Posts written by gillv

04/26/2021 | 10:30 am | Dr. Mike Charlton, Risk Management & Safety, was interviewed for this KENS 5 TV story about COVID vaccine hesitancy being one of the new challenges surrounding lower vaccine demand in San Antonio

April 26, 2021

04/26/2021 | 10:30 am | Dr. Carlos Roberto Jaén, Family & Community Medicine, and Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, contributed to a San Antonio Express-News feature on the coronavirus, commenting that pregnant women are at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19, compared to non-pregnant women, that people should remain vigilant even after they’ve been vacinated and, to reach herd immunity this year, children will need to be vaccinated

April 26, 2021

04/26/2021 | 10:30 am | Dr. Mike Charlton, Risk Management & Safety, is quoted within this San Antonio Report story on vaccine hesitancy, sharing that the UT Health San Antonio superhub has seen a 4% no-show rate, as well as a decline in the total number of people seeking vaccinations; in response, the university has launched a social media campaign, begun to accept walk-ups for appointments and placed increased emphasis on deploying mobile clinics

April 26, 2021

04/20/2021 | 3 pm | Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, shares with KSAT 12 audiences that, across Texas, reported flu numbers remain low, a fact that reinforces the value of masking, social distancing and curtailed traveling

April 20, 2021

04/20/2021 | 3 pm | Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, reassures the public about the COVID vaccines, and the one-in-a-million scenario of the J&J vaccine pause, in a 27-minute podcast on Texas Public Radio

April 20, 2021

4/19/21 | 2:15 p.m. | Updated Information for Fully Vaccinated Travelers

April 19, 2021

Updated Information for Fully Vaccinated Travelers Fully vaccinated travelers are less likely to get and spread COVID-19. However, international travel poses additional risks and even fully vaccinated travelers are at increased risk for getting and possibly spreading new COVID-19 variants. CDC recommends delaying international travel until you are fully vaccinated. If you are fully vaccinated […]

04/19/2021 | 5:30 pm | Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Rehabilitation Medicine, is quoted in this MedScape Medical News article that says the more exercise we do — the better baseline cardiac and pulmonary function we have — the better chance we have of withstanding the stressor of severe COVID

April 19, 2021

04/19/2021 | 5:30 pm | Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, was a live guest on KSAT 12’s Leading SA Sunday morning news interview program, discussing COVID-19 vaccine news including the latest on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the safety and effectiveness of mRNA vaccines and the current state of the vaccine rollout in our community

April 19, 2021

04/16/2021 | 5:30 pm | Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Institute for Health Promotion Research and Salud America!, speaks on a Latino USA podcast about overcoming vaccine hesitancy and taking the important step to be vaccinated (at the 12:45 mark)

April 16, 2021

04/16/2021 | 5:30 pm | Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, was quoted in this article from a prior News 4 story regarding people coming down with COVID after getting the vaccine; Dr. Patterson underscores that this is not because these people got the vaccine; rather, it’s because they were exposed to COVID when they were not fully immune

April 16, 2021