He is an actual nurse. Facts don't care what you believe. Science is not a 'liberal' conspiracy.

The paid actor who was used for propaganda purposes, which you bought into?

Prove it

Seriously, eyes shut? Something as obviously staged as that needs to be proven as staged?

Maybe he is an actual nurse, but the propaganda aspect of it being a staged photo is pretty much undeniable, as Toptencats points out.

Wouldn't it have been a more effective photo if it had shown him doing his work, actually saving lives?

Paid actor holding up traffic for no good reason, surrounded by cameras so no one can kick him off the road... Yep, a true hero.