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City prepares for mass vaccinations | Here's what you should know “We have three mass vaccination sites here in Bexar County,” San Antonio Metro Health Assistant Director Dr. Anita Kurian said. Author: Jordan Foster (KENS 5) Published: 10:22 PM CST January 10, 2021 Updated: 9:15 AM CST January 11, 2021 SAN ANTONIO — This week the city plans to vaccinate the most people in a week since the coronavirus vaccinations began. There are some things people need to know before they show up to receive their vaccine. “We have three mass vaccination...

'There's just not enough vaccine': Delays and confusion plague vaccine rollout FacebookTwitterEmail People line up for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine administered by University Health at Wonderland of Americas Mall, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. It is the first day of vaccinating people in the 1B group, those 65 years and over and 18 and above with certain medical conditions. The 17,280 vaccination slots were taken up in five hours after University Health opened the website for registration on Dec. 31.Jerry Lara, Staff / San Antonio Express-News Sharon Garza, 80, has holed up with her 77-year-old husba...

Coronavirus cases are surging once again as vaccines are slowly starting to roll out in Texas. Author: Jordan Foster (KENS 5) Published: 6:46 PM CST December 22, 2020 Updated: 6:46 PM CST December 22, 2020 SAN ANTONIO — As local leaders report a record-high count of new coronavirus cases in Bexar County and hospitalizations skyrocket in Texas, doctors in the UT Health San Antonio system are urging people to "be COVID-cautious" during the holidays. “We’re probably more alarmed now than we’ve been at any other point during this pandemic,�...

‘We’re holding to early spring’: UT Health SA doctor says on COVID-19 vaccines being made available to general public Dr. Robert Leverence, with UT Health San Antonio, joined Leading SA on Sunday to discuss the Moderna vaccine Tags:  SAN ANTONIO – A glimmer of hope has brightened after the U.S. approved its second COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. Both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are being distributed across the nation to aid in the fight against the pandemic. However, with limited doses available, coronavirus cases are continuing to surge. Dr. Robert Leverence, with UT Health San Antonio...

Policies at several San Antonio hospitals only ask for consent from employees who wish to get immunized. Author: Zack Briggs Updated: 11:48 PM CST December 16, 2020 SAN ANTONIO — While thousands of medical workers are lining up to get the coronavirus vaccine across Texas, there are some on the frontlines who aren’t rushing to get immunized and instead are questioning whether the shot is mandated. “In large, our health care workers are really excited,” said Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Heath San Antonio. Employees at UT Health San...