Offered COVID-19 vaccine, city manager declined
By Brian Chasnoff, Staff writer
On Dec. 19, City Manager Erik Walsh received a call from Dr. Erika Gonzalez, an allergy and immunology specialist whose clinic was days away from receiving 500 doses of Moderna’s scarce COVID-19 vaccine.
Gonzalez, the politically connected chairwoman of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, wanted to know if Walsh would like a dose.
The city manager said no.
“I said, ‘If you have additional (doses) at some point, then coordinate with Metro Health and we can make sure that first responders and those front-line employees are taken care of,’” recalled Walsh, 51.