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May 19, 2021
Contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (May 19, 2021) — Four months of multi-drug therapy that included rifapentine and moxifloxacin treated active tuberculosis (TB) as effectively as the standard six-month regimen in a multinational study, cutting treatment time by a third. Coauthors including Marc Weiner, MD, of The University of Texas Health Science […]
May 15, 2021
Spectrum News blog publicized the second vaccination of Jose Arredondo, a Spectrum reporter, at the Hurd May 14 as part of a community (Dr. Jason Rosenfeld; Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics/Global Health)/Edgewood ISD program to counter vaccine hesitancy among Hispanics. Read the story.
May 14, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, was a live guest on News 4 San Antonio’s morning news show, addressing what people should know about the Pfizer COVID vaccine for children ages 12 to 15, the plan UT Health San Antonio has for administering the vaccine and the importance of getting vaccinated […]
May 13, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, was a live guest on Fox San Antonio’s midday news show, addressing what people should know about the Pfizer COVID vaccine for children ages 12 to 15, the plan UT Health San Antonio has for administering the vaccine and the importance of getting vaccinated. Watch […]
May 13, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine is available via appointment to everyone 12 years and older. You may schedule the time and date of your vaccine appointment online.
May 13, 2021
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, told News 4/KABB-Fox San Antonio viewers that the COVID-19 vaccine may hold the key to vaccines for HIV, Ebola and, maybe even one day, cancer, as an mRNA vaccine acts like a message to your body teaching it to recognize and then kill a virus. Watch the story.