Let us honor our healthcare workers by giving them the protection they need | Andy Slavitt

As the Guardian/KHN database shows, too many have given their lives to keep us safe - but with decisive action we can stop Covid-19 in its tracks

They chose not to hold their own children's hands so they could hold ours. They intubated us and kept our ICU rooms germ-free. They brushed our teeth and switched our position so we could be more comfortable. As they always have, they put our health first, although this time it was in place of their own.

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