Jerry Quijano
Host and ReporterJerry Quijano is a producer and host. A native south Texan, he joined the KUT staff after graduating from Texas A&M University-San Antonio. Jerry was part of NPR’s Next Generation initiative at KUT in 2017. When he’s not in the studio, Jerry enjoys collecting vinyl records.
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"[We’re] talking about thousands of people who are going to be in contact for six months. That represents a risk for a superspreading event," Dr. Mark Escott said. -
El Dr. Mark Escott dijo que el nuevo centro atenderá a pacientes que están mejorando, para poder tener más camas disponibles en los hospitales y unidades de terapia intensiva.
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The director of Austin Public Health is asking for people to be patient as a new online system for people to see whether they currently qualify to receive the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out.
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Dr. Mark Escott said the site will host patients who are improving, opening up hospital beds for people who need more immediate and intensive care.
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Austin Public Health officials warned Tuesday that area hospitals could exceed capacity as soon as next week.
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Austin and Travis County are expected to receive more than 13,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Dr. Mark Escott said the primary goal is to protect the hospital and health care infrastructures.
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Funcionarios de salud esperan que los casos de contagio que ocurrieron durante la fiesta de Acción de Gracias comiencen a aparecer en los resultados locales para finales de esta semana. Las autoridades recordaron que individuos deben permanecer aislados hasta tener resultados negativos en la prueba de coronavirus.
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Health officials expect COVID-19 cases that resulted from the Thanksgiving holiday to appear in local data by the end of the week. Anyone waiting on test results should stay home until they get a negative result, officials say.
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Las autoridades le han pedido al público evitar grupos de más de 10 personas y se le recomienda a los negocios reducir la cpacidad a 25-50%
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Under these guidelines, the public is urged to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people, and businesses are recommended to reduce capacity to 25-50%.
