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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.
December 14, 2020
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer of UT Health Physicians, was interviewed for this story that appeared on the front page of the San Antonio Express-News on Dec. 13. With the arrival of the Pfizer vaccine this week, he talks about the hope these first doses will give to our community, the possible side effects […]
December 11, 2020
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer of UT Health Physicians, was a live guest today on News 4 San Antonio’s morning news program, discussing COVID-19 vaccine news including how the vaccine will be distributed, the types of side effects the vaccine may have and when the vaccine could be made available for the community. Watch […]
December 11, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases/Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics, participated in a KSAT 12 livestreamed town hall Dec. 10, joining city officials and other experts to discuss the safety of the COVID vaccine, possible side effects and vaccination recommendations. Watch the town hall.