Avoid the flu and stay healthy this year
Each year, 9 1免费版下 Student Health & Wellness offers flu shot clinics to the 9 1免费版下 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 various locations through Dal campuses during the fall (vaccine availability pending).
For more information about protecting yourself and others from the flu, as well as information about the influenza vaccine, please visit the听听飞别产蝉颈迟别.听听
Our Halifax campus will have both the regular flu shot and the high-dose flu shot for people 65+.听
Have questions about the flu or COVID-19 vaccines? .听
2024 Halifax Flu Shot Clinics
- Monday, October 21
9am-12pm, LeMarchant Place Atrium
1-4pm,听LeMarchant Place Atrium听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 - Tuesday, October 22听
1-7pm,听LeMarchant Place Atrium听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 - Thursday,听October 24听 听
9am-5pm,听LeMarchant Place Atrium听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 - Monday,听October 28听 听 听 听
9am-4pm,听LeMarchant Place Atrium听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 - Tuesday,听October 29听 听 听 听
9am-4pm,听LeMarchant Place Atrium听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 - Wednesday,听October 30听
9:30am-12:30pm, Sexton Campus听 听 - Monday, November 4听 听 听
9am-12pm, LeMarchant Place Atrium
1-7pm,听LeMarchant Place Atrium听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 - Tuesday, November 5听 听 听
1-7pm,听LeMarchant Place Atrium听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 - Thursday, November 7听 听
9am-4pm,听LeMarchant Place Atrium听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听
2024 Truro Flu Shot Clinics听
You can book your flu shot clinic appointment听by calling 902-893-6672 or emailing听ssdalac@dal.ca.
Please note: All flu shot clinics on the Agricultural Campus will be held in the Student Health & Wellness Centre (formely known as Health Services) located in the Dairy Building. COVID-19 vaccines will also be available to those getting their flu shot.
- Monday, October 21
1:30-3:30pm, Student Health & Wellness Centre, Dairy Building听
- Wednesday, October 23
8:30-11:30am,听Student Health & Wellness Centre, Dairy Building听听
1-3:30pm,听Student Health & Wellness Centre, Dairy Building听 听 听 听 听 - Monday,听October 28听听听 听 听
1:30-3:30pm,听Student Health & Wellness Centre, Dairy Building听 听 - Tuesday,听October 29听听听 听 听
8:30-11:30am,听Student Health & Wellness Centre, Dairy Building听听
1-3:30pm,听Student Health & Wellness Centre, Dairy Building听 听听 - Monday, November 4听 听 听
1:30-3:30pm, Student Health & Wellness Centre, Dairy Building听 听 - Wednesday, November 13
1:30-3:30pm, Student Health & Wellness Centre, Dairy Building - Monday, November 18
1:30-3:30pm, Student Health & Wellness Centre, Dairy Building听
The Nova Scotia Public Health Mobile Clinic is also offering influenza and COVID-19 vaccines. Find the mobile clinic closest to you by visiting .听
Symptoms of the flu
Common flu symptoms include:
- Stuffy or runny nose and sneezing
- Sore throat
- High fever
- Aches and pains
- Fatigue
- Headaches听
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.听 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
- To avoid serious complications that can result from the flu including pneumonia and respiratory failure听
For more information about the flu and the flu vaccine, visit the听.
If you do get sick
Follow the tips above (under being proactive) and stay home until your symptoms are gone.