In My Opinion

The storm that hit two weeks ago disrupted our lives in many ways.  I can say it is easier to enjoy snow when you have power.  When the office was closed it was still possible to do telemedicine visits with…

AVAILABILITY: Text updates: The City of San Antonio announced Wednesday that they’ve partnered with some of the Bexar County vaccine distribution sites to create a vaccine availability text alert system to keep the community informed about the release of more COVID-19 vaccines.…

The lion’s share of Covid 19 vaccine this week went to University Health whose 10,000 appointments were scheduled this evening within an hour.  The curious thing was that in the Week 11 vaccine allocation report it was listed as destined…

The CDC now says that people who’ve received either authorized COVID-19 vaccine do not need to quarantine after exposure to a person with COVID-19, provided they meet all of the following criteria: They’ve received both vaccine doses, and at least…

To Our Patients, We understand that trying to get Covid-19 vaccination has been very stressful for our patients.  We are still waiting to see if the Texas Department of Health Services will give us any vaccine. The push has been to…

First of all, vaccine update: If you are eligible for a vaccine and have been unable to book an appointment to get inoculated, WellMed announced it would be reopening its reservation hotline on Tuesday morning, beginning at 8 a.m. Call 833-968-1745 to…

Before you ask your physician for a prescription and start hoarding colchicine, realize that the study has not been through the peer review process where experts scrutinize it’s methodology and conclusions.  Many drugs have been studied to see whether they…

Having Covid 19 reduces the likelihood of getting it again for months.  How many months depends upon how severe the infection was and whether or not this is a new strain.  Antibody response is said to be directly proportional to…

There is a new vaccine against Covid 19 that is very effective against the virus.  On face value it may not seem as effective as the other two vaccines, but that’s not the whole story. Remember, in a good year,…