Vivek Murthy

That economic support is important, don't get me wrong.

But what also has to happen is government needs to be working closely with

companies to figure out what to do to support workers beyond cutting checks.

It might mean that we need to be providing more mental health services to people who are struggling during this time of crisis.

It might mean that we've got to take the input and the power of companies to understand what is happening among their employee base to find signals as to where hunger may be becoming more of an issue in a population or where

other mental health issues like depression and anxiety might be becoming a concern.

So as we move forward, I would be thinking about how we reimagine our partnerships with nonprofit organizations, with schools and with companies going forward so that we can be a singular part of a response effort, monitoring how people are doing, helping to get people the healthcare they need and the economic support that they require.

And working together as one unit so we can also be speaking with the same voice and sharing reliable information driven by science to make sure that it gets to everyone.

That kind of synchrony is what we need in pandemic response.

When it happens, people's lives are saved.

When we don't do that, then we measure the cost in terms of human suffering and lives lost.

No problem.

So good to be with you, Pooja.

And Pooja, thank you and all your colleagues for everything you're doing to try to help us build a better health care system and address the COVID-19 pandemic.

Really appreciate it.