Houston Health Department

News Releases

• April 13, 2021 — Houston Health Department provides COVID-19 second dose schedule for week of April 12
• April 12, 2021 — Houston Health Department offering 7,900 COVID-19 vaccination appointment slots for week of April 12
• April 12, 2021 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of April 12
• April 5, 2021 — Houston Health Department opening 6,500 new COVID-19 vaccination appointment slots for April 7-10
• April 5, 2021 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of April 5
• March 30, 2021 — Houston Health Department opens 3,000 new COVID-19 vaccination appointment slots for new partner site
• March 28, 2021 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of March 29
• March 28, 2021 — Houston Health Department opens 5,000 COVID-19 vaccination appointment slots for April 1-3
• March 21, 2021 — Houston Health Department opens 13,070 COVID-19 vaccination appointment slots for week of March 22
• March 21, 2021 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of March 22
• March 16, 2021 — Second doses of COVID-19 vaccine at NRG Park
• March 15, 2021 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of March 15
• March 8, 2021 — More contagious variant of virus that causes COVID-19 widespread in Houston wastewater
• March 8, 2021 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of March 8
• March 3, 2021 — Houston Health Department opens new waitlist for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
• March 1, 2021 — Houston Health Department expands COVID-19 vaccine waitlist
• February 28, 2021 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of March 1
• February 25, 2021 — Houston Health Department opens 1,800 new COVID-19 vaccination appointments for February 26
• February 24, 2021 — Houston Health Department opens 1,000 new COVID-19 vaccination appointments for February 25
• February 23, 2021 — Houston Health Department opens 1,000 new COVID-19 vaccination appointments for February 24
• February 22, 2021 — Houston Health Department, Harris County Public Health partnering to serve most vulnerable and underserved at NRG mass vaccination site
• February 21, 2021 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of February 22
• February 19, 2021 — Many Houston Health Department COVID-19 testing sites resuming normal operations Saturday
• February 18, 2021 — Houston Health Department to resume COVID-19 vaccinations following winter storm
• February 17, 2021 — Houston Health Department COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites to remain closed February 18
• February 16, 2021 — Houston Health Department COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites to remain closed February 17
• February 15, 2021 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of February 15
• February 12, 2021 — Houston Health Department re-opens COVID-19 vaccine waitlist for older adults, continues focusing new allocations on most vulnerable
• February 7, 2021 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of February 8
• February 5, 2021 — Houston Health Department focusing COVID-19 vaccine on vulnerable populations, underserved communities; department also scheduling second doses
• February 3, 2021 — TeamUP for Houston Youth expands in 2021 to broaden MBK Houston reach
• February 1, 2021 — The Basics Houston provides tools to support brain development
• January 31, 2021 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of February 1
• January 29, 2021 — Houston Health Department focusing latest vaccine allocation on most vulnerable
• January 28, 2021 — Houston Health Department program will help more boys and young men of color thanks to million dollar grant
• January 24, 2021 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of January 25
• January 21, 2021 — Houston Health Department opening new COVID-19 vaccination appointment slots
• January 17, 2021 — Houston Health department and partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of January 18
• January 15, 2021 — Second COVID-19 vaccination mega site scheduled for Minute Maid Park
• January 10, 2021 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of January 11
• January 7, 2021 — Houston Health Department, Astros Foundation partnering to provide COVID-19 vaccinations
• January 4, 2021 — Houston Health Department launches online registration for COVID-19 vaccinations for high risk groups
• January 3, 2021 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of January 4
• January 1, 2021 — Mayor Turner Announces Houston Health Department Opening of COVID-19 Vaccine Site for the Public