A Silver Lining for Science

n just more than a year and a half, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of more than 630,000 Americans and more than 4.5 million people around the world. It has wreaked havoc on the global economy and caused untold pain and suffering. Since the beginning of the pandemic, I have been trying my best to provide guidance to Americans—on and one-on-one with my patients—but the future was unknown and prospects were often grim. I experienced uncertainty myself, giving birth during the pandemic and then caring for my family members when they became infected with the coronavirus.