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Nurses bore the brunt of Covid, former chief nurse says

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Nurses bore the brunt of Covid, former chief nurse says

BBC Dame Ruth May was England’s chief nurse from 2019 until she retired in July 2024 Nurses bore the brunt of the pandemic, with low staffing levels and difficulties accessing protective equipment, according to England’s former chief nurse. Dame Ruth May told the Covid inquiry the NHS had been understaffed in 2020, in part because … Read more

Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths

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Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has hit minority groups in the United States hard, with significantly more deaths among Black and Hispanic Americans compared with white and Asian Americans, a new study finds. According to the report, these disparities highlight the need to … Read more