In the first year of the covid pandemic in the US, 3600 healthcare providers died of the disease. Most were nurses exposed while caring for their covid patients. They knew the risks and stepped up and cared for these patients anyway.
In that same time period there were 18 combat deaths in all of the US military.
And yet it is the military we let on airplanes first, and go out of our way to thank for their service, every chance we get.
Says alot about our society, our love of war, and our attitudes towards female predominant professions.
As an intensive care physician I can tell you the 1 million covid deaths our nurses have had to face deeply traumatized them. How about we, at the least, honor and thank them for their service.
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