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December 23, 2020
Dr. Tyler Curiel, Department of Medicine, was interviewed by News 4 San Antonio regarding the coronavirus mutation, first detected soon after the pandemic, but recently becoming more prevalent. Read and watch the story.
December 23, 2020
Dr. William Henrich, president, is quoted addressing “COVID virus fatigue” and the public’s need to return to wearing masks and upholding the standard protocols, taken from a previous KSAT interview this past summer, in this year-end wrap-up story. Read the story.
December 23, 2020
Dr. Lisa Cleveland, School of Nursing, was interviewed by KSAT 12 about Casa Mia and the new Women’s Wellness Campus, a joint effort by the School of Nursing and Crosspoint Inc. Read and watch the story.
December 23, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, explained to KSAT 12 news audiences that Pfizer’s vaccine trials tried to exclude pregnant women, but that did not happen; 23 women got pregnant anyway and are now being monitored. Moderna’s vaccine has not officially been studied on pregnant women either. Read and watch the story.
December 23, 2020
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, spoke to KENS 5 TV viewers about being “COVID cautious” during the holidays and the risk we have of overwhelming the health care community, if this surge continues. Read and watch the story.
December 21, 2020
Dr. Claudia Miller, Family and Community Medicine, was interviewed for a Texas Public Radio story explaining that the next few months will see the “perfect storm” for compromised respiratory systems — the convergence of COVID-19, the flu and cedar fever season. Read the story.