WRAL TechWire recognized Lisa Carey, MD, and her husband, Matt Ewend, MD, who both received their COVID-19 vaccinations in late December 2020.
“This feels huge. Getting vaccinated and taking care of cancer patients just for their cancer and not having to worry about all this other stuff,” said Carey, the L. Richardson and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer Distinguished Professor for Breast Cancer Research in the division of oncology. “I took my shot to protect my cancer patients.”
“I took my shot to protect my co-workers, our patients and my wife on our first date [in 2020], added Ewend, a practicing neurosurgeon and chief clinical officer of UNC Health.
Watch the UNC Health video here.