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Houston Health Department-affiliated COVID-19 testing sites are open across the city with capacity to test at least 19,000 people daily.
The Houston Health Department urges everyone to take steps now to make holiday gatherings as safe as possible and help prevent a COVID-19 surge in January.
The Houston Health Department is announcing the schedule for sites offering free doses of COVID-19 vaccine during the week of December 13, 2021. Many health department-affiliated free vaccination sites are on the schedule for the week.
The Houston Health Department is announcing the schedule for sites offering free doses of COVID-19 vaccine during the week of December 13, 2021. Many health department-affiliated free vaccination sites are on the schedule for the week.
Genomic sequencing conducted in the Houston Health Department laboratory confirms the Omicron variant caused two additional area cases of COVID-19, further validating community spread.
The Houston Health Department is announcing the schedule for sites offering free doses of COVID-19 vaccine during the week of December 6, 2021. Many health department-affiliated free vaccination sites are on the schedule for the week.
The Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is present in Houston’s wastewater, the Houston Health Department announced Monday night. The detection is the first indication the new variant is in Houston, although a case has not yet been confirmed in the city.
The Houston Health Department is now testing the city’s wastewater for the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of the virus that causes COVID-19. The variant was not detected in the most recent round of wastewater samples collected the week of November 22.
The Houston Health Department is announcing the schedule for sites offering free doses of COVID-19 vaccine during the week of November 29, 2021. More than two dozen health department-affiliated free vaccination sites are on the schedule for the week.
The Houston Health Department is announcing the schedule for sites offering free doses of COVID-19 vaccine during the week of November 22, 2021. Many health department-affiliated free vaccination sites are on the schedule for the week.