9 takeaways from KSAT’s COVID-19 vaccine townhall with Metro Health doctors
SAN ANTONIO – With the first doses of Pfizer’s newly approved COVID-19 vaccine arriving in Texas this week, many questions still remain about distribution and the drug. Unlike some others, the COVID-19 vaccine does not contain dead cells from the coronavirus. RELATED: UK probes whether COVID-19 vaccine caused allergic reactionsThere has been some unfounded concern on social media that the vaccine contains cells from a human fetus. Both Dr. Kemp and Dr. Berggren debunked this idea but say keeping track of vaccinations is crucial. MORE ON THE COVID-19 VACCINE:
VIA to livestream transit town hall at 7 p.m. with San Antonio leaders
SAN ANTONIO VIA will be hosting a live town hall Tuesday night to talk about the future of transit in the San Antonio area. Residents can register to participate in the call at KeepSAMoving.com or by texting the word VIA to 833-898-5483. Registrants will receive a call shortly before the event goes live and can submit questions for our panelists while on the line. The Keep SA Moving telephone Town Hall event will feature the following speakers:State Rep. Barbara Gervin-HawkinsState Rep. Rey LopezState Sen. Jose MenendezVIA Chief Strategic Officer Marisa Bono will serve as moderator. WE'RE LIVE: Keep SA Moving Tele-Town Hall State Reps. Gervin-Hawkins, Lopez and State Sen. Menndez join us for a live conversation about VIA's plan designed to deliver service that puts opportunity within everyone's reach.
State lawmakers, local leaders on Facebook Live at 7 p.m. to answer questions about COVID-19
SAN ANTONIO – Several Texas lawmakers from the area will be joined by other government officials for a Facebook Live event at 7 p.m. on Monday. Facebook Live will be available for viewing on the following Facebook Pages:Questions can be submitted on those Facebook pages. The following will be participating in the hour-long event:Texas State Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (Dist. 120)Texas State Sen. Pete FloresTexas State Sen. Jose MenendezDr. Charles J. Lerner, Texas Medical Association COVID-19 Taskforce MemberDawn Emerick, Director of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health DistrictAnthony Ruiz, District Director San Antonio District Office U.S. Small Business AdministrationCOVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new virus, stands for coronavirus disease 2019. The disease first appeared in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, but spread around the world in early 2020, causing the World Health Organization to declare a pandemic in March.