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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

Fort Bend County residents are invited to complete a survey and/or to participate in a virtual Focus Group about the COVID-19 vaccines and Fort Bend County’s outreach and response efforts.  Please consider participating as we are planning the next phase of our response plans.  Your voice is important to us!  (Please note: Only Focus Group contributors will receive a $100 gift card in appreciation for your participation.)

In Texas, everyone over 12 years of age is eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Also, Fort Bend County run COVID-19 vaccine sites(En Español) accept walk-up vaccinations!

Health Alert!

The DSHS has issued a health alert about the improper use of ivermectin. Ivermectin cannot treat viral infections like COVID-19 and can hurt you. https://bit.ly/2URbdtj  If you have concerns about exposure to ivermectin, please call the Texas Poison Center Network at 1-800-222-1222.

CDC 3rd Dose Guidelines (En Español)

Currently, all of our FBC Health & Human Services COVID-19 vaccination clinics are accepting walk-in visits for moderately-to-severely immunocompromised people seeking to receive their 3rd dose of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. Moderately to severely immunocompromised people includes those who have:

-Been receiving active cancer treatment for tumors or cancers of the blood

-Received an organ transplant and are taking medicine to suppress the immune system

-Received a stem cell transplant within the last 2 years or are taking medicine to suppress the immune system

-Moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency (such as DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)

-Advanced or untreated HIV infection

-Active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids or other drugs that may suppress your immune response

People should talk to their healthcare provider about their medical condition, and whether getting an additional dose is appropriate for them.

Minor Consent Form: Click here to get the Minor Consent Form (En Español) if you would like to complete it prior to bringing your child to be vaccinated. All children 12-17 years of age must provide a completed COVID Informed Consent – Minor Form signed by their parent or legal guardian at the vaccination site before they can be vaccinated.  The COVID Informed Consent – Minor Form is also available at each vaccination site to ensure that the child’s parent or legal guardian is able to complete prior to the child being vaccinated.

Please click here to read the Emergency Use Authorization COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheets before getting your vaccine.

Community Use of Cloth Masks Help Control the Spread of COVID-19

HHS:   Vaccination Hotline (for questions only) 832-471-1373

AFTER THE FLOOD – IS YOUR WATER SAFE?

PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS

If you are on a Public Water System (PWS), your municipality, water utility, or system owner will notify you of any unsafe drinking water conditions in the system and provide directions on what you can do to prevent exposure. Please contact your service provider directly for any questions or concerns. The (PWS) may include subdivisions, trailer parks, apartment homes, duplexes, townhomes or condos and etc.

PRIVATE WATER WELLS

Private drinking water wells in flooded areas should always be considered contaminated.

 

WARNING! DO NOT TURN ON THE PUMP until you are sure it’s safe to do so.

There is danger of electrical shock and damage to your well or pump if they have been flooded

WARNING! DO NOT DRINK OR WASH WITH WELL WATER

People drinking or washing with water from a private well that has been flooded will risk getting sick.

 

If your well or the area around it was flooded:

STOP USING THE WATER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND CONTACT.

Use only bottled or boiled water as an alternative source for drinking, cooking (including washing food you eat raw), and bathing until you can disinfect your well and have a sample tested.

To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for human consumption (including washing food you eat raw) and contact (bathing, brushing teeth, and washing hands) should be boiled and cooled prior to use. The water should be brought to a vigorous, rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes.

If your well or the ground around it flooded, FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW

After the flood waters recede:

  • Disinfect the well according the directions provided by your local health department or TCEQ (see below)
  • Obtain an approved bottle and submission form an accredited lab or a health department official.
  • Collect a sample from the well and have it tested by an accredited lab.
  • If your lab reports show NO Coliform/E. coli bacteria wait a few days and sample it again.
  • If you get a second report with NO Coliform/E. coli bacteria, your water should be bacteriologically safe to use.
  • Continue to periodically test your well so you will be aware of any recontamination that might occur.

 

Helpful Information

CDC

A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety- CDCFlood

Houston Health Department Well sampling and disinfection instructions

http://www.houstontx.gov/health/Lab/water.html

EPA After the Flood

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-05/documents/epa816f05021.pdf

TCEQ Disinfecting Your Private Well

https://www.tceq.texas.gov/publications/gi/gi-432.html

 

Information courtesy of Houston Health Department