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Bexar County officials continue to see low turnout for updated booster vaccine

Data from the San Antonio COVID-19 Dashboard shows us that only 15.1 percent of people in Bexar County have the updated booster.

mRNA: New flu shot on the way?

The COVID pandemic required a rapid response from scientists, bringing vaccine technology that had been studied for years front and center.

Scientists testing COVID-19 booster nasal spray

From allergy relief to protection from the flu, a quick pump delivers medication directly into the respiratory system. Now, Yale researchers are testing a COVID booster nasal spray.

New COVID-19 vaccine trial in San Antonio could eliminate need for boosters in future

Groundbreaking research to create an entirely new type of COVID-19 vaccine is happening here in San Antonio, and the lead doctor is looking for locals to get involved.

Texas attorney general wants Texas Supreme Court to reverse ruling regarding SAISD vaccine mandate

Texas Attorney General Paxton has not given up his fight against San Antonio ISD.

University Health to begin offering Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccine this week

University Health will begin offering the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccine starting Tuesday to provide a new layer of protection against the Omicron variant.

Updated COVID-19 boosters are arriving soon, but will people get another dose?

Metro Health Clinics will not offer COVID-19 boosters until new versions become available

‘COVID has not gone away’: San Antonio doctor explains why FDA authorized updated vaccine booster

San Antonio-area doctors are preparing for an upcoming rollout of a new updated COVID-19 booster vaccine.

TRUST INDEX: If you’ve had the smallpox vaccine, do you need one for monkeypox?

Questions about the monkeypox vaccine have flooded our KSAT Trust Index inbox: "Who needs it? Is it the same as the smallpox vaccine? Will the old vaccines still work?"

San Antonio ISD vaccine mandate upheld by Fourth Court of Appeals

The Fourth Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that San Antonio ISD can keep its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees. An SAISD spokesperson said, for now, the district’s mandate is still on pause.

KSAT Community Vaccine Phone Bank: UH medical staff answered viewers questions

Talk to health experts July 27th during the KSAT Community Vaccine Phone Bank.

Where people 50 and older can get their 2nd COVID-19 booster in San Antonio

On March 29, the FDA authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older.

Alamodome mass COVID-19 vaccination site to close March 25

After administering more than 226,700 COVID-19 vaccine doses, the Alamodome mass vaccination site will close after Friday, March 25.

What type of animal research is happening in San Antonio? KSAT Explains

The Southwest National Primate Research Center, part of the Texas Biomed campus on the West Side, is home to the largest captive baboon colony in the world.

TRUST INDEX: Comirnaty vaccine, Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are the same shot with different names

The latest question into the KSAT Trust Index has to do with the COVID-19 vaccines that have now been fully approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which include the Pfizer and Moderna shots.

Free COVID-19 rapid testing, vaccine clinic to open Sunday on West Side

TRUST INDEX: If you’ve had COVID from multiple variants, you should still get the vaccine

The KSAT Trust Index team answers the viewer question: "If I got COVID from the Delta and Omicron variants, should I still get vaccinated?"

EXPLAINER: COVID vaccines for kids under 5: What’s next?

COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5 may be available in the U.S. as early as March, but there are several hurdles still to clear.

National Guard troops must get COVID-19 vaccine, defense secretary tells governors

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in letters to seven governors, is reaffirming the need for members of their states' Army and Air National Guards to get the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine or lose their Guard status.

US gives full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. health regulators have given full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine after reviewing additional data on its safety and effectiveness.

Texas, Alaska governors sue over National Guard vaccine rule

The governors of Alaska and Texas have sued to block the U.S. Department of Defense from mandating COVID-19 vaccines for National Guard members who are under state command.

Guadalupe County to host walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic

Vaccine mandate to kick in for first wave of health workers

A requirement to get vaccinated against COVID-19 kicks in Thursday for millions of health care workers in about half the states.

Texas Biomed creating variant-specific COVID-19 treatments

Texas Biomedical Research Institute is researching and developing variant-specific treatments to help in the fight against COVID-19.

UT Health SA doctor is ‘optimistic’ vaccines will prove effective for potential new variants

COVID-19 test site opens at Wonderland of The Americas

If you’re looking for a free walk-up COVID-19 test site in a more centralized location, Bexar County has added a new spot at an already familiar place.

Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses

The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to boost the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination rate, a requirement that employees at large businesses get a vaccine or test regularly and wear a mask on the job.

Some San Antonio senior citizens defy the odds during COVID-19 surge

As Bexar County gets ready to hit the grim number of 5,000 deaths in the COVID-19 pandemic, one group of high-risk individuals is defying the odds.

Some immunocompromised people will be eligible for 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine this month

Some immunocompromised people in San Antonio will be eligible to receive a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine this month.

Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’

Distrust, misinformation and other factors have combined to produce what authorities say are alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11.

University Health chief medical officer offers answers to most-asked COVID-19 questions amid omicron surge

University 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.

KSAT Q&A: San Antonio epidemiologist discusses COVID-19 omicron variant trends, testing differences

New COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Bexar County this week, with more than 4,300 new cases reported on Tuesday.

Bexar County COVID-19 risk level ‘severe’ amid 3,800+ case surge, officials say

The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District has raised Bexar County’s COVID-19 risk level to “severe” this week due to an increase in stress on the local hospital system, a rise in daily cases over the last two weeks, as well as a 27.3% positivity rate, according to officials.

FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens as omicron surges

The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge.

Fauci: CDC mulling COVID test requirement for asymptomatic

As the COVID-19 omicron variant surges across the United States, top federal health officials are looking to add a negative test along with its five-day isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus.