Vaccine Updates
Houston Health Department COVID-19 vaccination sites are now open with or without appointments. Find a nearby site at HoustonEmergency.org/covid19 or by calling 832-393-4220 or 832-393-4301. Getting vaccinated is safe, free, and key to helping our lives get back to normal. Take your best shot to end the pandemic by getting vaccinated as soon as possible.
Key Things to Know (from the CDC)
- COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.
- COVID-19 vaccines are free.
- You may have side effects after vaccination, but these are normal.
- It typically takes two weeks after vaccination for the body to build protection (immunity) against the virus that causes COVID-19. You are not fully vaccinated until 2 weeks after the 2nd dose of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks after a one-dose vaccine.
- COVID-19 vaccines are more widely accessible. Everyone 12 years and older is now eligible for a COVID-19 Pfizer vaccination. Find a COVID-19 vaccine.
- People who have been fully vaccinated can start to do some things that they had stopped doing because of the pandemic.
Up-to-Date Situation Summaries
In the interest of offering a quick guide to the most updated sources available, we've put together the following list of situation summaries and data dashboards. We've noted with all resources if resources will be update frequently to ensure the most up-to-date information available.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation SummaryThe CDC continuously updates this page; click through to read the entire summary.
- World Health Organization (WHO) Coronavirus Disease (COVID-2019) Situation ReportsThese reports are updated daily; the most recent one is always posted at the top of the page.
Click through to read all of them. - CIDRAP Covid Resource CenterCenter for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.
- Texas Department of State Health Services Coronavirus Situation SummaryThe DSHS will post updates to this page on as new information becomes available;
click through to read the entire summary. - Harris County Public Health Department Coronavirus Situation SummaryCounty information on the novel coronavirus updated daily at 3 p.m.
- Ready HarrisHarris County Emergency Management alert system. Sign up for text alerts.
Local updates
- Lone Star College: Novel CoronavirusThe LSC Department of Emergency Preparedness in coordination with the Chancellor’s Office, the LSC Police Department and the LSC Office of General Counsel is working with local, state and national authorities on a daily basis. We remind all our students, and faculty and staff members to remain aware and vigilant as this situation evolves.
- Texas Medical Center Covid UpdatesIncludes up-to-date data regarding number of new Covid-19 cases, as well as general and ICU bed capacity. Updated daily.
- SETRAC Covid-19 UpdatesSouthEast Texas Regional Advisory Council is a coalition of providers, responders, and other healthcare related partners. Updated daily with information on regional general and ICU bed capacity, as well as PPE distribution.
- Texas Health & Human Services Covid-19 DashboardDaily updates on the current status of Covid-19 cases in Texas. Data collected on every county in Texas currently reporting Covid-19 cases. Active cases, deaths, recoveries, demographics, trends.
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