.AdyBarkan: Protecting doctors and nurses protects us all. So why are we still holding back? | Opinion
I am sitting perfectly still in my bedroom right now, writing to you with just the darting of my pupils. The only noise in my room is the rhythmic pulsing of my ventilator, pushing air into and out of my lungs. Keeping me alive.
What's sad is that it doesn't have to be this way. It's unconscionable that due to a total failure of leadership from the Trump administration, our nation finds itself with a dire shortage of not only tests but also vital personal protective equipment for health care workers across the country. That failure is endangering the lives of nurses across the country.
What it means is that right now, there are doctors and nurses in hospitals across America, without symptoms or with only mild ones, who can't get tested and who have no real access to the kind of equipment that stops disease transmission—N95 masks, coveralls and gloves. It's a disaster that puts health care workers at risk and maximizes transmission in hospitals as a whole.
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