Coronavirus highlights the flaws in our health care and economic systems

(CNN) - Our country is facing a medical and economic crisis the likes of which we've not seen in generations. And our response must meet the enormous scale of the pandemic.

It is at this moment that we must remember that we are all in this together. If our neighbor or co-worker gets sick, we have the potential to get sick. If our neighbors lose their jobs, then our local economies suffer, and we may lose our jobs. If doctors and nurses do not have the equipment and staffing capacity...