Officials upbeat on COVID-19 vaccinations, declining hospitalizations in San Antonio
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Homer Junco (center) sits beneath a U.S. flag as he along with other individuals received their Covid-19 vaccination on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. University Health reached a milestone in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic by drawing up the 100,000th dose of the Pfizer vaccine and administered it to a person at their Wonderland Mall of the Americas vaccination site on Friday. The logistical operation of mass vaccine delivery began almost two months ago. The operation involved intense logistical challenges handling delicate vaccines at multiple sites, and to date University Health has not lost one single dose according to an official statement. When University Health started they were delivering about 1,500 dosages a day and now are around 3,500 dosages per day with some people already having received their second shots.Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News / Staff photographerSho
Study: Patients should be assessed for frailty before considering multiple surgeries
Patients should be assessed for frailty before having many types of surgery, even if the surgery is considered low risk, a review of two national patient databases shows.
Frailty is a clinical syndrome marked by slow walking speed, weak grip, poor balance, exhaustion and low physical activity. It is an important risk factor for death after surgery, although the association between frailty and mortality across surgical specialties is not well understood.
The study, conducted by faculty at multiple institutions including The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), mined patient data from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Surgical Quality Improvement Program and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
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Veterans scheduled for this Saturday received their first vaccination on January 9. Author: KENS5.com Staff (KENS 5) Published: 6:51 AM CST January 27, 2021 Updated: 2:24 PM CST January 27, 2021
SAN ANTONIO South Texas Veterans Health Care System is administering second dose vaccinations for Veterans on January 30.
Veterans scheduled to receive their second dose this Saturday received their first vaccination on January 9.
These vaccines will be administered at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital and the Frank M. Tejeda Outpatient Clinic. The Kerrville VA Medical Center will not be performing vaccinations on Saturday.
Veterans (65 years and older) that choose to show up at any of the campuses without an appointment will be scheduled for a future vaccination appointment, but will not receive same-day vaccinations due to available supply.
Fireworks, veteran crisis hotline garnered few calls amid New Year celebrations
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Nehemiah Nulton sells fireworks to groups of people arriving at his Alamo Fireworks stand on East Borgfeld Road on Dec. 28. A citywide celebration on New Year’s Eve led to only one citation and 21 warning for fireworks use.Tom Reel /Staff photographer
If you were in San Antonio on New Year’s Eve, it’s almost certain you heard or saw the barrage of loud fireworks that lit up the skyline, scaring people and pets and triggering those with PTSD.
Despite being illegal within city limits, the hours-long aerial displays that were seemingly everywhere only garnered a handful of complaints and citations.