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July 10, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, MD, Infectious Diseases, spoke to KSAT 12’s audience, asking the public to remain vigilant as the COVID-19 peak is projected to remain for a few weeks and urging parents to be engaged with their children’s schools and PTAs as the time nears for on-site classes resume. Read and watch the story.
July 10, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, General & Hospital Medicine, was a guest on KTSA’s Jack Riccardi Show. The discussion included concerns that COVID-19 may stay in the air as an aerosol for longer than was originally thought and the push to reopen schools. Listen to the interview:
July 9, 2020
Dina Tom, Pediatrics, discusses the need for more data to understand the spread of coronavirus in Texas child care facilities. Read the story.
July 9, 2020
Ralph Riviello, Emergency Medicine, was a guest on “The Source” and discussed hospital capacity as a result of a recent influx of COVID-19 patients. Read and listen to the story.
July 9, 2020
Jose Cadena, Infectious Diseases, addresses mask wearing, activities to avoid, school reopening, testing and social distancing in a Spanish-language town hall broadcast by Telemundo TV. Read and watch the story.
July 8, 2020
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, discussed the development of a coronavirus vaccine. “We are waiting on more study data where they study more people who are receiving the vaccine or the placebo basically, to test out how effective and safe the vaccine is, and that will still take a few more months,” he said. Read […]