164 nurses' shoes placed on the lawn of the Capitol
Nurses came together in the nation's capital Tuesday to hold a vigil for colleagues who have died from the coronavirus. 164 pairs of nurses' shoes were placed on the lawn of the Capitol – one for every nurse who has died while working in the fight against COVID-19.
In an interview with CBSN on Tuesday, National Nurses United (NNU) President Jean Ross said many people have called nurses "heroes" during the pandemic, and said, "Your heroes should not be dispensable. We're not expendable."
"We are getting sick. We are dying along with other healthcare workers. There are things our government can do. This is critical," she said.
Nurses with NNU, a nationwide union of registered nurses, not only gathered at the Capitol to remember lives lost, but also to demand action. The group is demanding the Senate pass the HEROES Act, which would provide much needed personal protective equipment (PPE) and regulatory protections for frontline health care workers, according to a press release from NNU.
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