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University Health to begin offering Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccine next week
Read full article: University Health to begin offering Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccine next weekUniversity Health will begin offering the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccine starting Tuesday to provide a new layer of protection against the Omicron variant.
TRUST INDEX: COVID-19 reinfection happening sooner in many cases with new subvariants, doctor says
Read full article: TRUST INDEX: COVID-19 reinfection happening sooner in many cases with new subvariants, doctor saysThe primary COVID-19 strain right now is BA.5, an Omicron subvariant present in 88% of current cases -- the most infectious strain yet. KSAT viewers sent in questions asking about how soon you can be reinfected with COVID-19.
COVID-19 infections are high in Bexar County. Doctors say highly contagious subvariants are to blame
Read full article: COVID-19 infections are high in Bexar County. Doctors say highly contagious subvariants are to blameThe Omicron subvariant BA.4 & BA.5 are circulating the community. Doctors say there's limited information on these variants so far.
San Antonio Metro Health monitoring new dominant Omicron subvariant amid rise in COVID-19 cases nationally
Read full article: San Antonio Metro Health monitoring new dominant Omicron subvariant amid rise in COVID-19 cases nationallyIt may feel a bit like deja vu. COVID-19 cases are rising across the country, especially in many northeastern states.
Omicron surge forces San Antonio area schools to get creative, but they need your help
Read full article: Omicron surge forces San Antonio area schools to get creative, but they need your helpTeachers are trying to make up for a lag in learning over the past two years because of COVID-19 shutdowns and quarantines.
TRUST INDEX: You can be infected with a COVID variant more than once
Read full article: TRUST INDEX: You can be infected with a COVID variant more than onceWith new COVID variants and constant recommendation updates, it can be tough to wade through the information, so our KSAT Trust Index team is doing your fact checking for you.
Updates on COVID-19 testing delays, appointment cancellations at two local companies
Read full article: Updates on COVID-19 testing delays, appointment cancellations at two local companiesAs the highly contagious Omicron variant sweeps through the population, testing sites have been bombarded, resulting in some issues and delays for testing companies.
Stay home or work sick? Omicron poses a conundrum
Read full article: Stay home or work sick? Omicron poses a conundrumAs the raging omicron variant of COVID-19 infects workers across the nation, millions of those whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and their paycheck.
University Health chief medical officer offers answers to most-asked COVID-19 questions amid omicron surge
Read full article: University Health chief medical officer offers answers to most-asked COVID-19 questions amid omicron surgeUniversity Health’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Bryan Alsip, answered some of the most-asked questions about COVID-19 and the new omicron variant, which now accounts for a majority of new cases.
The internet’s first feud of 2022 is between Elmo and a pet rock
Read full article: The internet’s first feud of 2022 is between Elmo and a pet rockLook, life as we know it right now is pretty insane. Omicron is raging across the country, it didn’t even feel like 2021 happened and America’s sweetheart, Betty White, is dead.
Biden urges concern but not alarm in US as omicron rises
Read full article: Biden urges concern but not alarm in US as omicron risesPresident Joe Biden is urging concern but not alarm as the United States set records for daily reported COVID-19 cases and his administration struggles to ease concerns about testing shortages.
KSAT Q&A: San Antonio epidemiologist discusses COVID-19 omicron variant trends, testing differences
Read full article: KSAT Q&A: San Antonio epidemiologist discusses COVID-19 omicron variant trends, testing differencesNew COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Bexar County this week, with more than 4,300 new cases reported on Tuesday.
News headlines of 2021: How much do you remember? Take this quiz to find out.
Read full article: News headlines of 2021: How much do you remember? Take this quiz to find out.We might not be able to claim that 2021 was *the* wildest year in recent history (2020 will likely get that credit for quite some time), but it might be a close second.
Greece bans New Year's music at venues amid COVID surge
Read full article: Greece bans New Year's music at venues amid COVID surgeGreece’s health minister says music will be banned at all commercial venues for New Year’s celebrations as part of new restrictions announced in response to a surge in COVID-19 infections fueled by the omicron variant.
Biden pivots to home tests to confront omicron surge
Read full article: Biden pivots to home tests to confront omicron surgePresident Joe Biden is announcing plans to deliver 500 million free COVID-19 tests to Americans, increase support for hospitals and expand the availability of vaccines to confront a winter surge of coronavirus cases driven by the fast-spreading omicron variant.
Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of new US COVID cases
Read full article: Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of new US COVID casesOmicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S. Federal health officials said Monday that omicron accounted for an estimated 73% of new infections last week.
Genome sequencing unveils COVID-19 variants prevalent in Bexar County
Read full article: Genome sequencing unveils COVID-19 variants prevalent in Bexar CountyDoctors at the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio are identifying COVID variants by genome testing.
San Antonio parents rush to vaccinate younger children as holidays approach, Omicron variant looms
Read full article: San Antonio parents rush to vaccinate younger children as holidays approach, Omicron variant loomsSome parents are taking precautions as concerns about the Omicron COVID-19 variant creeps closer to the community, overcoming hesitation to vaccinate children 5 years and older.
University Health looking for omicron variant among positive COVID-19 tests in San Antonio
Read full article: University Health looking for omicron variant among positive COVID-19 tests in San AntonioUniversity Health first began sending positive COVID-19 tests for sequencing in March. So far, the omicron variant has not been detected.
Early data shows vaccinated people are experiencing mild symptoms with Omicron variant, infectious disease doctor says
Read full article: Early data shows vaccinated people are experiencing mild symptoms with Omicron variant, infectious disease doctor saysAlthough there’s still a lot of uncertainty surrounding the new Omicron COVID-19 variant, health officials say that early data indicates the mRNA vaccines are still proving to be effective.
Concerns over job security, Omicron variant push more people to get vaccinated in Bexar County
Read full article: Concerns over job security, Omicron variant push more people to get vaccinated in Bexar CountyA push for COVID-19 vaccinations continues as the holidays approach and concerns over the Omicron variant heighten.
'The fire that's here': US is still battling delta variant
Read full article: 'The fire that's here': US is still battling delta variantWhile all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant, the delta form of the coronavirus isn’t finished wreaking havoc in the U.S., sending record numbers of patients to the hospital in some states, especially in the Midwest and New England.
UK launches booster vaccination blitz as new variant spreads
Read full article: UK launches booster vaccination blitz as new variant spreadsBritain says it will offer all adults a booster dose of vaccine within two months to bolster the nation’s immunity as the new omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads.
Texas Biomed setting its sights on the omicron variant
Read full article: Texas Biomed setting its sights on the omicron variantTexas Biomed, one of the world’s leading independent biomedical research institutions, is already working with the World Health Organization to obtain the omicron variant itself for testing and research.
New variant cause for concern, not panic, Biden tells US
Read full article: New variant cause for concern, not panic, Biden tells USPresident Joe Biden is urging Americans to get vaccinated, including booster shots, as he seeks to quell concerns over the newly identified coronavirus variant named omicron.