The number of COVID-19 cases is increasing rapidly, and we’re already seeing the massive strains on our health care system. In Atlanta, intensive care units across the city are already at full capacity, and New York City hospitals are nearly maxed out.
In the midst of this, it’s absolutely crucial that we protect the nurses and health care workers on the frontlines so they can continue to save lives and contain the spread of the virus.
Nurses are organizing across the country to call for the personal protective equipment (PPE), staffing, and protocols needed to protect themselves and their patients — and we must do everything we can to support them.
We need a massive grassroots movement to pressure Congress to do the right thing. Will you sign our urgent petition to demand that Congress do everything in its power to protect nurses during this crisis?
It seems our leaders in Washington are willing to compromise on the safety of front line nurses and health care workers — including the CDC.
The science shows that N95 respirators, at a minimum, are necessary protection against the spread of COVID-19. But instead of trusting the science, the CDC weakened the PPE requirements putting nurses and patients alike at risk.
We need to come together now because all of our lives are at stake. If nurses get sick, they can’t take care of patients. And if they can’t see patients, this pandemic will spiral further out of control.
Thank you for using your voice.
Max Cotterill
Organizer
Nurses’ Campaign for Medicare for All
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