'White Coats for Black Lives' demonstration held in St. Lucie County

Healthcare workers demonstrated in St.

Lucie County to bring attention to racial equality in healthcare.

MOMENTUM TO MAKE SUREMINORITES ARENIT COMES TO HEALTHCARE NEEDS&ITCONVERSATIONS WEDEMONSTRATIONS TAKE AIM ANDRACIAL INEQUALITY.

WPTV'SLINNIE SUPALL REPORTING FROMSAINT LUCIE COUNTY WITH MORE.LINNIE.<< LINNIE OC: GOOD EVENING&THIS DEMONSTRATION STARTED ATSAINT LUCIE MEDICAL CENTER INPORT SAINT LUCIE& AND THEYON THE MOVE HEADING SOUTH& FORAN 8 MILE STRETCH TO MARTINNORTH IN STUART& AS THEYCONTINUE TO DRAW ATTENTION TOA PRESSING NEED IN OURCOUNTRY.

[VOÃLOWER] BUT THEMARCH IS UNIQUE& TITLED’WHITECOATS FOR BLACK LIVES EVENTHOUGH THIS GROUP MAY BESMALL& ACROSS THE COUNTRY&WERACIAL EQAULITY IN HEALTHCARE.

SOT TY DUTES/NURSE0:26-0:40“OUR JOB IS TOPROTECT&OUR JOB IS TO MAKESURE WE CAN PROVIDE HEALTHCAREFOR ANYONE EVERYWHERE, INSTEADOF ALWAYS THINKING SOMEONE ISEVIL& AND THAT THEY HAVEMALICIOUS INTENT& LETTHERE RETEACH AND REEDUCATE &"[VO CONT] THIS CONVERSATION ISESPECIALLY TIMELY AMIDST THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC& [LINNIEOC] ACCORDING TO THE CDC &AFRICAN AMERICANS CONTINUE TOMAKE UP A DISPROPORTIONATESHARE OF COVID-19 FATALITIES&IN SAINT LUCIE COUNTY LINNIESUPALL WPTV.