Covid-19 Press Releases

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Nurse holds signs "RNs Global Solidarity"

Nurses call on world leaders to increase global vaccine access during UN General Assembly

Right now, just over 3 percent of people in low-income countries have received any dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

National Nurses United
September 22, 2021

Health care workers hold signs calling for patient safety

Nurses, caregivers hold virtual press conference to demand Palomar Health put patients first

Registered nurses and caregivers will hold a virtual press conference to affirm their commitment to safe patient care conditions.

California Nurses Association/Caregiver and Healthcare Employees Union
September 10, 2021

National Nurses United logo

National Nurses United statement on Biden’s comprehensive Covid strategy

NNU today applauded President Biden’s announcement of a comprehensive strategy on Covid-19 as a step in the right direction to get the pandemic under control.

National Nurses United
September 9, 2021

Kids in classroom wearing masks

Nurses demand we protect the nation’s children from Covid, warn of needless deaths and illness among youngest

National Nurses United’s pediatric nurses emphasized that the entire country must now be practicing all the multiple measures of infection control we know work well to limit spread of the virus

National Nurses United
August 13, 2021

Nurses holds signs "Protect Nurses, Patients, Public Health"

National Nurses United Applauds CDC for Recommending a Partial Return to Indoor Masking, Recommends More be Done

National Nurses United today applauded new CDC guidance stating that fully vaccinated people should resume wearing masks in public, indoor settings in areas of the country with substantial or high transmission.

National Nurses United
July 27, 2021

Patients First In the Hospital, in the Community

Nurses Across Country to Hold National Day of Action July 21 to Demand Patient, Nurse Protections

Registered nurse members of National Nurses United will hold a national day of action on Wednesday, July 21, to demand that employers address problems highlighted by the Covid-19.

National Nurses United
July 19, 2021

Community First Medical Center RNs

Registered nurses at Community First issue 10-day notice to strike

Registered nurses at Community First Medical Center in Chicago have issued a 10-day strike notice to hospital management announcing they will hold a one-day strike on July 26, 2021.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
July 14, 2021

Nurses holds signs "Protect Nurses, Patients, Public Health"

Nurses urge CDC to reinstate universal masking to reduce the spread of Covid-19 and protect RNs, essential workers, and the public

NNU strongly urges the CDC to reinstate universal masking, irrespective of vaccination status.

National Nurses United
July 13, 2021

Alex Padilla at podium

National Nurses United Endorses Alex Padilla for U.S. Senate

National Nurses United today announced its endorsement of Alex Padilla for U.S. Senate in California.

National Nurses United
June 16, 2021

Nurse holds sign "Protect Nurses, Patients, Public Health"

Nurses Applaud Pending Release of OSHA Federal Workplace Safety Standard, Warn Protections Still Needed

With the Covid-19 pandemic still a substantial threat across the United States, National Nurses United today applauded the Biden administration’s announcement of the release of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration Emergency Temporary Standard on Emerging Infectious Diseases

National Nurses United
June 9, 2021