KSAT 12: Fully vaccinated San Antonio retiree among rare COVID-19 breakthrough deaths
August 11, 2021
Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, spoke to KSAT 12 viewers about the reports of rare COVID-19 breakthrough deaths in San Antonio. Watch story
Los Angeles Times: Texas seeks out-of-state medical help amid COVID-19 crisis
August 11, 2021
Dr. Ralph Riviello, Emergency Medicine, was interviewed for this Los Angeles Times story about how the COVID-19 crisis is being handled in Texas, specifically in San Antonio hospitals, and why some people are still reluctant to get vaccinated. Read story
San Antonio Express-News: Commentary: San Antonio health system on brink of crisis
August 10, 2021
Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, wrote this opinion piece published in the San Antonio Express-News about the COVID-19 hospitalization crisis and ways people can avert the crisis. The views of other leading infectious disease specialists across San Antonio were included in the piece. Read commentary
EMS 1: UT Health San Antonio seeks EMS input on COVID-19 vaccination
August 9, 2021
Dr. Sarah Frances McClure, DO, Emergency Medicine, seeks information on COVID-19 vaccination via this publication that serves the EMS provider community nationwide. This is part of an effort to gather data to understand the factors that influence EMS providers’ decisions to receive the vaccine. Read story
KENS 5: Delta variant filling up hospital beds in South Texas
August 6, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, spoke to KENS 5 viewers in this story about the critical capacity at hospitals across the city with COVID-positive patients, including children, and the importance of getting vaccinated to slow the spread, especially in the face of the delta variant. Watch story
Yahoo! Finance: Breaking down the threat of the COVID-19 delta variant
June 17, 2021
In this video, Dr. Owais Durrani, Emergency Medicine resident physician, discusses the threat of the COVID-19 delta variant in Yahoo! Finance. Watch here.