The COVID-19 pandemic made for a horrific year domestically, and globally. The United States just surpassed half a million deaths. In the first half of 2020, we had a one-year drop in life expectancy overall compared to 2019. The economic consequences of efforts to mitigate the pandemic continue to have their own health consequences and will for years to come.
Can such a year ever be redeemable? In many ways, the answer is: no. Nothing makes up for the hardships, illness, and loss of life that came about because of this pandemic.
But what if we learned from the moment? What if, as a way of respecting those whose opportunities were curtailed by COVID-19, whose lives were lost, we asked ourselves: how do we use the moment to create a better, healthier world?
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