
1384: Code Red
Traveling Nurse C-SPAN Testimony, COVID-19 Hospital Protocols
A male traveling nurse testified before a medical subcommittee regarding a shift in COVID-19 hospital protocols around January 2021. He alleged that patients were intentionally kept immobile and that the CDC's adjustment of PCR cycle thresholds coincided with a sudden drop in reported cases. The nurse expressed deep moral distress, comparing his role in administering "comfort care" (morphine and Ativan) to being an executioner.



