Timely Updates
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11/5/21 | From the Chief Medical Officer: Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines now available
Dear faculty, staff, students and residents: UT Health San Antonio offers COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old. Convenient appointments can be scheduled for both children and adults at COVID-19 Vaccination Schedulin …
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11/3/2021 | Message from the Chief Medical Officer: COVID-19 vaccine approved for children ages 5 to 11
Dear faculty, staff, students and residents: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has endorsed the recommendation that children 5 to 11 years old be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pf …
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October 4, 2021 | Update on campus safety protocols
Dear UT Health San Antonio faculty, staff, students, residents and fellows: To provide a timely update on safety protocols for UT Health San Antonio locations, please be reminded of the following: Masking Everyone should wear masks on campus and at eve …
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September 23, 2021 | Non-essential travel suspended through Dec. 31
Dear UT Health San Antonio faculty, staff, students, residents and fellows: Due to continued concerns with the highly infectious and emerging COVID-19 variants, non-essential travel that does not support vital humanitarian efforts or critical business …
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9/21/21 | COVID-19 booster vaccines for our faculty, staff and students available
Dear faculty, staff, students and residents: Following recommendations set forth by the Food and Drug Administration on Sept. 17, 2021, UT Health San Antonio is now providing COVID-19 vaccine boosters to our front-line health care workers, as well as a …
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From the Chief Medical Officer: COVID-19 vaccine booster update
Dear faculty, staff, students and residents: With the intent to keep our faculty, staff and students informed on the continuously emerging information on the COVID-19 boosters, below is an update as of Sept. 1, 2021. We do expect additional changes in …
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August 23, 2021 | Everyone should wear masks on campus
Dear faculty, staff, students and residents: In recent days much has been publicly discussed about the wearing of face masks. For example, in dispute in Texas and elsewhere is whether a “mask mandate” is legal or not. I write today to make clear our UT …
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Third Dose COVID-19 Vaccines for Immunocompromised
MyChart users who are eligible to receive a third COVID-19 vaccine can schedule their vaccine now. Currently, only those patients who are immunocompromised are eligible. Schedule Now with MyChart. Learn who is eligible.