NHS worker quit when she was stopped from wearing face mask

Re:NHS worker quit when she was stopped from wearing face mask by DoofusOfDeath on Saturday April 04, 2020 @09:53AM (#22778217)

This must be a gutwrenching choice for persons who have dedicated their professional lives to helping others be well.

Lately I've seen numerous stories about health workers being demied PPE usage by administrators, or U.S. residents being told by government officials that masks weren't helpful to the general public.

Those stories seemed to be one sided; the only justifications from the other side seemed to be in the form of quotes from press releases, not interviews discussing their reasons.

Anyone know of articles that offer some balance?

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Re:NHS worker quit when she was stopped from wearing face mask by cjbprime on Saturday April 04, 2020 @01:06PM (#22779606)

The rationale I've heard from the hospital side seems self-contradictory: they are worried about liability from using an unapproved medical device (mask). But the liability from exposing a healthy patient to an unmasked sick worker, or exposing a unmasked healthy worker to sick patients, seems like it ought to be greater than that..

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Re:NHS worker quit when she was stopped from wearing face mask by LorenPechtel on Saturday April 04, 2020 @01:02PM (#22779577)

I doubt she threw away her career. They need medical people, she'll get another job.

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