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Event details

uOttawa is hosting a HPV vaccination clinic.

Vaccination is the best way to prevent HPV. The HPV vaccine helps prevent the nine HPV types that cause about 90% of cervical cancers and the two HPV types that cause over 90% of genital warts. If you aren't vaccinated against HPV yet, join us!

How to book your appointment online

You can book your appointment online through our web portal, or on TELUS CHR Connect app from Google Play or App Store. When you launch it, search for “uOttawa | Centre de santé et mieux-être étudiant / Student Health and Wellness Centre,” select it and create your account.

Learn more about creating a TELUS CHR Connect account. Please note that the help features on the app are available in English only.  

Remember to always have your health card (or UHIP number if you’re an international student) and student card handy when booking and attending your appointment.

Once you are logged in, please follow these steps: 

  1. Choose the SHWC option (the vaccination clinics will be hosted at UCU 203).
  2. Choose the "VPH vaccin / HPV vaccine GARDASIL 9" as the primary reason for your visit. 
  3. Click on "VPH-HPV / Clinique de vaccination clinic" as type of appointment.
  4. And finally, select an appointment time!

Please present yourself 15 minutes before your appointment.

Date and time
Oct 3, 2024
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Format and location
In person
University Centre (UCU)
Wellness Lounge (UCU 203)
Language
English, French
Audience
Graduate students, Undergraduate students
Organized by
Student Life
Student Health, Wellness and Support

Vaccine cost and coverage

Provincial coverage

The GARDASIL 9 vaccine (which prevents HPV) is covered by provincial insurance in Ontario when students are in grade 7. If students miss the grade 7 vaccine series, they are eligible to receive them until grade 12. After this time, the GARDASIL 9 vaccine is only covered for select high-risk groups: 

  • Men who have sex with men (MSM), who are 26 years of age or younger, and who identify as gay and/or bisexual.
  • Some individuals who identify as trans and who have not started their HPV vaccine series before September 5, 2017.

For provincial funding information, select other provinces or territories on the GARDASIL 9 website. For those who may identify with the high-risk group criteria mentioned above, you may discuss these factors with your health care provider to verify your eligibility for coverage.

Fees

When provincial coverage is unavailable, you must cover the cost of the vaccine itself, along with its administration (e.g., receiving the vaccine as an injection from a qualified health professional). The cost of the GARDASIL 9 vaccine at the Student Health and Wellness Centre is $196. There is an additional $10 fee for the administration of the vaccine, which adds up to a total of $206 per dose. As you must receive three doses to complete the vaccine series, there is a total cost of $618. 

Supplemental insurance coverage

Many supplemental insurance plans will cover 80% of prescriptions and vaccines. After receiving your HPV vaccine, you will be required to pay for it, and will be provided with a receipt. You can submit this receipt to your supplemental insurance provider to request reimbursement for the covered amount. 

Visit the Student Health Insurance page for more information.