As recently announced by President and CEO Mark A. Wallace, Texas Children’s is requiring all workforce members to receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, aligning with recommendations from the numerous agencies, health care organizations and Texas Children’s Vaccine Task Force.
While there is still much to learn about COVID-19 and its fast-evolving variants, available vaccines have continuously proven themselves to be successful at preventing severe disease. As a leading researcher and health care provider, Texas Children’s remains committed to protecting our workforce and community through every available means, including the use of safe and effective vaccines. Please see below for additional details.
COVID-19 Booster Dose Requirement
- Requirement. Unless they already have an approved exemption for the COVID-19 vaccine, all full-time, part-time and per diem employees, as well as medical staff, contractors, on-site vendors and volunteers, are required to receive a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
- Deadlines. The deadline for managers and above is 5 p.m. on March 1, 2022. The deadline for all other employees is 5 p.m. on April 1, 2022. All employees are encouraged to receive their booster as quickly as possible to ensure the full level of protection during the current surge.
Please note that if you only recently completed your vaccine series, and are not yet eligible to receive a booster dose, you will have until the last day of the month after the month you become eligible. For example, if you become eligible to receive a booster in April, you would be required to receive a booster by the last day in May. Please click here or see below for guidance on eligibility.
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- Pfizer: you are eligible to receive a booster dose 5 months after you’ve completed your Pfizer vaccine series
- Moderna: you are eligible to receive a booster dose 5 months after you’ve completed your Moderna vaccine series (updated this morning following FDA guidance)
- J&J: you are eligible to receive a booster dose 2 months after you’ve completed your vaccine series
- How to schedule a booster. To schedule through Texas Children’s, please click here. Walk-ins are also welcome. Additionally, family members and friends can schedule using the same link. Boosters can also be received outside of Texas Children’s.
- Submitting proof. As documentation for all booster doses administered at Texas Children’s is stored in employees’ personal health records in EPIC, Employee Health does not have access to that information. Therefore, all employees will be required to submit proof of receiving a booster dose. At this time, we are working to launch a new portal that will allow employees to easily submit booster information anywhere and on any device. This portal will be launched next week and communicated when available. Until the portal is ready, please keep your vaccination record handy. If you have lost your vaccination card, click here for instructions.
- For Baylor employees and all other workforce members (such as contractors and on-site vendors), please follow the processes established by your employer to provide proof of compliance. You are not required to submit proof of a booster through Texas Children’s.
- Exemptions. If you are planning to apply for a medical exemption from receiving a booster dose, click here to access our exemption form (your request must also include a physician’s note). If you have other concerns (not medically related) to receiving a booster dose, please contact Employee Relations at employeerelations@texaschildrens.org.
- Questions? For questions related to boosters, please reach out to our COVID Vaccine Employee Support Center at 832-VACCINE (832.822.2463), open Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Team members can also email at employeevaccines@texaschildrens.org.
Getting vaccinated and boosted is the best tool we have in our fight against COVID-19. To access the information listed in this global at any time, please visit our COVID-19 Vaccine website.