Precedence ZIP Codes for Mega Vaccine Areas in Texas

Do you live in a high risk COVID-19 zip code?

Over the next three weeks at NRG Park, 126,000 people are expected to be vaccinated against the coronavirus with a first dose at the mega location. A return is planned for the second dose.

The website will serve 6,000 a day seven days a week.

Today, with help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Houston and Harris Counties are prioritizing vaccinating residents in certain high-risk zip codes.

FEMA will pay for the vaccination equipment and staff. According to a press release from the Houston Health Department and Harris County Public Health, zip codes for vaccine prioritization come from “identified by COVID-19 positivity rate, underlying health status, economic and social data. “

“HCPH will prioritize areas where COVID health disparities have appeared (using the CDC Social Vulnerability Index and data shows there is 1), increased COVID cases or deaths, and / or COVID subtests),” it said in the press release.

High risk postcodes: 77022, 77029, 77032, 77078, 77087, 77093, 77502, 77504, 77506, 77587, 77011, 77012, 77015, 77016, 77020, 77026, 77028, 77033, 77037, 77038, 77039, 77048, 77086, 77091. 77091. 77086, 77091. 77080, 77099, 77013, 77014, 77036, 77050, 77051, 77076, 77090

If you don’t live in one of these zip codes, keep in mind that you can still get vaccinated if you fit into any of the following categories.

Priority 1 – People aged 65 and over who live in a high-risk postcode

Priority 2 – people over 65 years of age,

Priority 3 – People aged 60 to 64 with underlying health conditions living in high risk postcodes, and

Priority 4 – People aged 60 to 64 with underlying medical conditions.

According to the press release, “Harris County will use its current vaccination waiting list: https://vacstrac.hctx.net/landing or individuals can call 832-927-8787.”

Other areas of the state, including Dallas County, partner with FEMA and target residents in 17 zip codes.

Local news reported that FEMA-operated sites will be giving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine and the county will be giving the Moderna vaccine in the second dose for those who received their first dose at Fair Park.

The postal codes are: 75042, 75061, 75150, 75210, 75211, 75212, 75215, 75216, 75217, 75220, 75224, 75227, 75228, 75231, 75237, 75241, 75243

“This pandemic has exposed long-standing inequalities in our communities that are most susceptible to disease,” said Dr. Sherri Onyiego, Interim Local Health Authority for Harris County Public Health.

“We’re one of only two or three in the nation that distributes such a large number of vaccines,” Harris County judge Lina Hidalgo said on a Twitter video.

Harris County’s @FEMA vaccination center is one of the first in the nation and a great tool in the fight against # COVID19. The website will serve 6,000 people a day seven days a week. pic.twitter.com/OHnFqXafJD

– Office of Judge Lina Hidalgo (@HarrisCoJudge) February 23, 2021

Hidalgo called the collaboration and mega-site “good news” and “hope” for the area that was badly devastated by the Texas power outage last week.

There is currently no FEMA vaccination site in San Antonio or Ausin, only in Harris, Dallas, and Tarrant Counties. Here are the San Antonio zip codes that have been hit hardest by the virus.

This is where vaccines are currently being distributed in central Texas.