Below is a collection of links to news stories, provided by Global Nurses United, about nurses in other nations and how they are advocating for their patients.
https://www.camdencourier.com.au/story/7578442/500-aged-care-homes-battle-covid-outbreaks/
Headline: Residents locked in their rooms as desperate staff shortages hit aged care facilities
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Headline: Queensland records 22,069 new COVID-19 cases, Nurses Union calls for mandatory rapid tests for essential workers
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https://www.3aw.com.au/calls-grow-for-covid-19-surge-payments-to-be-extended-in-hospitals/
Headline: Calls grow for COVID-19 ‘surge’ payments to be extended in hospitals
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Headline: Victoria to establish medi-hotels for Covid patients to ease severe pressure on hospitals
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Headline: Too late now, but ‘let it rip’ might prove tricky for Scott Morrison come election time
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Headline: Hospitals, staff struggling amid COVID crisis, nurses union representative says
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Headline: Burnout fears as Qld health staff endure pressure ahead of Omicron peak
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-13/illawarra-health-system-overwhelmed-by-omicron/100752092
Headline: Wollongong Hospital staff claim patient care at ‘all-time low’ amid COVID wave
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Headline: NSW records 11 deaths, 25,870 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours to 8pm on January 10, 2022
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https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/should-all-frontline-workers-be-paid-extra-pandemic-pay
Headline: Should All Frontline Workers Be Paid Extra ‘Pandemic Pay’?
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Headline: Some nurses still don’t have proper COVID-19 personal protective equipment: union
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Headline: Front-line nurses burnt out as pandemic continues
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-nl-jan-12-2022-1.6311956
Headline: N.L. health officials expect COVID-19 hospitalizations to spike in coming weeks
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Headline: Fewer staff, more patients put strain on Alberta hospitals as Omicron spreads
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/critical-care-nurses-deployment-initiative-1.6311193
Headline: Province offers nurses signing bonus, extra pay to fill critical-care positions
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Titre: Près de 2500 hospitalisations pour la COVID: « c’est totalement effroyable de voir les chiffres »
Headline: Nearly 2,500 hospitalizations for COVID: “it’s totally appalling to see the numbers”
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Titre: Vers un niveau supérieur de délestage au Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean?
Headline: Towards a higher level of load shedding in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean?
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Headline: Canadian Federation of Nurses Applauding Proposed Safe Access Legislation
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https://globalnews.ca/video/8511363/omicron-puts-pressure-on-already-strained-health-care-workers
Headline: Omicron puts pressure on already strained health care workers
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https://signalhfx.ca/nurses-union-head-hazelton-pleads-for-action-on-long-term-care-staff-shortage/
Headline: Nurses union head Hazelton pleads for action on long-term care staff shortage
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Headline: Local nurses endure continued burnout after being reassigned in the fourth wave
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-hospital-covid-staffing-1.6309432
Headline: Symptomatic Ottawa hospital workers with COVID-19 may be asked to work in staffing crisis
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Headline: MPs say Canadians feeling ‘exasperation,’ ‘frustration’ with pandemic, and Graves says national outlook ‘unsurprisingly quite dark’
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https://globalnews.ca/news/8499491/retired-nurse-nova-scotia-covid-19/
Headline: ‘I just wanted to do it’: Retired N.S. LPN has been working since pandemic began
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Headline: ONA Head Says Nurses Are ‘Exhausted, Demoralized,’ Calls For More Government Support To Address Shortage
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https://globalnews.ca/news/8509546/covid-emergency-order-expiry-ontario-retired-nurses/
Headline: Emergency order expiration fumbles Ontario’s urgent call for retired nurses
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/international-trained-nurses-plan-manitoba-1.6314708
Headline: Nursing college, union dispute province’s plans to hire hundreds of internationally trained nurses
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Headline: N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 4 more deaths, 103 hospitalizations as province enters lockdown
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Headline: Saskatchewan nurses disappointed and tired amid provinces fifth wave of COVID-19
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/rapid-spread-omicron-staffing-shortages-alberta-1.6311258
Headline: Rapid spread of Omicron, staffing shortages could threaten patient care, say Alberta doctors, nurses
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https://cdn.com.do/nacionales/sinatrae-rechaza-licencia-por-covid-19-de-7-dias-para-enfermeras/
Titular: Sinatrae rechaza licencia por COVID-19 de 7 días para enfermeras
Headline: Sinatrae rejects 7-day COVID-19 leave for nurses
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Titular: Enfermera denuncia en Hospital Morillo King positivos al covid-19 son obligados a seguir trabajando
Headline: Nurses protest that at Morillo King Hospital, those who are Covid-19 positive are forced to continue working
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https://www.diariosalud.do/noticias/rechazan-licencia-de-siete-dias-por-contagio-covid-19/
Titular: Rechazan licencia de siete días por contagio COVID-19
Headline: Seven-day license due to COVID-19 contagion rejected
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Titular: Huelga de brazos caídos en estos centros de salud de Tegucigalpa
Headline: Sit-down strike in Tegucigalpa health centers
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Titular: Anuncia la ANEEAH: Autorizan contratar 1,917 auxiliares de enfermería en la Sesal
Headline: ANEEAH announcement: They authorize the hiring of 1,917 nursing assistants in the Sesal
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https://proceso.hn/aneeah-y-salud-firman-documento-para-contratar-a-1-mil-900-enfermeros-auxiliares/
Titular: ANEEAH y Salud firman documento para garantizar contratación de 1 mil 900 enfermeros auxiliares
