Bad times can bring out the worst in people. There are stories of physicians writing out prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine for themselves, their family, and their friends, without underlying conditions, looking to stock up on the drug that the president has been promoting as a potential treatment to fight against, and potentially even help prevent the contraction of, COVID-19. More than a few stories have been published about opportunities stockpiling 10s of thousands of items of personal protective equipment, sanitizer, and other items of scarcity in the hopes of selling them at an exorbitant profit.
But for every story of greed and ill-gotten gain, there are dozens of stories that haven’t been told of the people who are on the front line, the back line, and every line in between, calling upon their own sense of duty to play their part in helping to return our world to normalcy.