As fall arrives, the Ontario government has announced its annual immunization schedule ahead of this year’s respiratory illness season.

All vaccines are free and will be widely available starting Oct. 27. But some high-risk groups can get their shots sooner.

Here’s what vaccines will be available and when you can expect to can get your jabs.

Flu shots and COVID-19 vaccines

Those who are more vulnerable to the common flu and COVID-19 will have the chance to get their vaccines before the general public.

Starting the week of Sept. 22, people who are patients and staff in hospital, residents and staff in long-term-care homes or are older than 65 will be able to get their latest COVID-19 shot at select pharmacies, public health units and health-care provider offices.

These same individu

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