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In Texas, everyone over 12 years of age is now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Also, Fort Bend County run COVID-19 vaccine sites now accept walk-up vaccinations! Please click here to view our vaccination sites.

Minor Consent Form: Click here to get the Minor Consent Form 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.

Fort Bend County HHS is excited that the pause, and research that followed, allowed the CDC and FDA to confirm the safety of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. This research found that there were only about two cases of the rare clotting disorder were found per every one million doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccine administered. We are committed to providing safe and effective vaccines that will permit our community to return to the activities we have been missing.

Many residents have been waiting for this vaccine to return to distribution. The CDC estimates that using the Johnson and Johnson vaccine in the United States will prevent more than 2,200 ICU admissions and 1,400 deaths in the next six months. Consequently we will make our supply of the Johnson and Johnson vaccines available to the public. As with all vaccines, we will make sure those who receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are aware of the risks and benefits. The majority of the vaccine Fort Bend County receives and administers is Pfizer. Residents will continue to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at our locations at no cost or insurance charge.

Volunteer at a FBC COVID-19 Vaccination Site

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

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

Zika in Fort Bend County and beyond

Zika in Fort Bend County

As the temperature rises the risk of Zika increases in Fort Bend County due to increased Mosquito activity. The increased risk is illustrated on the animated map through the changing color of the circles for each month.

Zika risk as illustrated by meteorological conditions which can favor populations of the Aedes aegypti mosquito which transmits the virus. Red dots represent high-abundance conditions, orange represents medium-to-high, yellow represents low-to-medium, and gray represents no significant mosquito population. Source: NCAR

Fort Bend County Health & Human Services has confirmed eleven (11) cases of Zika Virus in Fort Bend County since we started tracking the disease in 2016.*

  • Locally acquired mosquito-borne cases reported: 0
  • Travel-associated cases reported: 11
  • Pregnant women: 1
  • Microcephaly: 0
  • Sexually Transmitted: 0
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome: 0

*Fort Bend County Health & Human Services is responsible for disease reporting in all of Fort Bend County with the exception of the areas within the City of Houston.

Note: For 2017, as of June, no Zika virus cases have been reported to Fort Bend County Health & Human Services. 

Zika in Texas

As of the week ending July 28, there have been 19 Zika cases reported in Texas for 2017.

  • Bexar – 2
  • Brazoria – 1
  • Brazos – 1
  • Cameron – 6
  • Collin – 1
  • Dallas – 1
  • Denton – 1
  • Harris – 3
  • Lubbock – 1
  • Smith – 2

From December 2015 through December 2016, 323 cases of Zika virus were reported in Texas.  Only six cases diagnosed were from local transmission all in the Brownsville, Texas area (Cameron County).   The remaining 316 cases in Texas were travelers infected in other countries and diagnosed after returning to Texas. Two cases involved having sexual contact with someone who acquired the Zika infection while traveling abroad and three cases passes from mother to child before birth. For those planning travel to the Brownsville area the CDC has issued travel guidance.

Updated Case Count Information can be found on the Texas Department of State Health Services’ Website by visiting the following link: texaszika.org.

Zika in the United States (U.S.)

The primary vector (mode of transmission) for Zika is the Aedes aegypti mosquitoe. Areas of the U.S.that have this mosquitoe or have observed it then are areas that could have the virus transmitted. The map below provided by the CDC shows where this mosquitoe has been previously found in the U.S. However, the map only shows where the mosquitoe lives and not where Zika has been found. The following map shows places in the U.S. that have had patient diagnosed with Zika. Only Texas and Florida have had local transmission with the remaining cases diagnosed in returning travelers.

Number of cases of Zika diagnosed in the U.S. as of 4/19/2017. Source: CDC

Zika Virus in Other Countries

In May 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an alert regarding the first confirmed Zika virus infections in Brazil.

Prior to 2015, Zika virus outbreaks have occurred in areas of Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Currently, outbreaks are occurring in many countries. The Zika virus continues to spread and local transmission has been reported in 72 counties so far.

For the latest travel information, visit, http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information

For More information, please visit, www.cdc.gov/zika

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