Headline: ANEEAH and Health sign contract that guarantees the hiring of 1,900 auxiliary nurses
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https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2022/01/12/inmo-fears-impact-of-covid-isolation-rule-changes/
Headline: INMO fears impact of Covid isolation rule changes
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https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/cork-nurses-not-impressed-pandemic-22728827
Headline: Cork nurses not impressed with Pandemic Gold Medal
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https://www.newstalk.com/news/hundreds-of-mental-health-nurses-off-sick-because-of-covid-1296761
Headline: Hundreds of mental health nurses off sick because of Covid
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Headline: INMO head seeks safeguards for nurses amid COVID surge
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https://www.galwaydaily.com/news/health/inmo-calls-on-hse-to-take-extra-measures-to-protect-nurses/
Headline: INMO calls on HSE to take extra measures to protect nurses
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Titolo: Il Nursind dichiara lo sciopero nazionale degli infermieri il 28 gennaio
Headline: The Nursind declares a national strike of nurses on January 28th
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https://www.appiapolis.it/2022/01/10/ospedale-il-nursind-chiede-efficienza-ed-organizzazione/
Titolo: Ospedale, Il Nursind Chiede Efficienza Ed Organizzazione
Headline: Hospital, The Nursind Demands Efficiency And Organization
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Titolo: Policlinico, NurSind: “Corridoi e stanze affollate, a rischio misure anti-Covid”
Headline: Polyclinic, NurSind: “Corridors and crowded rooms, anti-Covid measures at risk”
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Titolo: SANITA’ – La denuncia del NurSinD: «Il personale infermieristico è decimato. Si usino le graduatorie»
Headline: HEALTH – The NurSinD report: «The nursing staff is decimated. Use the rosters ”
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Titolo: Infermieri del Nursind in sciopero il 28 gennaio: le motivazioni
Headline: Nursind nurses on strike on January 28: the reasons
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Headline: Joho in a spot as Mombasa health workers declare strike over pay
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https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE2201/S00017/a-story-too-familiar-for-comfort.htm
Headline: A Story Too Familiar For Comfort
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https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/no-easy-fix-midwifery-situation
Headline: No easy fix for midwifery situation
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Titular: Gremio de enfermería preocupado por situación actual del COVID-19
Headline: Nursing union concerned about the current situation of COVID-19
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Titular: Gremio de enfermeros se encuentra alarmado por aumento de casos
Headline: Nurses union is alarmed by increase in cases
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Headline: Group slams move to shorten isolation period for COVID-positive health workers
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https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1538670/covid-surge-continues-several-hospitals-full
Headline: Several hospitals full as COVID-19 surge continues for third straight day
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https://opinion.inquirer.net/148649/humans-not-immortals
Headline: Humans, ‘not immortals’
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Headline: Shorter isolation, quarantine for fully-vaccinated health workers ‘unsafe, unfair’ — nurses’ group
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Headline: FNU dismayed by gov’t’s ‘chaotic’ pandemic response
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Headline: ‘Suicide mission’: Cutting short isolation of health workers with COVID
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Manchete: Eleições: Sindicato dos Enfermeiros Portugueses entrega Manifesto aos partidos políticos
Headline: Elections: Portuguese Nurses Union delivers Manifesto to political parties
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Manchete: “Revoltados e injustiçados.” Enfermeiros entregam assinaturas em defesa da progressão na carreira
Headline: “Revolted and wronged.” Nurses deliver signatures in defense of career progression
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https://www.radiopax.com/sindicato-preocupado-com-saida-de-enfermeiros/
Manchete: Sindicato preocupado com saída de enfermeiros
Headline: Union concerned about nurses’ departure
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Titular: Satse Cantabria denuncia un aumento de las agresiones a enfermeras en la región
Headline: Satse Cantabria denounces an increase in attacks on nurses in the region
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https://elmirondesoria.es/soria/capital/satse-urge-enfermeras-formadas-para-uci
Titular: SATSE urge enfermeras formadas para UCI
Headline: SATSE urges training nurses for ICU
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Headline: 8th provincial token strike and protesting parade of the Federation of Health Professionals against the Sri Lankan government
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Headline: Self-isolation: Healthcare staff should be exempt from isolation reduction, says Royal College of Nursing
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nursing-boss-says-nhs-staff-25943146
Headline: Nursing boss says NHS staff ‘pushed to the edge’ by Covid cases and threat not over
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Headline: ‘We can support our NHS colleagues as much as they support us’
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Headline: PPE confusion leading to variation in nurse access, warns union
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Headline: Nurses hold vigil at White House, demanding safer COVID working conditions
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Headline: Jean Ross on Efforts to Keep Nurses Safe During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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https://www.foxbangor.com/news/item/nurses-call-on-government-hospitals-for-safer-work-environments/
Headline: Nurses call for safer work environments
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https://abc7.com/nurses-better-work-conditions-rally-san-bernardino/11465278/
Headline: Nurses rally in San Bernardino calling for more workers, safer work conditions amid pandemic
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https://www.ktvu.com/news/nurses-protest-nationwide-for-safer-workplace-conditions
Headline: Nurses protest nationwide for safer workplace conditions
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Headline: Column: Single-payer healthcare is the right system. Can California build it on its own?
