Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic

It is late April 2020 as I write this column and it will appear in early June, at which time I expect we may only just be emerging from the "shelter at home" restrictions imposed by the governors of most of the States in the Union. I contracted the disease in mid-March and spent about three weeks recovering. While my symptoms were mild, the virus left me low on energy and it took time to get back to normal levels. It could have been much worse, and it is for many people, some of whom do not survive. I had occasion to think and speculate about what our profession has to contribute in the response to this worldwide pandemic.