I apologize for the glib title. There is no doubt, this pandemic has been devastating. However, trying to find the good in something bad is my intent. Allow me to list some of the silver linings to this dark cloud that we hope to see clearing soon.

Meningococcal disease is a devastating infection, a key cause of meningitis, sepsis, and, less often, pneumonia, pericarditis, and septic arthritis. Neisseria meningitidis (the bacteria that causes the disease) tends to strike young, otherwise well individuals and can progress to death in a matter of hours.