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February 3, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, participated in this KENS 5 TV story on how COVID-19 is on the downward side of the surge and that the San Antonio Fire Department asks the community to not call 911 to schedule vaccines. Read and watch the story.
February 2, 2021
Dr. Rosalie Aguilar, Institute for Health Promotion Research, was interviewed by KENS 5 TV on the issue that less than 10 percent of Latinos in Texas have been vaccinated and offered factors that contribute to this statistic. Read and watch the story.
February 2, 2021
Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, Institute for Health Promotion Research, is quoted at the end of this article in Inside Higher Ed about how academic medical institutions, including historically Black and Hispanic-serving institutions, need to address issues of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in their communities through research and outreach. Read the story.
February 1, 2021
Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Neonatology, commented to KSAT 12 that of the now more than 35,000 individuals involved in clinical trials, all have been done involving a healthy population but not women who were pregnant during the trials; as a result, there’s no safety data for Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines in pregnant and breast-feeding women. Read […]
February 1, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, suggested to KSAT 12 TV audiences that wearing a mask with double layers might be preferable to wearing two masks, as well as other items of interest on the COVID-19 front. Read the story.
February 1, 2021
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, spoke to KENS 5 TV audiences about UT Health San Antonio’s taking part in the Novavax clinical trial, which started here in early January and continues in its need to recruit participants. Read and watch the story.