Bonnie Petrie

Bonnie Petrie covers bioscience and medicine for Texas Public Radio.

Bonnie grew up on the Canadian border in northern New York, but has happily called Texas home for 15 years. She is a 2017 Texas Radio Hall of Fame nominee in recognition of her work in Houston and Dallas before moving to San Antonio.

Most recently, Bonnie worked in Los Angeles reporting for public radio stations KPCC and KCRW. She is mom to a middle-schooler and spends her free time solving family mysteries through genetic genealogy.

Coronavirus Evacuees Cleared To Leave Lackland AFB And Head Home

By & • Mar 2, 2020

More than 100 Diamond Princess cruise ship evacuees were released from federal quarantine at Lackland Air Force Base on Tuesday. The evacuees' completion of a 14-day quarantine came just as city and county officials declared public health emergencies to delay the evacuees' departure. An updated plan from federal health officials eased city concerns and cleared the way for the evacuees' departure.

Health Officials Confirm Two More COVID-19 Infections In Bexar County

By & • Feb 20, 2020

City and federal health officials confirmed Friday that two people evacuated from the cruise ship Diamond Princess and brought to Lackland Air Force Base carried the COVID-19 infection.

Evacuees From China Arrive At Lackland To Begin Two-Week Coronavirus Quarantine

By , & • Feb 7, 2020

Dozens of men, women and children -- all American evacuees from China -- landed in a privately charted plane at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio on Friday. U.S. health officials were prepared to house and monitor the passengers, who may have been exposed to the coronavirus outbreak. They will be quarantined at an on-base hotel for two weeks.

Lackland Will House Quarantined Evacuees From China As Coronavirus Spreads

By • Feb 3, 2020

Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland announced on Saturday it had been selected by the Department of Health and Human Services to house people arriving from China who are at risk of being infected with coronavirus.

Interfaith Partnership In San Antonio Brings Mobile Showers To The Homeless, Migrants

By • Aug 20, 2019

Asylum-seeking migrants often make it to San Antonio without having the opportunity to bathe for weeks beforehand. Similarly, there are residents of San Antonio who don't have access to clean water. 


Defense Department Puts A Rush On Zika Vaccine Testing In San Antonio

By • Jun 17, 2019

The Department of Defense is funding research in San Antonio to see if a new vaccine can prevent birth defects in babies of women exposed to the Zika virus during pregnancy. 

 


Siblings In San Antonio Receive Kidneys From The Same Donor On The Same Day

By • May 8, 2019

Teen-aged siblings who were both on a kidney transplant list in San Antonio received organs from the same donor on the same day.