHW/Dairy Building Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý - Wednesday, November 18
1-3:30 p.m. SHW/Dairy Building ÌýÌý - Saturday, November 28Ìý Ìý Ìý
11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MacRae Library/SLC (Drop-in)
Clinics held in Student Health & Wellness (SHW)/Dairy Building will be for ages 10 and up. Clinic in MacRae Library will be for all ages.
Booked appointments are required for flu/COVID shot clinics at SHW - please call (902) 893-6672.Ìý
Appointments are not required for November 28 clinic.Ìý
Information needed: full name, date of birth, provincial health card (if you have one), province or country. Ìý
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.