Alone Together

A hospital microbiologist who isolated himself in his basement during COVID-19 talks with his wife and 10-year-old son about the strain of living apart under one roof.

An intimate, true family conversation that captures the quiet sacrifices of pandemic frontline workers in under three minutes.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Director of Microbiology Dr. Roberto Vargas worked long hours running tests at a hospital in Rochester, New York.

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