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Our editors cover the COVID-19 pandemic from the eyes of healthcare and frontline workers, data scientists, and the entire coalition helping us get PPE to those who need it most.

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Jun 13 2020
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The Double Pandemic: Protecting Protesters From Covid-19 and Police Brutality

By Advocacy, Communities in Need of PPE

By Grace Jin, a blog contributor at GetUsPPE.org. GetUsPPE formed out of a fundamental conviction that when lives are put at risk, we all need to step up. That’s why we’ve rallied together to coordinate donations and distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) to healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis. That’s also why we stand in support of protests against police violence and structural racism, set off by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and other Black Americans. As the pandemic continues, cloth masks are an essential piece of PPE for those taking to…

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May 31 2020
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Get Us PPE Volunteer Spotlight: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Edition

By Interviews

By Grace Jin and Mai Lynn Miller Nguyen  Volunteers are the engine of GetUsPPE, from the founding physicians to those contributing their commitment and skills at every level. As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month comes to a close, we celebrate some of our many volunteers of Asian descent, as well as all Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders (AAPI) on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19.  This heritage month arrives at a moment when Asian Americans face a rising tide of xenophobia and scapegoating, with more than 1,700 incidents of harassment submitted to the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center since mid-March. As…

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May 28 2020
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Hoopers Meet Heroes: Cavaliers’ Darius Garland and Cleveland Clinic’s Chris Donovan

By CloseUp360, Partners
The people on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic are healthcare professionals, everyday citizens risking their lives to save those of their patients. They are the heroes right now. In CloseUp360's “Hoopers Meet Heroes” series, which connects NBA and WNBA players with healthcare professionals on the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus in their respective cities, Cavaliers guard Darius Garland spoke with Chris Donovan, the executive director of enterprise information management and analytics at the Cleveland Clinic. Their conversation focused on predictive modeling for COVID-19 cases. So many healthcare professionals are facing an imminent shortage of PPE (personal protective...
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May 28 2020
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HEROES Act Week of Action GetUsPPE

HEROES ACT: Week of Action 

By Advocacy

By: Varsha Venkatakrishna and Lauren Kerr GetUsPPE, alongside a coalition of labor and organizing partners, is hosting a HEROES ACT: Week of Action to urge the Senate to pass the HEROES Act (Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act). The bill is comprehensive, covering medical supply chains, employees and families, and vulnerable groups. It aims to mitigate the economic and public health effects of future stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Passing the HEROES Act will be critical in mitigating the effects of future outbreaks, particularly as states begin reopening. In its current format, the act will: Scale the national…

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May 28 2020
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Hancock Park Elementary School Students

Kindergarten Class Votes to Donate Field Trip Funds to Help Healthcare Workers

By PPE Insights, Schools

In Los Angeles, California, a year spent learning about the power of kindness has paid off for a class of kindergartners at Hancock Park Elementary.  For many students in America, the Spring 2020 semester started off like any other. Christine Choi’s class of five and six-year-olds was no exception. They were tasked with raising money for a number of field trips planned for the latter half of the semester. But when COVID-19 began to spread in early March in the U.S, many schools made the difficult decision to suspend in-person classes after Spring Break, canceling group activities, including the field…

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May 27 2020
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Hoopers Meet Heroes: Trail Blazers’ CJ McCollum and Portland’s Dr. Esther Choo

By CloseUp360, Partners
The people on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic are healthcare professionals, everyday citizens risking their lives to save those of their patients. They are the heroes right now. In CloseUp360's “Hoopers Meet Heroes” series, which connects NBA and WNBA players with healthcare professionals on the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus in their respective cities, Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum chatted with Dr. Esther Choo, an emergency physician in Portland. Dr. Choo is also a founding partner of GetUsPPE, which delivers personal protective equipment to workers battling the pandemic. So many healthcare professionals are facing an imminent shortage...
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