News 4: Local trials begin for fifth COVID-19 vaccine candidate

January 12, 2021

Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, was interviewed about the launch of the Novavax vaccine clinical trial at UT Health San Antonio and clinical partner University Health. 500 San Antonians are needed for this two-year COVID-19 vaccine study. Read the story.


KENS 5: Minorities are desperately needed for clinical trials

January 12, 2021

Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, contributed to this second KENS 5 TV news segment on the Novavax trial launch, emphasizing that minorities are desperately needed for clinical trials because the inclusion of diverse groups in trials is the only way to make effective vaccines for all. Read and watch the story. 



NPR: How COVID-19 attacks the brain and may cause lasting damage

January 11, 2021

Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was interviewed by Jon Hamilton, NPR correspondent, regarding an article recently published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association; the article cites decades of scientific evidence suggesting it is very likely that COVID-19 will have long-term effects on the brains […]