NEW YORK — As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout our country, it threatens once again to bring life to a near halt. Yet AFSCME members, who serve their communities in countless ways, will never quit.

On the contrary, in our time of greatest need, AFSCME members on the front lines of the war against the pandemic have gone above and beyond the call of duty. They are our true everyday heroes.

Meet Mike Vikara, a forensic pathologist assistant in Nassau County, who refused to quit as the New York City region became one of the global epicenters of the pandemic.