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August 12, 2021
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, answered listeners’ questions on the statewide public radio show Texas Standard where he discussed several topics including the threat of the delta variant on kids, when kids under 12 will be eligible to get the shot and the effectiveness of at-home COVID-19 tests. Listen here
August 11, 2021
Dr. Luz Garcini, Center for Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH Center), is quoted in this article about how the pandemic is amplifying mental health stressors in Hispanic populations. Read story
August 11, 2021
Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, spoke to KSAT 12 viewers about the reports of rare COVID-19 breakthrough deaths in San Antonio. Watch story
August 11, 2021
Dr. Ralph Riviello, Emergency Medicine, was interviewed for this Los Angeles Times story about how the COVID-19 crisis is being handled in Texas, specifically in San Antonio hospitals, and why some people are still reluctant to get vaccinated. Read story
August 11, 2021
Dr. Cynthia O’Neal, associate dean of undergraduate studies for the School of Nursing, and graduating nursing student, Peter Young, were interviewed for this News 4 story about local hospitals in need of more nurses and how applications are on the rise for nursing school. Watch story
August 10, 2021
Contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu As children return to area schools this month, here are some points of interest about the delta COVID variant from experts at UT Health San Antonio: The delta variant is much more infectious. A carrier, even if asymptomatic, can infect an average of eight other people (compared to two […]
