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Nurses Union President On COVID-19 Surges, Biden's Coronavirus Strategy

In a grim milestone: Texas has become the first state to surpass more than a million coronavirus cases. That’s more than all the cases recorded in Italy.

Meanwhile, COVID-19 surges are prompting some governors to urge people to limit gatherings, including in Nevada, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Jean Ross, co-president of National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the country.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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