KSAT Q&A: Dr. Ruth Berggren addresses a Memorial Day dilemma: To mask or not to mask
Berggren also talks about local COVID-19 vaccine trials involving pregnant women
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KSAT Q&A: Dr. Ruth Berggren answers the question, ‘To mask or not to mask’
SAN ANTONIO – Infectious Disease Specialist Dr Ruth Berggren from the Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio talks about “best mask practices” and viewer questions.
Below are three takeaways with the conversation with Dr. Berggren:
1. Dr. Berggren says in mixed groups of vaccinated and unvaccinated people, the vaccinated don’t need to mask up, but people who are unmasked or people with vulnerable health conditions should still wear a mask.
KSAT Q&A: Dr. Berggren discusses teen vaccinations, when you should still keep your mask handy
These tips come after the CDC released new guidelines on face masks for those who are fully vaccinated.
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The following are a few takeaways from the conversation on Thursday night.
Dr. Berggren believes the new CDC mask guidelines should be an incentive to get vaccinated. Don’t want to wear a mask? Get a shot.
17 million people are aged 12-17, a significant part of the population to get immunized.
The vaccine is safe for adolescents. No evidence this vaccine causes people to become infertile or sterile.
The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control have asked vaccine administrators to stop using the Johnson & Johnson one-dose COVID-19 vaccine. The federal agencies called for this pause after six women experienced dangerous blood clots after getting the J&J shot. Dr. Ruth Berggren is an infectious diseases doctor and the director of the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics at UT Health San Antonio. She says this recommended pause is appropriate, but stresses that the reports of blood clots in those who’ve received the J&J shot are exceedingly rare.
Bexar County Commissioners Court to hear judge s plan to resume in-person trials in June
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District Judge Ron Rangel will talk to Bexar County Commissioners about a plan to resume in-person trials in June.Billy Calzada /San Antonio Express-News
A plan to resume jury duty in May and begin in-person trials in June is among several items of interest up for discussion Tuesday morning by Bexar County commissioners.
Under the plan to attempt to safely revive trial proceedings, potential jurors would fill out information online and be assigned to a court to keep them from spending all day waiting at the courthouse to see if they are picked for a jury. District Judge Ron Rangel, administrative judge over local district courts, will brief commissioners on the plan developed in consultation with Dr. Ruth Berggren of University Health.
Bexar County hospitals, clinics develop new vaccination plans after Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine halted
Doctor explains what to look out for if you’ve received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
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SAN ANTONIO – Federal health officials are calling for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The announcement prompted Bexar County hospitals and clinics planning to use the company’s vaccine to develop a new game plan.
“It’s unfortunate that six people had complications from the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. We prayed for them and for their families, but we are fortunate that we are able to get the Moderna vaccine to do the clinic tomorrow,” said Raymond Bryant, presiding elder of the San Antonio District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.