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Headline: Nearly 30 Percent of U.S. Hospitals Seeing Critical Staffing Shortages Amid Omicron Surge
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https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2022/01/13/philadelphia-nurses-shortages-covid-surges-crisis/
Headline: Philadelphia Nurses Exhausted, Frustrated As COVID-19 Surges: ‘We Want America To Recognize That We’re In A Huge Crisis’
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Headline: Biden sends medical teams to 6 states, promises more free COVID tests and masks
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Headline: Nurses protest at Bay Area hospitals for safer working conditions
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Headline: Americans are tuning out as omicron rages. Experts call for health messaging to adapt
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Headline: Lawmakers press OSHA for permanent COVID-19 standard and to reinstall protections
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https://www.fox4now.com/news/coronavirus/nurses-rally-for-safer-staffing-and-patient-care
Headline: Nurses rally for safer staffing and patient care
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Headline: Staffing at ‘critical’ stage as hospitals work to maintain care during COVID-19 surge
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Headline: Beyond code red: Michigan hospital workers struggle with double wave of COVID patients
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Headline: Sen. Gillibrand pushing to reestablish OSHA’s emergency COVID-19 protection
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https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article257267962.html
Headline: Kansas City nurses protest for more staffing, safer work conditions as COVID surges
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https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dc-nurses-to-rally-over-unsafe-working-conditions/2935608/
Headline: ‘Overwhelming’: DC Nurses Alarmed by Staffing Crisis Rally at Howard U Hospital
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article257193487.html
Headline: Labor unions condemn new Newsom public health policy on COVID-positive hospital workers
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Headline: California allows healthcare workers back to work after COVID-19 exposure, positive test
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Headline: Omicron Spike Is Straining Hospitals as Health Care Workers Leave the Profession
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Headline: California Healthcare Workers Can Return To Work Despite Positive COVID-19 Test
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Headline: State Releases Guidance On Medical Workers’ Return To Work After Positive COVID Test
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Headline: Nursing Groups Concerned Over CDC’s Shortened Quarantine Guidance
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Headline: Biden Allows Only COVID-Positive Nurses, While Unvaccinated Nurses Remain Illegal to Operate
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https://www.newsweek.com/california-covid-return-work-guidelines-nurses-union-1667356
Headline: Nurses Union Slams ‘Return to Work’ COVID Guidelines in California
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Headline: Health officials let COVID-infected staff stay on the job
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https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/01/how-to-end-health-care-insecurity-in-california/
Headline: How to end health care insecurity in California
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Headline: DC Nurses Association Protests Staff Shortages During Onset of Public Health Emergency
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https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dc-nurses-to-rally-over-unsafe-working-conditions/2935608/
Headline: DC Nurses Rally Over ‘Unsafe’ Working Conditions
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Headline: Nurses, feeling overworked in dangerous conditions, ask for more protections
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https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2022/01/14/dc-nurses-staffing-shortages
Headline: D.C. nurses call on feds to tackle staffing shortages
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https://www.startribune.com/covid-19-hospitalizations-back-above-1600-in-minnesota/600135956/
Headline: COVID-19 hospitalizations back above 1,600 in Minnesota
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Headline: Health care workers running short on hope in latest COVID wave
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https://ktoe.com/2022/01/14/nurses-hold-mass-zoom-to-tell-about-staffing-crunch-in-mn-hospitals/
Headline: Nurses hold mass Zoom to tell about staffing crunch in MN hospitals
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Headline: Tucson nurses call for hospitals to do more to fix staffing shortages
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https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/nurses-protest-crisis-staffing-at-carondelet-hospitals
Headline: Nurses protest crisis staffing at Carondelet hospitals
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Headline: California Nurses Association against state’s COVID-19 safety guidance
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Headline: Isolation, negative test result waived for asymptomatic COVID-positive health care works in CA
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Headline: Single-payer health care bill passes first committee stop in California
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https://sfbayca.com/2022/01/13/nurses-health-care-workers-demand-safer-workplaces-as-omicron-rages/
Headline: Nurses, health care workers demand safer workplaces as omicron rages
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Headline: Single-payer health care is back on the table at the California Capitol
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https://ccxmedia.org/news/nurses-to-lawmakers-we-are-exhausted/
Headline: Nurses To Lawmakers: ‘We Are Exhausted’
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https://www.wxyz.com/news/patient-violence-toward-healthcare-workers-on-the-rise-in-michigan
Headline: Patient violence toward healthcare workers on the rise in Michigan
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Headline: Maine Med nurses’ union criticizes working conditions at hospital under pandemic pressure
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Headline: DC nurses rally over ‘unsafe’ staffing conditions at Howard University Hospital
