Category: COVID-19

Get Your COVID-19 Vaccine When Available

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I was fortunate to recently complete my first and second COVID-19 vaccinations. No, that’s not the real Dr Fauci, my hero, celebrating my second shot me—just a cardboard cut-out. But my hero Dr. Fauci was surely there in spirit. The start of 2021 finds us still in the midst of Read More …

photo of the author Christine Whitten wearing PPE

Anesthesia Common Sense & COVID: Protect Yourself

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I’m concerned to see a growing lack of common sense in the care of elective surgical patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. This lack of common sense in the time of COVID endangers the healthcare providers caring for patients. It can also put patients at risk. I remind my OR nurses Read More …