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A nurse dons personal protective equipment before the opening of a temporary coronavirus testing facility in Las Vegas in 2020.
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Nurses and health professionals from across the Poconos gathered together to remember those lives lost to the pandemic, and to call for action to prevent the loss of even more patients in the future on Tuesday afternoon.
As part of Nurses Week 2021, a vigil for patient safety honoring the thousands of Pennsylvanians lost to covid-19 was held in Dansbury Park in East Stroudsburg, one of many such gatherings that were hosted across the nation throughout the week.