A Call To Action for Healthcare Workers. We can no longer in good conscience let politics endanger our nation in #COVID19 pandemic. Time to #LetTheScientistsLead a thread 1/
As our HC workforce heads into dangerous work daily, without adequate protection, without an adequate plan for isolation, without adequate testing/hospital beds/ventilators 2/
We need to let our electeds @WhiteHouse and Congress know that we are willing to serve, but not without the following changes effective immediately 4/
1️⃣Turn over COVID19 pandemic response to the scientists 2️⃣Prioritize Slowing Spread of the Virus NOW 3️⃣ Protect those who need to be out for society to function 5/
On Friday March 27 at noon EST let’s ‘walkout’ for 15 minutes. If you can’t walk out, be as silent as you can. Let us unite as healthcare teams wearing something red on our bodies for #CodeRed to signify the fire situation our nation is in. #SaveOurAirways by speaking out NOW.
Now tag the leadership at your institution, your organizations, your contacts, the media.
The $$ must not be devoted to saving corporations , it must be to save lives. 🌱
In fact we can use this opportunity even to strategize for post-pandemic. For starters read this piece from health policy analyst of the @cafp_familydocs @Conrad_Amenta
medium.com/@conradamenta/…
medium.com/@conradamenta/…
