San Antonio Metropolitan Health District announced on August 2 that it received 1,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine Jynneos from the Texas Department of State Health Services. As of August 3, 14 cases of monkeypox have been identified in San Antonio. The vaccine has been proven to prevent monkey pox and is approved by the…
World AIDS Day Serves as Reminder of High Rate of HIV Infections in San Antonio
The global observance of World AIDS Day on December 1 serves as a reminder that San Antonio has what the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District describes in a report as, “a stubbornly high rate of new infections, and widespread stigma and lack of knowledge about HIV/AIDS.” Globally, there are an estimated 36.7 million people who…
City Councilman’s Challenge Leads to 4,000 HIV Tests in SA in April
More than 4,000 San Antonians were tested for HIV during the month of April, in response to a challenge issued to the City Council by fellow Councilman William “Cruz” Shaw. According to Metro Health, for the past ten years Bexar County’s new HIV diagnosis rates have been consistently higher than the state and national rates.…
Wellness Expo Slated for Woman and Girls HIV-AIDS Awareness Day
The 13th annual National Women and Girls HIV-AIDS Awarness Day will be observed in San Antonio with a wellness expo on March 9 at the YWCA Olga Madrid Center on Castroville Road. The event is being organized by the San Antonio HIV Awareness Coalition in association with local health and community service organizations. The theme…
Texas LGBTs Reminded of Affordable Care Act’s Shortened Enrollment Period
Equality Texas is spreading the word to the LGBT community that the Affordable Care Act is still the law of the land and consumers can sign up for health care coverage during this year’s shortened enrollment period from November 1 to December 15. In an email sent out on October 31, Equality Texas CEO Chuck…
Metro Health Hosts Trans Health Discussion
The City of San Antonio’s Metropolitan Health District is hosting a transgender panel discussion which will seek to shed light on health disparities that affect the trans community in San Antonio. The event, which is co-sponsored by Pride San Antonio, will be held on June 30 at the San Antonio Garden Center. According to a…