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February 1, 2021
Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Neonatology, commented to KSAT 12 that of the now more than 35,000 individuals involved in clinical trials, all have been done involving a healthy population but not women who were pregnant during the trials; as a result, there’s no safety data for Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines in pregnant and breast-feeding women. Read […]
February 1, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, suggested to KSAT 12 TV audiences that wearing a mask with double layers might be preferable to wearing two masks, as well as other items of interest on the COVID-19 front. Read the story.
February 1, 2021
Dr. Francisco Cigarroa’s opinion piece, celebrating 5,000 life-saving transplants at our University Transplant Center, was published in the Laredo Morning Times; while 2020 was a tragic year in which COVID-19 claimed the lives of so many, University Transplant Center pushed forward as generous organ donors made it possible to save lives through transplant surgery. Read […]
February 1, 2021
By Dr. Francisco G. Cigarroa, submitted to the San Antonio Express-News as an opinion piece and published on Jan. 29, 2021. While 2020 was a difficult year in which COVID-19 claimed the lives of so many, University Transplant Center pushed forward, as generous organ donors allowed us to save lives through the miracle of transplant […]
February 1, 2021
Volunteers are needed to assist UT Health San Antonio patients, especially older patients, as they arrive on campus to receive the COVID-19 vaccine inside the School of Nursing’s Hurd Auditorium.
February 1, 2021
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, spoke to KENS 5 TV audiences about UT Health San Antonio’s taking part in the Novavax clinical trial, which started here in early January and continues in its need to recruit participants. Read and watch the story.