San Antonio Express-News: Commentary: Smoking increases everyone’s COVID-19 risk
April 29, 2020
In this op-ed, Dr. Claudia Miller, Family and Community Medicine, explains tobacco smokers’ increased susceptibility to COVID-19. Read the op-ed.
KSAT 12: Explained: How San Antonio, Bexar County plan to reopen businesses, activities
April 29, 2020
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, is the chair of the COVID-19 Health Transition Team made up of other UT Health San Antonio faculty and medical experts in the region. The team released a report with their recommendations to safely reopen San Antonio and Bexar County. Read the full story.
KENS: Here are the proposed phases for reopening the San Antonio economy
April 29, 2020
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases and chair of the COVID-19 Health Transition Team, discusses the team’s recommendations for safely reopening the city and county. Read and watch the story.
Texas Public Radio: Local health experts are coming up with a plan to reopen San Antonio — safely
April 29, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, infectious diseases specialist and director of the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, and Dr. Jason Morrow, associate professor of medicine, are members of the COVID-19 Health Transition Team and were guests on TPR’s “The Source” to discuss the team’s recommendations for the city and county. Listen to “The Source”.
San Antonio Express-News: Local health experts at odds with governor on reopening
April 29, 2020
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases and chair of the COVID-19 Health Transition Team, discusses the team’s findings and recommendations for San Antonio and Bexar County in light of Governor Abbott’s orders to reopen the state. Read the full story.
Rivard Report: San Antonio report calls for doubling current testing, contact tracing rates
April 29, 2020
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases and chair of the COVID-19 Health Transition Team, said the reopening plan released by Governor Abbott’s office “aligns with ours in a lot of ways.” Her team laid out a set of specific criteria for reopening the local economy in stages. Read the full story.