KSAT 12: Continued bar closures, use of face masks will keep COVID-19

August 21, 2020

Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, discusses the sloping downward of hospitalizations and the expectation of a continued decline in the percentage positive rate in the community. The projection takes into account going back to school and Labor Day but also continued mandatory mask-wearing and closure of bars and not having mass gatherings. Flu shots, while […]


FOX 29: San Antonio ‘a long way’ from herd immunity, doctor says

August 21, 2020

Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, explains that data on COVID-19 antibodies is still being gathered and, even with all the infections that we’ve had, overall antibody percentage is still low. It could take years for immunity to build up through natural infection. Read and watch the story.


News 4: San Antonio ‘a long way’ from herd immunity, doctor says

August 21, 2020

Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, explains that data on COVID-19 antibodies is still being gathered and, even with all the infections that we’ve had, overall antibody percentage is still low. It could take years for immunity to build up through natural infection. Read and watch the story.