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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

Fort Bend County’s Local Health Authority Issues Statement Regarding Mask Requirements in Schools

As Health Authority for Fort Bend County, I count it a privilege to be called to serve my friends and neighbors during a challenging and treacherous season for our County and its residents.  It is my job and sworn duty to protect the public health under the legal guidance of Chapters 121, 122, and 341 of the Texas Health and Safety Code. 

To this end, Fort Bend County Health & Human Services (HHS) has spent the past 17 months working to support school districts by providing data, attending town halls, answering questions of school board members and parents, educating school nurses.  Our staff have also supported schools by coordinating testing and vaccination, participating in forums, sending infection prevention teams to campuses and providing recommendations specific for our County school districts based on the guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  

Governor’s Executive Order GA38 suspended Chapters 121, 122, and 341 of the Texas Health and Safety Code and prohibited school districts from fully implementing guidance that would mitigate disease transmission during a time when our County is experiencing a significant spread of COVID-19.   As such, Fort Bend County requested and was granted Temporary Restraining Order to allow for school districts and local municipalities to take the necessary actions to protect the health of students, staff, employees and residents in their specific jurisdictions. 

Based on my experience with the deliberate and thoughtful decision making of school leaders to reduce the spread of disease during the previous school year, and the data provided on the growing severity of disease in our County, I am certain that the Independent School Districts Boards of Trustees will not wait until a disease outbreak has occurred affecting their campuses, students and staff before extraordinary measures are required to stop the spread of disease in schools and communities.  We trust that these Boards of Trustees will act in the best interest of those they serve and implement the public health standard of care described by the Centers for Disease Control, which state:

Due to the circulating and highly contagious Delta variant, CDC recommends universal indoor masking by all students (age 2 and older), staff, teachers, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status.