“We are in year six of the Covid pandemic, and patients are still struggling to access safe healthcare. Hospitals removed mask mandates, didn’t bother upgrading their air quality or ventilation, and stopped requiring staff to test or isolate for Covid.
As a result, Covid aware patients have to take enormous steps to protect themselves in the one place they should have a reasonable expectation of safety.”
“‘It is literally, actively killing me that people don’t mask. No one cares.’
Tinu died less than two months later. She spent her final days sounding the alarm, pleading for healthcare staff to take her safety seriously.
I fight for you, Tinu. I miss you.”
US hospitals will be required to report key COVID, flu, and RSV hospitalization data again outside of public health emergencies, after initially ending the requirement earlier this year.
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