it’s getting real. resident pulled away to conference (but comes back smarter!) and PP CP SOB in resus while I’m solo. bunch of new patients but fortunately my med student is good
I will get vaccinated as soon as I can, which, as an ER doc, will be "soon"
the data we have is very good & very reassuring. I suspect the pfizer data will be published soon, but the fact that they prioritized the EUA, knowing the FDA would release it as part of the process, seems reasonable
some things to add:
forget who I stole this from but hospital capacity is a lot like a tetris endgame -- you can be really full even when there is technically "space"
additionally, things don't happen instantaneously. even when there is space and everyone wants everything to move, things take time--turning over a room (ie cleaning), staff communication, patient transport