News 4: UT Health San Antonio addresses Covid vaccine for young children

October 28, 2021

Dr. Tess Barton, pediatric infectious disease doctor at UT Health San Antonio, spoke to News 4 San Antonio viewers during this interview segment where she discussed what parents and caregivers need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. She discussed the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine, the dose difference […]





KGNS-TV: Emergency Physicians: We must address vaccine hesitancy, correct misinformation to end pandemic

October 25, 2021

Dr. Jessica Solis-McCarthy, Emergency Medicine, provided a video public service announcement distributed by the American College of Emergency Physicians nationwide. Watch here Other websites with this announcement: https://www.yahoo.com/now/emergency-physicians-must-address-vaccine-140900205.html https://www.kwtx.com/prnewswire/2021/10/22/emergency-physicians-we-must-address-vaccine-hesitancy-correct-misinformation-end-pandemic/  (Waco) https://www.kltv.com/prnewswire/2021/10/22/emergency-physicians-we-must-address-vaccine-hesitancy-correct-misinformation-end-pandemic/  (Tyler) https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2021/10/22/emergency-physicians-we-must-address-vaccine-hesitancy-correct-misinformation-end-pandemic/  (Lubbock) https://kdhnews.com/news/texas/emergency-physicians-we-must-address-vaccine-hesitancy-correct-misinformation-to-end-pandemic/article_2f916e7e-d99c-5fcc-9cee-2bffe696ce2e.html  (Killeen) https://starlocalmedia.com/news/state/emergency-physicians-we-must-address-vaccine-hesitancy-correct-misinformation-to-end-pandemic/article_945baefc-a467-5579-9f68-a15d3a019eb7.html  (Plano)


U.S. Medicine: Immunologic resistance used to predict COVID-19 outcomes in veterans

October 25, 2021

Dr. Grace Lee of the Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center in the Long School of Medicine; Dr. Marcos Restrepo, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; and Dr. Sandra Sanchez-Reilly, Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine, are quoted about their study of immunologic resilience measured in 522 VA patients. Read story