KENS 5: Parents faced with decision to vaccinate their children as governmental approval nears of Pfizer vaccine for young kids
October 27, 2021
Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Pediatrics, is quoted in this KENS 5 story. Watch story
KSAT 12 Q&A: UT Health San Antonio pediatric infectious disease doctor talks COVID-19 vaccine for children
October 27, 2021
Dr. Tess Barton, pediatric infectious disease doctor at UT Health San Antonio, spoke to KSAT 12 viewers during this Q&A segment where she discussed what parents and caregivers need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. She discussed the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine, the possible side effects and […]
KSAT 12 Q&A: Dr. Ruth Berggren answers questions about COVID-19 booster shots
October 25, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, answered questions as part of KSAT 12’s weekly Q&A segment. She discussed the latest information regarding the COVID-19 vaccine boosters. Watch Q&A
KGNS-TV: Emergency Physicians: We must address vaccine hesitancy, correct misinformation to end pandemic
October 25, 2021
Dr. Jessica Solis-McCarthy, Emergency Medicine, provided a video public service announcement distributed by the American College of Emergency Physicians nationwide. Watch here Other websites with this announcement: https://www.yahoo.com/now/emergency-physicians-must-address-vaccine-140900205.html https://www.kwtx.com/prnewswire/2021/10/22/emergency-physicians-we-must-address-vaccine-hesitancy-correct-misinformation-end-pandemic/ (Waco) https://www.kltv.com/prnewswire/2021/10/22/emergency-physicians-we-must-address-vaccine-hesitancy-correct-misinformation-end-pandemic/ (Tyler) https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2021/10/22/emergency-physicians-we-must-address-vaccine-hesitancy-correct-misinformation-end-pandemic/ (Lubbock) https://kdhnews.com/news/texas/emergency-physicians-we-must-address-vaccine-hesitancy-correct-misinformation-to-end-pandemic/article_2f916e7e-d99c-5fcc-9cee-2bffe696ce2e.html (Killeen) https://starlocalmedia.com/news/state/emergency-physicians-we-must-address-vaccine-hesitancy-correct-misinformation-to-end-pandemic/article_945baefc-a467-5579-9f68-a15d3a019eb7.html (Plano)
San Antonio Express-News: Houston colleges could get $552M, more than twice any other city, from Texas Legislature
October 25, 2021
The largest projects in San Antonio are the Glen Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases building at UT Health San Antonio, at about $60 million; an innovation, entrepreneurship and careers building at The University of Texas at San Antonio that will get $52 million, and about $45 million for a public health and education […]
U.S. Medicine: Immunologic resistance used to predict COVID-19 outcomes in veterans
October 25, 2021
Dr. Grace Lee of the Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center in the Long School of Medicine; Dr. Marcos Restrepo, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; and Dr. Sandra Sanchez-Reilly, Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine, are quoted about their study of immunologic resilience measured in 522 VA patients. Read story