Texas Public Radio: Bexar County providers heed CDC guidance and ‘pause’ Johnson & Johnson vaccine allocation
April 14, 2021
UT Health San Antonio was included in media coverage on Texas Public Radio regarding the decision to pause administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, after recommendations from the FDA and the CDC. Read the story.
Univision 41: Metro Health detiene el uso de la vacuna Johnson & Johnson, pero pide a la comunidad que siga vacunándose
April 14, 2021
UT Health San Antonio was included in media coverage on KWEX regarding the decision to pause administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, after recommendations from the FDA and the CDC. Watch the story.
San Antonio Express-News: San Antonio providers halt Johnson & Johnson vaccines at the request of Texas officials
April 14, 2021
UT Health San Antonio was included in media coverage by the San Antonio Express-News regarding the decision to pause administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, after recommendations from the FDA and the CDC. Read the story.
KENS 5: Local providers pause Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after FDA/CDC recommendation
April 14, 2021
UT Health San Antonio was included in media coverage on KENS 5 regarding the decision to pause administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, after recommendations from the FDA and the CDC. Watch the story.
KSAT 12: Health care providers in San Antonio halt Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after clot reports
April 14, 2021
UT Health San Antonio was included in media coverage on KSAT 12 regarding the decision to pause administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, after recommendations from the FDA and the CDC. Watch the story.
UT Health San Antonio suspends administration of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
April 13, 2021
As of April 13, 2021, UT Health San Antonio will suspend its administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. This is per CDC and FDA recommendations while they investigate recent reports of rare, but potentially dangerous, blood clots that may have been related to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in certain specific patient populations.
Celebrate Administrative Professionals Day virtually
April 13, 2021
Administrative Professionals Day is April 21. The Special Events Council is hosting a virtual flower and e-card delivery service. Let your colleagues know you appreciate them by sending them virtual well-wishes. Here’s how.
Chicago Sun-Times: They tested negative for the coronavirus but still have ‘long COVID’ symptoms
April 13, 2021
Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Rehabilitation Medicine, is quoted in this Chicago Sun-Times story about patients who test negative but still have “long COVID” symptoms (patients referred to as “long-haulers”). She comments that about 12% of the patient …
West Texas optometrist, a Lions Clubs district governor, donates equipment to ophthalmology
April 12, 2021
Javier Morales, OD, a practicing optometrist from Odessa and governor of District 2-T3 of Lions Clubs International, visited the UT Health San Antonio ophthalmology clinic at the Texas Diabetes Institute on March 29 to make a very important delivery: t …
San Antonio Express-News: ‘I wish I had an easy explanation’: Military suicides in COVID era hit a new high
April 12, 2021
Dr. Alan Peterson, STRONG STAR/ Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (CAP)/Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is quoted in this San Antonio Express-News story about military suicides in the COVID era hitting a new high. Read the story.