In My Opinion

New Covid 19 cases are low in San Antonio, but they are still out there.  I was reminded of that this weekend when a patient emailed me that he and other family members had tested positive.  His symptoms were mild…

I have written previously about repurposed drugs being used for Covid 19.  The most recent candidates where colchicine and fluvoxamine.  According to the NIH, there is not enough information to recommend using them.  This is not surprising as the studies…

I have to admit, I seldom wear a mask outdoors except when I am at the nursery.  I’m not close to other people when I am walking my dog.  Of course, walking the streets of San Antonio is different than…

This isn’t the hot news of the day.  That is CDC’s latest guidance on wearing masks outdoors, but I’ll address that tomorrow. I have frequently quoted or reposted the blogs of Dr. Paul E. Sax, a noted infectious disease specialist. …

Here’s what doesn’t work.  Sorry Ivermectin fans. March 4, 2021 Effect of Ivermectin on Time to Resolution of Symptoms Among Adults With Mild COVID-19A Randomized Clinical Trial Eduardo López-Medina, MD, MSc1,2,3; Pío López, MD1,2; Isabel C. Hurtado, MD2,4; et alDiana M Dávalos, MD, MPH, DrPH5; Oscar Ramirez, MD, MPhil3,6,7; Ernesto Martínez, MD8,9; Jesus A. Díazgranados, MD10; José M. Oñate, MD3,8,11; Hector Chavarriaga, MD, MS12; Sócrates Herrera, MD13; Beatriz Parra, PhD14; Gerardo Libreros, PhD14; Roberto Jaramillo, MD15; Ana C. Avendaño, MD15; Dilian F. Toro, MD16; Miyerlandi Torres, DrPH12; Maria…

This is the vaccine locator on the Texas Department of Health Services website.  bit.ly/2Jvpru3. It is a useful tool  for locating vaccine.  Vaccine is available at more locations.  University Health, located at Wonderland Mall, is now open to walk-ins Monday…

Even though the Texas Department of Health Services hasn’t seen fit to give me any vaccine, they still consider me a vaccine provider and what follows is the official notification of the pause in the administration of Johnson and Johnson’s…

Once again, we received no vaccine.  Here is where it went.  It also appears that Costco is now offering the vaccine.  Someone was able to book it online with only a few days notice. https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news/updates/COVIDVaccineAllocation-Week18.pdf Yesterday morning, as part of…

First of all, TDHS did not give us any vaccine for next week.  Here’s where it went:  https://dshs.texas.gov/news/updates/COVIDVaccineAllocation-Week17.pdf In addition to going to the usual places, a lot is going to HEB and Walgreens pharmacies.  If you have not been…