Health Care Heroes of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Howard Bauchner, Thomas J. Easley, on behalf of the entire editorial and publishing staff of JAMA and the JAMA Network
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has accounted for tens of thousands of deaths and ultimately will affect millions more people who will survive. There will be time to mourn the victims and care for the survivors. But it is also time to recognize and thank some of the heroes who have emerged so far.
Topics & Concepts
PandemicMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Affect (linguistics)Health careMedical emergencyBetacoronavirusVirologyEconomic growthDiseaseOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyCommunicationEconomicsSociologyDisaster Response and ManagementHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutCOVID-19 and Mental Health