America is a collection of individuals. In desperate times, though, we have to band together until we can ride out the storm.

The brilliant minds at MIT are doing what they can to help average Americans during the coronavirus pandemic.

Check this out, via SciTechDaily:

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One of the most pressing shortages facing hospitals during the Covid-19 emergency is a lack of ventilators. These machines can keep patients breathing when they no longer can on their own, and they can cost around $30,000 each. Now, a rapidly assembled volunteer team of engineers, physicians, computer scientists, and others, centered at MIT, is working to implement a safe, inexpensive alternative for emergency use, which could be built quickly around the world.

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The team, called MIT E-Vent (for emergency ventilator), was formed on March 12, 2020, in response to the rapid spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Its members were brought together by the exhortations of doctors, friends, and a sudden flood of mail referencing a project done a decade ago in the MIT class 2.75 (Medical Device Design). Students working in consultation with local physicians designed a simple ventilator device that could be built with about $100 worth of parts. They published a paper detailing their design and testing, but the work ended at that point. Now, with a significant global need looming, a new team, linked to that course, has resumed the project at a highly accelerated pace.

And here’s more COVID-19 randomness, via Twitter…

As a huge fan and admirer, I’m really bummed to hear the passing of @JoeDiffieOnline due to covid-19. My prayers go out to his family during this tough time.
“..my footsteps carry me away, but in my mind I’m always goin’ home..”

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) March 30, 2020

Anyone telling you that #COVID19 is like the flu is lying to you.

Anyone telling you that #COVID19 is a conspiracy theory is lying to you.

Anyone telling you that thousands are not dying in NYC is lying to you.

The virus is coming to your city, prepare or die.

— Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) March 30, 2020

I mean, my goodness. They are Stalinists. https://t.co/UuR1vGgnl5

— 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 (@JayCostTWS) March 30, 2020

I also visited my hospital in NYC.
I saw a lot of dead bodies. https://t.co/YdbH9EEYgE pic.twitter.com/r14pXycyhe

— Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) March 30, 2020

Multiple American companies have already stepped up to help meet the urgent demand

Biden has repeatedly made numerous statements about things that government should be doing only to find out that Trump already did it https://t.co/E1qIltmiyx

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) March 30, 2020

This is the point Rubio was making. These people almost assuredly know Wuhan’s numbers are not accurate. But they report it this way anyway. It might not be glee, but there’s a reason they keep doing it. https://t.co/cfEAfzOLKV

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) March 30, 2020

The USNS Comfort, a massive Navy hospital ship, is scheduled to arrive in New York City on Monday. https://t.co/7rgh6NHE0O

— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 30, 2020

Companies and brands that are now making masks… pic.twitter.com/9LcE4bAySl

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) March 30, 2020

Vice President @Mike_Pence and Dr. Deborah Birx join the @benshapiro Sunday Special this week! They discuss when the economy will be reopened, if there will be a 2nd wave of Covid-19, and much more. See the full episode here: https://t.co/tS9y43SQzG pic.twitter.com/HE3YTqAl35

— The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) March 30, 2020

Cops Dye UK's Blue Lagoon Black to Dissuade Crowds, No More IG Pics https://t.co/o1zIMfnqrk

— TMZ (@TMZ) March 30, 2020

So there's this… https://t.co/A9B35yokMV #FilmYourHospital #CoronavirusTruth

— BroBible (@BroBible) March 30, 2020

Solid idea, Rory. Let's make it happen. https://t.co/VMeGUKPU5g

— BroBible (@BroBible) March 30, 2020

Okay, Brooklyn, New York pic.twitter.com/bd5OGGVolr https://t.co/mSIX2ZNA7l

— Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) March 30, 2020