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December 7, 2021 • 11:11 a.m.

Dr. Elizabeth Rodriguez Lien

Dr. Elizabeth Rodriguez Lien is a Pediatrics Primary Care provider at UTMB Health.

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  • COVID-19 Clinical Task Force: Modifications to precautions due to increasing number of infections

    May 24, 2022 • 5:03 p.m. by COVID Task Force

    The rate of COVID infection has continued to increase in our region as well as among our patients and UTMB workforce. Although rates of severe infection and hospitalization due to COVID remain stable and low, caution is advised to keep our employees and patients safe from COVID infection during this current wave. The following COVID precautions are effective immediately. If the rates of COVID admissions and infections among our workforce increase further, additional precautions may be implemented.

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  • Vaccination Task Force: CDC recommends FDA-approved single-dose booster for children ages 5-11

    May 20, 2022 • 12:11 p.m. by Vaccination Task Force

    On May 17, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of a single booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for children 5 through 11 years of age at least five months after completing a primary series with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (See the FDA announcement.) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the booster for this age group on May 19, 2022. CDC now recommends that children ages 5 through 11 years should receive a booster shot 5 months after their initial Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination series. (See the CDC announcement.)

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  • Los CDC recomiendan la dosis única de refuerzo aprobada por la FDA para niños de 5 a 11 años

    May 20, 2022 • 12:01 p.m. by UTMB Health

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  • FDA has approved single-dose booster for children ages 5-11

    May 20, 2022 • 11:43 a.m. by UTMB Health

    A single booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has been approved for children 5 through 11 years of age, at least five months after completing a primary series with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

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  • Clinical Task Force: An Update on COVID-19—May 12, 2022

    May 12, 2022 • 5:31 p.m. by Dr. Gulshan Sharma and Dr. Janak Patel

    There has been a modest increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate in our community, which has ranged from 6% to 11% in the past week. While the COVID-19 hospitalization rate has increased only slightly, it may increase further over the next two to three weeks. Currently, UTMB is not planning any immediate changes to our COVID-19 precautions. However, if COVID-19 positivity and hospitalization rates increase, changes in precautions may be necessary.

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  • COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force: Reminder on Current Masking Guidelines

    April 29, 2022 • 3:21 p.m. by UTMB COVID-19 Clinical Task Force

    A reminder on the current masking policy (as of April 22, 2022) and some frequently asked questions and answers from the COVID-19 Clinical Task Force.

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  • COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force: Revised masking guidelines effective immediately—April 22, 2022

    April 22, 2022 • 3:59 p.m. by UTMB COVID-19 Clinical Task Force

    As a result of the continued low rates of COVID-19 infection in our community and among UTMB faculty, staff and students—as well as very low hospitalization rates—the following modifications to the masking policy will be implemented effective immediately, April 22, 2022. (Please note that we will continue to monitor infection and hospitalization rates in our region; therefore, these policies are subject to change on short notice, based on the most current data).

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  • Active April - Week 4

    April 22, 2022 • 8:00 a.m. by UTMB Employee Wellness

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  • Active April - Week 3

    April 15, 2022 • 8:00 a.m. by UTMB Employee Wellness

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  • Active April - Week 2

    April 8, 2022 • 8:00 a.m. by UTMB Employee Wellness

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  • Segundo dosis de refuerzo disponible para ciertos grupos

    April 4, 2022 • 11:27 a.m.

    El segundo refuerzo de la vacuna ya está disponible para personas mayores de 50 años y personas inmonucomprometidas mayores de 12 años

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  • Active April - Week 1

    April 1, 2022 • 8:00 a.m. by UTMB Employee Wellness

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  • Second COVID vaccine booster available for certain groups

    March 31, 2022 • 2:15 p.m. by UTMB COVID-19 Vaccination Preparedness Task Force

    See the March 31 COVID Vaccine Task Force message regarding the newest groups eligible for a second booster with an mRNA vaccine, including those age 50 and older and certain immunocompromised individuals.

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  • Second COVID vaccine booster available for certain groups

    March 31, 2022 • 2:02 p.m. by UTMB COVID-19 Clinical Task Force

    See the March 31 COVID Vaccine Task Force message regarding the newest groups eligible for a second booster with an mRNA vaccine, including those age 50 and older and certain immunocompromised individuals.

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  • COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force: Revised masking and patient testing guidelines - April 1, 2022

    March 30, 2022 • 1:29 p.m. by UTMB COVID-19 Clinical Task Force

    As a result of the continued low and stable rates of COVID infection in our community (2-3% for the past month), UTMB's COVID-19 Clinical Task Force has announced changes in COVID masking and testing precautions. The changes will be implemented beginning April 1, 2022.

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  • Mindful March - Week 4

    March 22, 2022 • 7:00 a.m.

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  • Mindful March - Week 3

    March 15, 2022 • 7:00 a.m.

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  • Mindful March - Week 2

    March 8, 2022 • 8:00 a.m.

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  • What should you do?

    March 4, 2022 • 4:07 p.m. by UTMB COVID-19 Clinical Task Force

    COVID-19 Testing, Symptoms, and Other Important Updates

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  • Mindful March - Week 1

    March 1, 2022 • 8:00 a.m. by UTMB Employee Wellness

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