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Local health departments ask for patience as they work through appointments for second COVID-19 vaccine doses Coronavirus vaccine demand, waitlisting raises concerns for some Houstonians Nearly 2 million Texans have already received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine but the vaccine is still in high demand Local health departments urge patience as they work to get second doses into arms.  City of Houston "It seems like a long time, but it's really only been a month since we started getting weekly shipments," said Porfirio Villareal, spokesperson, Houston Health Department. He adds tho...

Survey: One-third of Texans unlikely to get COVID-19 vaccine A new survey suggests about a third of Texans are unlikely to get the COVID-19 vaccine. HOUSTON - While demand remains high for the COVID-19 vaccine, a new survey suggests about a third of Texans don't want it. We’ve seen the images of long lines, heard the stories of people who are frustrated with trying to schedule an appointment for the vaccine, and even those who tried to cheat the system to get ahead of the line to try to get their dose. But there are some who aren’t willing to go through all the hassle to get the COVID-19 ...

Harris County officials say they’ve fixed vaccine online waitlist issues, added more call takers Harris County Public Health officials said they fixed the bug around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday and have had no issues since. Author: Adam Bennett Updated: 5:31 PM CST January 27, 2021 HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Officials at Harris County Public Health said Wednesday they added call takers and fixed issues that caused their online portal for the COVID-19 vaccine waitlist to go down shortly after launch. Mac McClendon, Director of Harris County Public Health’s Office of Pu...

Harris County officials say they’ve fixed vaccine online waitlist issues, added more call takers Adam Bennett Replay Video UP NEXT Officials at Harris County Public Health said Wednesday they added call takers and fixed issues that caused their online portal for the COVID-19 vaccine waitlist to go down shortly after launch. Mac McClendon, Director of Harris County Public Health’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, blamed a programming glitch for taking down the portal for several hours Tuesday. “We were using architecture from a previous tool, and it was...

Harris County Public Health, which is one of three state-designated vaccine hubs in Harris County, is preparing to administer its latest shipment of 9,000 vaccines this coming week.