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In this Week's Issue
- Mr. Stephen Fitzer
Announces Retirement
- Novavax vaccine is
highly protective against COVID-19 in Phase 3 results
- Give Parents the
Facts on Adolescents and the Pfizer Vaccine With This TMA
Flyer
- HHSC Launches
Behavioral Health Training for Families
- The Delta variant
is spreading. What does it mean for the US?
- Free
PPE Supplies
- BCMS
COVID-19 Resources Page
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Circle of Friends
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Important Physician News and
Deadlines
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Novavax
vaccine is highly protective against COVID-19 in Phase 3 results
Biotechnology company Novavax released Phase 3
clinical trial results from 119 sites in the U.S. and Mexico this
morning (June 14). UT Health San Antonio collaborated with
University Health as part of the international COVID-19 Prevention
Network and enrolled 176 Novavax clinical trial participants in San
Antonio for the Phase 3 study, which is called PREVENT-19. Continue reading.
Give Parents the Facts on Adolescents and the Pfizer
Vaccine With This TMA Flyer
Now that the Food and Drug Administration approved
Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents, you’re likely
fielding questions from parents about the importance and safety of
administering the vaccine to their kids. That’s why the Texas
Medical Association’s Outpatient Workgroup created a flyer with
important, to-the-point information about the Pfizer-BioNTech
vaccine for adolescents that you can distribute to parents, or post
in your office. Read More.
HHSC Launches Behavioral Health Training for
Families
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission
(HHSC) has launched a virtual training series to educate families on
behavioral health conditions. Developed in conjunction with UT
Health San Antonio, the free series contains half-hour interactive
learning modules on depression, anxiety, substance use disorders,
aging, and more.
The Delta variant is spreading. What does it mean
for the US?
Scientists in the United States are anxiously
watching the Delta variant of Covid-19, as it spreads through an
unevenly vaccinated American public and an economy that is rapidly
reopening. The Delta variant, first identified as B.1.617.2 in
India, is believed to be more transmissible than both the original
strain of Covid-19 and the Alpha strain, first identified in the
United Kingdom. Read full article.
Free PPE Supplies
Need PPE for your practice? Let us help! Physician
practices in need of PPE, please click here to indicate your PPE
needs. Requests are filled as donated supplies are available.
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Upcoming Community Events
A Health Equity Perspective on
Loneliness,
Mental Health, and COVID-19
June 22│12:00 pm - 1:00 pm │Register
Octavio N. Martinez, Jr, MD, MPH, MBA, FAPA from UT
Health will be speaking in a web event hosted by TMF Quality
Improvement Network.
COVID-19 Vaccine Ethics
June 23│12:00 pm - 1:15 pm │Register
Featuring Lawrence O. Gostin, a University Professor
and Director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global
Health Law at Georgetown Law. Professor Gostin also directs the
World Health Organization Collaborating Center on National and
Global Health Law.
Regional Physician Network
July 14│6:30 pm - 8:00 pm │RSVP
UT Health San Antonio invites you to a casual
information session and a delicious dinner to learn more about the
physician network.
BCMS Blood Drive
July 27│12:30 pm - 5:30 pm │RSVP
Ask the Expert Series
August 17, October 21│12:00 pm │Register
The Texas Medical Association is launching a new
“Ask the Expert” virtual series to bring members direct access to
professional experts who can answer questions on legal, practice
management, advocacy, and regulatory topics.
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