allnurses.com in the New York Times

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Health care workers at a community health center in Syracuse, N.Y.Credit...Damon Winter/The New York Times

In this article, the reporter shares stories from doctors and nurses on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic who put themselves at risk in their daily fight to save the lives of others.

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These superheroes are at risk partly because we sometimes send them into battle without adequate personal protective equipment, or P.P.E. This should be a national scandal, and now hospitals are compounding the outrage by punishing staff members who speak up or simply try to keep themselves safe.

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On websites like allnurses.com, nurses wonder aloud whether they can refuse to work because of inadequate P.P.E. or even whether they should quit the profession.

Read the story at:

'I Do Fear for My Staff,' a Doctor Said. He Lost His Job.

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Keep posting about your Covid-19 experiences. You never know who is reading your stories and how you can help others.