Covid-19 Press Releases

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Palomar Health nurses and caregivers hold virtual town hall urging focus on patients over profits

Registered nurses and caregivers will hold a virtual town hall on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. to discuss how Northern San Diego County can save Palomar Health.

California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
November 8, 2021

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Nurses urge that OSHA adopts permanent Covid-19 and infectious disease protections for health care workers

NNU today urged the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to adopt a permanent OSHA standard on Covid-19 in health care workplaces, building on the emergency temporary standard adopted last June.

National Nurses United
November 3, 2021

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Nurses in San Gabriel Valley and Whittier to hold informational picket to protest working conditions and remember those lost to Covid on Dia de los Muertos

Registered nurses and health care worker will hold an informational picket on Monday, Nov. 1, to protest unsafe working conditions and to remember those lost to Covid.

California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
October 29, 2021

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UC Irvine Medical Center nurses to hold virtual press conference to demand UC provide safe staffing and stronger workplace protections

On Wednesday, Oct. 27, registered nurses from UC Irvine Medical Center will hold a virtual press conference to demand the university address critical, ongoing staffing and patient safety issues highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 26, 2021

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National Nurses United applauds White House plans to roll out Covid vaccine doses for ages 5 to 11

NNU applauded an announcement by the White House of plans to distribute Covid-19 vaccine doses to 28 million children aged 5 to 11.

National Nurses United
October 22, 2021

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Nurses applaud OSHA for acting to enforce Covid health care standard in noncompliant states Arizona, Utah, South Carolina

NNU today applauded OSHA for taking a critical step in protecting health care workers in Arizona, South Carolina, and Utah who had been left behind when their states failed to adopt the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on Covid-19 in Health Care issued in June.

National Nurses United
October 19, 2021

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California nurses condemn potential end of Bay Area indoor mask mandate, call for multiple measures of infection control

CNA/NNU today condemned the announcement by health officers for nine Bay Area jurisdictions that indoor masking rules may soon be lifted in most public spaces.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 7, 2021

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National nurse survey reveals that health care employers need to do more to comply with OSHA emergency temporary standard

New nationwide survey of more than 5,000 registered nurses reveals that employers must implement optimal standards to protect nurses and other health care workers from Covid-19.

National Nurses United
September 27, 2021

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National Nurses United applauds CDC director’s approval of Covid boosters for health care workers

NNU praised CDC Director Rochelle Walensky's decision early Friday morning to overrule the CDC’s own advisors.

National Nurses United
September 24, 2021

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Nurses condemn advisory committee for voting against Covid vaccine booster shots for nurses and other health care workers

NNU urges the CDC to go beyond the ACIP recommendations to include nurses and health care workers among those prioritized for boosters.

National Nurses United
September 23, 2021