17
Dec
2020
A Triumph of the Scientific Enterprise – Industry, Academia, and Government
Vaccines for COVID-19 are here. Some are looking for a fly in the ointment. But there’s no mistaking these vaccines protect 95 percent of people from getting sick from a virus that has killed 1.6 million people worldwide this year and threatens millions more. The one-two punch of messenger RNA vaccines for COVID-19 from Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna in... Read More
17
Dec
2020
A Grateful Physician Reflects on Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine
Tonight, I will receive my first dose of vaccine against COVID-19. I’m a hospitalist on the front lines, taking care of patients with COVID-19 in Philadelphia. The progress of this year takes my breath away. One year ago, in December 2019 in China, people starting falling seriously ill with pneumonia-like symptoms. By January 2020, a novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, was identified... Read More
17
Dec
2020
Round 2: What’s Changed and What Hasn’t in Caring for Outpatients with COVID-19
When one of my COVID patients called my cell phone a few weeks ago, my stomach dropped. “I feel worse,” she stammered. “I’m having more trouble catching my breath.” It was late morning on a Sunday. I was planning to take my son to the park, but after hearing those words, I knew this was not going to be a... Read More