Some Health Care Providers Challenge Medical Tradition Of Accepting Elevated Personal Risk During A Crisis

"I literally feel like a coward for running away from this,” said one health care worker who quit over lack of protective gear. “I either suck up that particular feeling and put it in my pocket or I put my family at risk.” Workers across the country, facing dire shortages of things like face masks, are turning to volunteers, social media and others to plead for resources. When that doesn't work, some are putting their foot down about putting themselves and their families at risk.

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