It didn't need to be this way. 

While at least 91 nurses have died in the United States due to insufficient PPE and infection control protocols in the COVID-19 crisis – zero RNs have died in Canada. We’re heartbroken and angry, but to make change and protect nurses, we need to pinpoint the failures.

Why have the U.S. and Canada had such different outcomes, with our current system in the U.S. failing so many of us? That’s what we’re going to discuss LIVE tomorrow with Linda Silas, RN and president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, and National Nurses United President Zenei Cortez, RN.

Don’t miss this vital conversation. RSVP now to join us tomorrow, May 11, at 3:30pm PT/6:30pm ET, and we’ll send you the link to join as soon as we’re live.

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In order to address this crisis and protect nurses moving forward, we must share as much information as possible with each other and learn from other countries’ successes and failures. This pandemic has no borders, and the more we take notice of what is saving nurses and patients, the more successful our response will be.

During the livestream we’ll discuss: 

• How access to PPE has impacted nurses in the U.S. vs. Canada
• How the Canadian government's response changed the course of the pandemic’s spread
• How nurses are feeling in Canada and what threats they see on the horizon 

We hope you can join us. 

In solidarity, 

National Nurses United

P.S. - As you may know today is Mother’s Day. Without safe COVID-19 protections, too many nurses are spending today in quarantine separated from their children. Share our blog post on Twitter to help us spread the word about what nurses across the country are facing this Mother’s Day.