16- and 17-year-olds are now eligible to receive a Pfizer booster shot Brighten this Christmas and holiday season by making the safety of your family and friends a priority. Harris County Public Health (HCPH) encourages residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine and booster shots when eligible. Now, fully vaccinated 16- and 17-year-olds qualify for booster shots. As of December 19, 2021, there are 596,060 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the City of Houston and Harris County. […]
COVID-19 testing
Katy ISD Moving Free COVID-19 Testing Center to Gary A. Voss Project Center
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District is moving its free rapid COVID-19 testing station, effective Monday. The new location is the Gary A. Voss Project Center, 5801 Katy Hockley Cut Off Road. The free rapid COVID-19 test is for all enrolled Katy ISD students, as well as district employees and their dependents who are enrolled under the Katy ISD health care plan. Testing will still be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. […]
Fort Bend County COVID-19 Testing Site Opens at Four Corners, Sugar Land
Tuesday at Commissioners Court, Fort Bend County, Precinct 4 Commissioner Ken R. DeMerchant announced the County’s efforts to keep residents safe during the recent resurgence in COVID-related cases. DeMerchant, together with Fort Bend County Health and Human Services Director Dr. Minter, mobilized to offer another convenient COVID-19 testing location for Fort Bend County residents. Precinct 4’s Four Corners Community Center, located at 15700 Old Richmond Rd. Sugar Land will conduct COVID-19 testing starting Wednesday, August […]
Find a Test Site Near You and Get Tested Early in the Week
All Harris County Public Health COVID-19 Test Sites are closed Easter Sunday and some sites are also closed the Friday and Saturday before Easter. If you or family members haven’t been vaccinated yet, find a site near you and make a testing appointment for early in the week. COVID-19 is still spreading in Harris County. Nationwide, some communities with high vaccination rates are beginning to see alarming increases in COVID-19 cases. It’s too soon to […]
Get the Whole Family Tested During Spring Break
There is a Waitlist for Vaccines, but not Testing! Pile the family in the car and…go get tested! Not your normal Spring Break activity, but nothing about this past year has been normal, though we are getting closer. With three vaccines now available in Harris County and the state expanding eligibility to people over 50 (1Cs), we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, we’re just not there yet. Vaccine supplies are […]