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February 18, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, again participated in the weekly KSAT 12 series, noting that we’ve had an unprecedented number of health care appointments, including for vaccinations, canceled because of the weather; luckily a grace period up to 42 days will allow for the delay of the vaccine’s second doses without any compromise, but still […]
February 17, 2021
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, provided an interview for the AARP website suggesting to readers to not panic if the winter weather delays their COVID-19 vaccine appointment; rescheduling is underway and there is leeway in the time frame between first and second doses. Read story.
February 15, 2021
The amazing work of UT Health San Antonio in assisting UTSA athletes during this COVID-19 time of challenge is chronicled within this San Antonio Express-News story, including references to UT Health Hill Country and the School of Nursing. Read the story.
February 15, 2021
Drs. Jason Bowling and Tom Patterson, Infectious Diseases, were interviewed by the San Antonio Express-News for a feature story on the more contagious coronavirus variants now in San Antonio. Read the story.
February 15, 2021
Cindy Sickora, D.N.P., RN, School of Nursing, spoke to the San Antonio Business Journal about Wellness 360’s offering of in-person care for a variety of medical issues to students of the Alamo Colleges; during the COVID pandemic, these services will be provided via video through a secure telehealth network. Read the story.
February 12, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, provides information in this latest KSAT 12 Q&A segment on the UK variant, new guidelines on quarantines, CDC guidance to people who have had prior episodes of anaphylaxis, counseling that the two doses of the vaccine one receives should be by the same manufacturer, (Pfizer or Moderna), urging caution in […]