In the midst of this crisis, nurses have sacrificed so much to keep the people of this country safe – sometimes even their own lives. We are devastated to share with you that at least 40 nurses have now died after treating COVID-19 patients and contracting the virus while on the job.
In their honor, we held a virtual candlelight vigil on Tuesday night to honor these lives lost and call attention to the grave danger nurses are put in everyday when they’re asked to treat patients without adequate personal protective equipment (PPE).
We need your help to share the video of our virtual vigil so senators have no choice but to see it on their Twitter feed — because the more support we have from dedicated people like you, the more firepower we have to fight for nurses on the front lines.
Will you share our video on Twitter to help ensure that all senators see our virtual vigil honoring the nurses we have lost to this virus and the health care workers who are still putting their lives at risk everyday to keep people safe? We can prevent more deaths if Congress acts immediately to provide more PPE.
It’s clear: President Trump has not yet used his full power under the Defense Production Act to produce the equipment needed to protect nurses. We are counting on Congress to step in and mandate the President do everything in his power to provide the PPE required to protect nurses from this virus while on the job.
Nurses need Congress to act NOW because every day they waste, more nurses die from the lack of adequate PPE. This country was unprepared for a crisis on this scale, and now Congress must take action to prevent more nurses from losing their lives.
This video calls attention to the somber reality we will continue to endure as this pandemic worsens. We need your help to share it and spread our message across the country: Nurses need help, and Congress must act NOW to protect them.
In solidarity,
National Nurses United
P.S. If you’re not on Twitter, please consider sharing NNU Executive Director Bonnie Castillo's post on Facebook. Make sure to tag your senators in your post!
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