MEMO: Holiday Ordering and Delivery Schedule for Vaccines   

TO: Health Care Providers ordering vaccine from Public Health (except pharmacies)     

FROM: Vaccine Preventable Disease program, Niagara Region Public Health

REFERENCE: Holiday Ordering and Delivery Schedule for Vaccines

DATE: November 25, 2024

This memo will highlight holiday season closures for the Vaccine Preventable Disease program and provide the delivery schedule for vaccine orders in the month of December to accommodate these closures.

Holiday Season Closures

The office of the Vaccine Preventable Disease program will be closed December 24, 25, 26, 31 and January 1. This will impact schedules for routine vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine deliveries; see below for details and plan your orders accordingly.

Holiday Delivery Schedule for Routine Vaccine Orders

• Orders can be placed anytime throughout the month; however, the deadline to submit your vaccine order is three full business days prior to your delivery date. We are unable to guarantee delivery of vaccine when orders are received after the deadline.
• Orders for delivery the week of January 2, 2025 must be submitted by Wednesday, December 18
• There will be no vaccine deliveries from December 18 to December 31. The following are the delivery dates for the month of December and early January:
  • St. Catharines – Tuesday, December 3 and Monday, December 16
    • First delivery in January will be Tuesday, January 7 (order by December 30)
  • Port Colborne – Monday, December 2 and Monday, December 16
    • First delivery in January will be Monday, January 6 (order by December 30)
  • Welland, Pelham & Fonthill – Wednesday, December 4 and Tuesday, December 17
    • First delivery in January will be Thursday, January 2 (order by December 18)
  • Niagara Falls & Niagara-on-the-Lake – Tuesday, December 3 and Tuesday, December 17
    • First delivery in January will be Tuesday, January 14
  • Grimsby, Smithville, Lincoln & Thorold – Wednesday, December 4 and Tuesday, December 17
    • First delivery in January will be Wednesday, January 8 (order by January 2)
  • Fort Erie – Monday, December 2 and Monday, December 16
    • First delivery in January will be Thursday, January 9 (order by January 3)

Regular vaccine delivery schedules and hours of operation resume January 2, 2025 (Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.).

For More Information

• Ordering Routine Vaccinations
• Ordering COVID-19 Vaccine
• Call the Vaccine Preventable Disease program at 905-688-8248 or 1-888-505-6074 ext. 7396