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December 1, 2020
Dr. Maria Saldiva, School of Nursing, Wellness 360, joined the National Nurses Organizing Committee’s Texas division and other organizations in asking that lawmakers improve working conditions for health care workers as the COVID-19 crisis continues. Read the story.
November 30, 2020
Dr. Tess Barton, associate professor of pediatric infectious diseases at UT Health San Antonio, was quoted in this San Antonio Express-News article on talking with your kids about Santa Claus during the pandemic. Dr. Barton gave recommendations on how to take a photo with or without Santa this year. Read the story.
November 27, 2020
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, was quoted in this San Antonio Express-News story about the curfew imposed over for the holiday weekend and the impact Thanksgiving gatherings could have on the spread of COVID-19. Read the story.
November 25, 2020
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer of UT Health Physicians, contributed to UT Health San Antonio’s community-service media blitz via a KSAT 12 story warning about the issues to be faced following Thanksgiving and the holiday’s large gatherings of friends and families indoors. Read and watch the story.
November 25, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, Dr. Verduzco-Gutierrez, Rehabilitation Medicine, spoke to News 4 audiences about the use of a state registry to track those who receive the COBID-19 vaccine. Read and watch the story.
November 25, 2020
Dr. William Henrich, president, UT Health San Antonio, offers readers of the Laredo Morning Times his warning that traveling (in planes, buses, trains) when in a closed setting, where breathing is re-circulated, is risky. Read the story.