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December 16, 2020
UT Health San Antonio made history when the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was administered to the university’s front-line health care workers, physicians, nurses and students.
December 16, 2020
This KSAT 12 story features Dr. Adelita Cantu, associate professor in the School of Nursing, being the first to roll up her sleeve to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at UT Health San Antonio on Tuesday, Dec. 15 and Kendra Mack, a nursing student, who administered the first vaccine. Read and watch the story.
December 15, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this San Antonio Express-News front-page story describing the relief felt by front-liners and the general public as the city’s first 6,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrive. Read the story.
December 14, 2020
UT Health San Antonio was one of only four sites in Texas to receive the first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday. The university received nearly 6,000 doses of the vaccine, which gained emergency use authorization Dec. 10 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
December 14, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, participated in KSAT 12’s Metro Health town hall addressing nine important questions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. Read the story.
December 14, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this San Antonio Report story covering her presentation at a Dec. 10 town hall, discussing the local vaccine distribution to front-line health care workers and residents at long-term care facilities such as nursing homes. Read the story.