Local obstetricians have been encouraging their pregnant patients to get COVID-19 vaccinations.
And they say patients have been asking whether they should get vaccinated and whether the vaccine is safe for them and their babies.
Dr. Jeny Ghartey, maternal medical director and maternal fetal medicine specialist at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin and assistant professor of women’s health at the University of Texas Dell Medical School, said a lot of her patients are initiating getting vaccinated on their own. For those who are asking about safety or are hesitant, she talks to them about the increased risks of getting COVID-19 for pregnant women.
It has been a year since telehealth began to be used much more frequently as doctors tried to continue to see their patients, while keeping them at home as much as possible during the pandemic.
This year has been a learning process for doctors and their patients, and it s made many rethink what has to be done in an office and how they can improve access to care through virtual visits. The Legislature is considering permanently lifting barriers to telehealth, such as payment disparities, which were temporarily lifted during the pandemic.
Texas Oncology continues to use telehealth visits for 20% of all new patient consultations as well as 25 percent of all its visits.
Print article On Tuesday, the Food & Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put giving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on pause while they investigate reports of blood clots in six women ages 18 to 48 who received the vaccine. In the U.S. 6.8 million people have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. We asked Dr. Manish Naik, chief medical Information officer at Austin Regional Clinic, and Dr. Brian Metzger, medical director of infectious diseases at St. David’s Medical Center, what people who have received this vaccine should know about these cases and this vaccine. It’s good to pause to check data
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