A GoFundMe page has been set up to support healthcare workers at 91大黄鸭 General Hospital.
On Sept. 1, protesters took to the steps of the hospital to speak out against the vaccine card mandate. Nurses looked on from above in disbelief, and a few came out with their arms locked in solidarity against the protests.
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鈥淩egardless of the political views one holds on COVID-19 and the mandates that have been imposed on the public as a result of it, there is no reason a loud minority of individuals should feel the need to take their frustrations out on the healthcare professionals who sacrifice their health and safety daily in order to keep others safe,鈥 says Jesse Ghashti on the GoFundMe page.
鈥淭his gesture is our counter-protest.鈥
The page has raised $660 of its $10,000 goal. All donations will go directly to the hospital.
To donate, visit .
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