While many may be happy about the state's lifting of the stay-at-home order Monday, the president of a California nurses union isn't one of them.
Deborah Burger, president of National Nurses United, called the decision to let some businesses reopen “disappointing” and “premature.”
"This whole pandemic has been a nightmare for nurses because we still are short on the PPE that we need," Burger said. "We’re still short-staffed. We’re still coping with the onslaught of incoming critically ill patients."
Her organization condemned the state’s move, saying there is a human cost to lifting the stay-at-home order too soon.
Burger, who works as a nurse in Sonoma, says she worries people may let their guard down. She also worries that a new coronavirus variant will make the situation worse.