Nurses threatened for wearing masks.

https://theintercept.com/2020/03/24/kaiser-permanente-nurses-coronavirus/ Basically some hospitals are threatening to fire nurses for wearing N95’s for different reasons, such as “only if a physician suspects or has confirmed a COVID19 case.” As a nurse on the front lines of this pandemic, this is infuriating. This change is based on supply, not science. You wouldn’t send a cop out without a bulletproof vest, or a firefighter without his gear, don’t try sending me without my ppe. With such a long incubation period, anyone could have this virus; you can’t tell who’s carrying it fast enough. We simply come into contact with too many people. Other nurses, er techs and transporters, doctors, respiratory therapists, family and visitors (many hospitals, mine included, still allow certain visitors). And guess what, if I catch it, I’m probably going to unknowingly infect all my patients before I end up in a bed next to them, and then we’re one nurse shorter. If they’ll let someone wear a goddamn bandanna under cdc guidelines, then I should be able to wear an N95 if I’m lucky enough to have one.