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March 24, 2021
Volunteers will be outside helping with crowd control, giving directions, pushing wheelchairs, assisting patients in and out of their vehicles, checking that they have confirmed appointments and have signed all consent forms.
March 22, 2021
In this KSAT 12 story, Dr. Patrick Ramsey, Obstetrics and Gynecology/Maternal Fetal Medicine, was interviewed by KSAT 12, recommending that pregnant moms get the COVID-19 vaccine. Read and watch the story.
March 22, 2021
In this Q&A, Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, provided the answers for a KENS 5 Q&A, saying that it’s important to get the second dose of the vaccine in order to extend its effectiveness and that, while it is not dangerous to switch between two vaccines for the second dose, it is not […]
March 19, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, appeared on the March 18 KSAT 12 news to talk about a waiting list for vaccines, sharing that the Pfizer vaccine is 97% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 94% effective in preventing asymptomatic COVID-19. Watch the Q&A.
March 19, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, appeared on the daily city-county coronavirus briefing, urging people to get their vaccine when it’s available to them. This San Antonio Express-News story shares that the Pfizer study is 95 percent effective at preventing a person from getting sick and there is a greatly reduced risk that those vaccinated are […]
March 17, 2021
Dr. Mike Charlton, Environmental Health & Safety, spoke to Telemundo audiences regarding Texans age 50 and older becoming eligible to get vaccinated starting March 22, quoting Texas Department of State Health Services’ figures that cite a high percentage of people age 50-64 are at risk for COVID-19. Watch the story.