# PROTECTNURSES
Early on in the crisis , V reached out to National Nurses United to see how V-Day / OBR could help with the massive shortage of personal protective equipment .
Due to the national shortage of face masks and personal protection equipment , the CDC downgraded its guidelines and recommended that nurses use bandanas and scarves as makeshift masks . In response , V-Day launched a virtual campaign asking everyone to post a selfie wearing a bandana or something similar to expose the lack of protection to call on the CDC and Congress to protect frontline nurses immediately .