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Activating Yourself in the Time of Coronavirus

Amish J. Dave, MD, MPH  |  Issue: June 2020  |  

This is not a time for vacation or escapism. The U.S. has the largest number of COVID-19 cases on Earth, with countless undetected cases, a fragile, disconnected and fraying healthcare system, and exhausted healthcare workers. Your country needs you to be active now.

Amish J. Dave, MD, MPH, is a rheumatologist, a Humanity in Action senior fellow and a Humanity in Action Inc. board member.

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Reprinted from Humanity in Action USA with permission.

Revised April 13, 2020

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