Houston Health Department COVID vaccine appointments filled by Monday afternoon

HOUSTON — All appointments for the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine through the Houston Health Department have been filled after more than 13,000 appointments became available.

"The appointments are for Johnson & Johnson vaccine at Bayou City Event Center or first doses of Moderna vaccine at Delmar Stadium and The Parking Spot," the city said in a release.

The news comes as Texas announced the state is set to receive 900,000 more doses of the vaccines this week.

Appointments in Houston were available for the week of March 22 through March 27.

You can click on these links to self-register:

• The Parking Spot on Will Clayton near IAH Airport (6,665 doses of Moderna on March 23-27)
• Delmar Stadium (5,650 doses of Moderna on March 22-27) (ALL BOOKED)
• Bayou City Event Center (800 doses of Johnson & Johnson) (ALL BOOKED)

Those who are eligible can also click here to register.

The portal closed by Monday afternoon when 13,070 new appointment slots were full.

Appointments are only confirmed upon receipt of an email or text message and confirmation numbers will be verified on-site. People who show up without confirmed appointments will be turned away.

Text VACCINE to 713-526-1111 for phone numbers and information about vaccines

Appointment registration is also available by phone to people age 60 and older through the Area Agency on Aging at (832) 393-4301. People with disabilities can call the Aging and Disability Resource Center at (832) 393-5500. Anyone else needing registration assistance can contact the COVID-19 call center at (832) 393-4220.

The department sent appointment invitations to approximately 80,000 people on its vaccine waitlists with a response rate of approximately 35 percent. The waitlists are currently closed but appointment invitations will continue to go out to people on the lists. The department may reopen the waitlists in the future.

People can learn about new appointment opportunities through email, text message, voice call, or mobile app push notification by registering for the HoustonRecovers subscription of AlertHouston at AlertHouston.org.

Additional information is available at HoustonEmergency.org/covid19.