James Dickerson, a 28-year-old internal medicine resident who has cared for covid-19 patients, predicted the controversy at Stanford will unfold around the country: “The devil is in the details,” he said. Also affected were “fellows,” who work in the hospital as they train further in sub-specialties, nurses and other staff. An email to pediatrics residents and fellows obtained by The Washington Post said that “the Stanford vaccine algorithm failed to prioritize house staff,” as the early year doctors are known collectively. “We had been told that residents and fellows would be in the first wave. Chairs have agreed to say that all leadership will not get vaccinated until residents and fellows do, Katznelson said.

Source: Washington Post December 19, 2020 00:09 UTC