Houston Department of Health
The Houston Department of Health opens new vaccine slots for COVID-19
22 January 2021
UPDATE 2 – People who signed up for one of the new appointments and receive a QR code confirmation without a date and time will be contacted from Saturday to determine a date and time for vaccination.
UPDATE – The health department of Houston’s 1600 new COVID-19 vaccination appointments filled about five minutes after opening at 4 p.m.
More appointments will be announced as supply increases.
HOUSTON The Houston Department of Health is opening 1,600 new slots for the vaccination of COVID-19 for the week of January 25, 2021. The appointments are for the first doses only.
People who fall under Phase 1A or 1B of the state’s criteria can visit HoustonEmergency.org/covid19 (or http://bit.ly/HHDvaccine) from Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. The appointment portal closes when the slots are full.
Appointments are only confirmed upon receipt of an email or sms and confirmation numbers will be verified on site.
The new appointments are for the department’s new vaccination site at Delmar Stadium, which is operated by United Memorial Medical Center, which opens Monday.
People who show up without confirmed appointments will be turned down.
The health department received another 9,000 doses of vaccine on Friday. In addition to the 1,600 new appointment slots, the department will transmit 800 doses to other providers, vaccinate about 900 people who were rejected last Minute Maid Park, and adhere to existing appointments at Bayou City Event Center, its health centers and multi-service centers. .
‘We are pleased to operate two mass vaccination sites next week, one in the north of the city and another on the south side. These two locations make the vaccine more accessible to all, which complements the health department’s health centers and multi-service centers, ”said Mayor Sylvester Turner. “As we receive more vaccine, we will expand partnerships with pharmacies and federally qualified health centers to ensure the vaccine is available in the most vulnerable communities and deploy mobile strike teams, if necessary.”
The department plans to announce new appointments weekly based on supply.
People can learn about new dating opportunities through email, text messaging, voice calls or mobile app notifications by signing up for the HoustonRecovers subscription on AlertHouston at AlertHouston.org.
Appointments are based on the availability of vaccines and can be adjusted based on the department’s offer.
As of January 21, the department has administered a total of 29,751 doses of vaccine at locations including the Minute Maid Park, Bayou City Event Center, the Northside, La Nueva Casa de Amigos, Sharpstown and Sunnyside Health Centers, the JW Peavy Senior Center, and its Acres Homes, Hiram Clarke and Magnolia multidiencing centers.
People who have received their first dose of vaccine through the health department will be contacted about the schedule of their second dose before the recommended deadline. Check your voicemail, text messages, and emails regularly for information.
The department is currently supplying the Moderna vaccine. The second dose of Moderna is recommended 28 days after the first dose. Updated guidance from CDC states: “the second dose should be administered as close as possible to the recommended interval. However, if it is not possible to comply with the recommended interval, the second dose may include Pfizer-BioNTech and Modern COVID-19 vaccinations. “Scheduled for administration up to 6 weeks (42 days) after the first dose. If the second dose is administered outside these intervals, it is not necessary to start the series again.”
If contact information has changed since a person received the first dose from the health department, you should notify the COVID-19 call center at 832-393-4220.
“We understand the anxiety about the second dose and appreciate everyone’s patience as we continue to work together to achieve the greatest mass vaccination effort ever,” said Stephen L. Williams, director of the health department. “Rest assured that if you are vaccinated by the Houston Department of Health, we will contact you in a timely manner to plan your second dose.”
Even when vaccinated, everyone should still take precautions such as hiding themselves, doing social distance, washing hands and being tested to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as people are vaccinated and we learn more about immunity which yields the vaccines.
“Encourage your family and community to ‘Take your best chances’ as the vaccine becomes more available,” Williams said.
Visit the vaccination page of HoustonEmergency.org/covid19 for the latest information on COVID-19 vaccinations by the Houston Department of Health.