It is never too soon to begin imagining the future.

[ contributions from 2020-2021]

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Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Person with mask talking to people inside a car wearing a mask

We learned the value of “using mobile clinics to distribute vaccines in communities where people might not have access to cars to go to a drive-thru site, like Dodger Stadium. ”

— Karl Baumann

We learned the value of “remote monitoring and diagnosis in collaboration with local pharmacy and community nurses.”

— Shinyi Wu

Photo of interior of a pharmacy

We learned the value of “disaster preparedness infrastructure utilized for PPE production.

GE used its production lines to manufacture PPE, and then used its network of car sales lots to distribute.

This system had been tested originally to use for hurricanes and other natural disasters.”

— Karl Baumann

Person wearing personal protective equipment.

We learned the value of “virtual support groups […]

Technology has allowed us to stay connected through the pandemic, something not available during the 1918 flu pandemic.”

— David Karchem

Laptop with faces of people videoconferencing.

“Covid brought certain people that were really close to me, in certain ways, it got me thinking about why are they that connected.

Then, other people that I had strong connections with, it was like why do I have those strong connections with.

In some ways it got me to think about time differently and think about people differently in my interpersonal relationships, and where do I want to spend more time.”

— Khizer Khaderi