Harris Co. to begin administering one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine today
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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) Harris County residents who qualify for COVID-19 vaccines under groups 1A or 1B will have another shot option to choose from beginning today.
Harris County Public Health announced in a tweet that the health agency will begin offering the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine beginning Monday, March 8.
HCPH will start administering the Johnson & Johnson/ Janssen single dose vaccine next week. The plan is to administer this vaccine at our mobile sites on Mondays, beginning March 8. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/KpJlsOLLZh Harris County Public Health #SocialDistance (@hcphtx) March 5, 2021
Houston opens waitlist specifically for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
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The department already had a vaccine waitlist for the two-dose Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, but opted to open an additional waitlist for the J&J shot, which was approved by the FDA for emergency-use authorization over the weekend.
Both waitlists are available at
The vaccine waitlists are available for anyone in groups 1A and 1B under Texas Department of State Health Services criteria, including front-line health care workers, residents of long-term care facilities, individuals 65 years old and older and individuals 16 years old and older with certain medical conditions.
According to the Houston Health Department, the waitlists are used to schedule the department s allotment of appointments at the FEMA community vaccination center at NRG Park and its other vaccination sites.