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hlthe2b

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2. Starting with the early-on refusal to recognize COVID-19 infections were workplace-related and allow

Tue Jun 10, 2025, 01:20 PM

Jun 10

workman's compensation for these early, severe, and often fatal infections among health care staff--many who have long COVID to this day and can no longer work... Then, shortages across the board, with hospital administration refusing to address overworked staff... Then, the RW concerted effort to demonize health care workers for everything they CHOSE not to believe or the protections they refused to accept related to COVID-19... Then the escalating greed that has closed so many hospitals and caused HCWs to see patients refused more than absolute emergent care... Then the impact of extremist anti-abortion laws that have made women the ONE group who can and quite often ARE denied life-saving care, with sympathetic staff holding that guilt burden...

Yes, Noah, you are right. But you have just touched the surface...

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Noah Wyle: I play a doctor on 'The Pitt.' Real health care workers need our help. [View all] Jilly_in_VA Jun 10 OP

ER/The Pitt vishnura Jun 10 #1

After watching The Pitt Jilly_in_VA Jun 10 #3

Starting with the early-on refusal to recognize COVID-19 infections were workplace-related and allow hlthe2b Jun 10 #2

and w/o immigrants, mopinko Jun 10 #4

Many of the nurses I worked with Jilly_in_VA Jun 10 #6

philipino nurses used to b common around here. mopinko Jun 10 #7

Thanks for this info cubbie Jun 10 #5

Noah Wyle is amazing. The Pitt is a great show. ER was a great show too. ms liberty Jun 10 #8