MyPointTV: Texas reopens and stumbles
August 21, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, was interviewed for this story about the COVID-19 pandemic and Texas’ reopening. Watch the story.
FOX 29: San Antonio ‘a long way’ from herd immunity, doctor says
August 21, 2020
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, explains that data on COVID-19 antibodies is still being gathered and, even with all the infections that we’ve had, overall antibody percentage is still low. It could take years for immunity to build up through natural infection. Read and watch the story.
News 4: San Antonio ‘a long way’ from herd immunity, doctor says
August 21, 2020
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, explains that data on COVID-19 antibodies is still being gathered and, even with all the infections that we’ve had, overall antibody percentage is still low. It could take years for immunity to build up through natural infection. Read and watch the story.
Telemundo: How families can adjust to classes at home
August 20, 2020
Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, MD, Psychiatry, shares some tips families can use to adjust to virtual learning at home during the pandemic. Watch the interview.
San Antonio Business Journal: These SA institutions to get over $10M in cancer research funding
August 20, 2020
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded $10.6 million through a combined six grants to UT Health San Antonio and the University of Texas at San Antonio in its latest funding round. Read more.
Newsweek: Children might spread coronavirus more than we thought — and get different symptoms
August 20, 2020
Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Neonatology, was interviewed by Newsweek for a story addressing the fact that children might spread coronavirus more than we thought—and get different symptoms; the authors of the study being reported on warned that students could fuel the pandemic if the correct precautions aren’t taken when schools reopen. Read the story.