COVID-19 Vaccinations
Trent Student Health Services does not currently have Covid-19 vaccines available on site.
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Medical Exemptions
The following handout provides information on medical exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine. This includes the few approved exemptions, as well as an explanation of why other reasons are not considered exemptions.
COVID-19 Vaccine Medical Exemptions
Fourth Doses: Eligibility
Trent Students who are 60 years or older; First Nations and Metis individuals, and their non-indigenous household members, 18 years of age and older are now eligible for a 4th dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Additionally eligible, are Trent Students with certain medical diagnoses or who are immunocompromised (see below). Trent International students who received a vaccine not approved by Health Canada may also be eligible.
Find a full list of eligibility here
If you are a Trent student and meet these criteria click here to find a vaccine clinic in the Peterborough area or click here to access vaccines in Ontario.
Medical Diagnoses
Those with certain medical diagnoses or who are immunocompromised are eligible for an additional booster of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Individuals MUST meet one or more of the criteria below to be eligible:
· Transplant recipient
· Individuals with Blood Cancers AND who are on active treatment
· Taking an anti-CD20 medication (for example Rituximab)
· Individuals undergoing active treatment for solid tumours
· Individuals with moderate to severe primary immunodeficiency disorders
· Stage 3 or advanced untreated HIV infections and those with AIDS
· Individuals undergoing active treatment with the following categories of medications that suppress the immune system: anti-B cell therapies; high-dose corticosteroids, alkylating agents, antimetabolites, or tumour-necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors and other biologic agents that significantly suppress the immune system
A full list of qualifying drugs according to the Ontario government can be found online.
If you are a Trent student and meet these criteria click here to find a vaccine clinic in the Peterborough area.
International Students
International students who have received a vaccine that is not approved by Health Canada are advised to get a Health Canada approved shot as soon as possible.
Students who have questions, or need support to obtain an approved COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario, please contact the Trent International team at safearrival@trentu.ca.
Submitting Out of Province Vaccinations
Students who have received one or both COVID-19 vaccine doses outside of Ontario must submit those vaccination receipts to Peterborough Public Health before receiving a third dose in Peterborough. Please follow the link below to submit this information.