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This Day in COVID: October 1, 2020

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Identity politics in a pandemic: why coronavirus unity disappeared and may not return for the second wave

The Conversation

The Pandemic’s Pressure on Military Spouses

New York Times

Why are Americans so confused about Covid-19? Blame Trump, Cornell study says

In other coronavirus news: Mississippi ends mask mandate, new jobless claims paint grim picture for pandemic recovery, no cruise ships in U.S. waters for another month.

NBC

Army sees sharp increase in suicides during coronavirus pandemic

CNN

To cope with pandemic stress, many women turned to alcohol, continuing a worrying trend

Rates of alcohol-related deaths among women have increased sharply in the past decade.

NBC

Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns leave their marks on people's dreams, study suggests

Swarming bugs, wriggling worms and frighteningly close contact all show up in pandemic-related dreams.

NBC

Madrid locks back down as European leaders sound alarm on Covid-19 surges

CNN

Loss of smell could be a ‘highly reliable indicator’ of Covid-19, research says

CNN

New York launches coronavirus contact tracing app as cases rise in hot spots

'Covid Alert NY does not track your location, your movement, or use GPS. It does not collect or store any personal information,' Melissa DeRosa, secretary to the governor, said. 'The app is completely anonymous.

CNBC

Dr. Fauci says we should prepare to ‘hunker down’ again — here’s how to mentally get through fall and winter

Covid-19 isn't going to go away in the fall and winter. In fact, White House advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said that Americans should prepare to 'hunker down.' Here are some tangible ways you can stay positive while stuck at home again.

CNBC

Dr. Fauci uses this line from ‘The Godfather’ to help deal with stress and politicians

Dr. Anthony Fauci has said that the novel 'The Godfather' informs how he works with political figures. 'You just have a job to do,' Fauci told reporter Michael Spector.

CNBC

Coronavirus: Doctors told to plan for vaccination scheme

Health bosses say a huge immunisation plan is being readied for the Birmingham area.

BBC

Nancy Pelosi ‘not a big needle taker’ but says she may get COVID-19 vaccine

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she’s “not a big needle taker,” but would consider getting a COVID-19 vaccine to set an example. Pelosi weighed in after Democratic presid…

NY Post

As COVID-19 total tops 34 million, World Bank offers vaccine plan for poorer nations

University of Minnesota

Pfizer chief hits out at politicisation of Covid-19 vaccine

Coronavirus-ravaged Wisconsin sweats Trump rallies

The swing state has emerged as a Covid-19 hot spot. The president is coming anyway.

Politico

Trump to quarantine after Hope Hicks tests positive for coronavirus

Axios

Why people with diabetes are being hit so hard by Covid-19

For people with diabetes and Covid-19, it’s dismayingly difficult to untangle the biological and socioeconomic factors that make them more likely to suffer severe illness and die.

Statnews

Study Finds ‘Single Largest Driver’ of Coronavirus Misinformation: Trump

New York Times

COVID-19 spread freely aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, report shows

CIDRAP

Maryland Reports Zero Coronavirus Deaths For The First Time Since March

Every day from April through September, officials reported at least one death associated with COVID-19 pandemic, hitting the peak in May at 74.

DCist

Trump Is ‘Single Largest Driver’ Of Covid-19 Misinformation, Cornell Study Finds

Trump declared hydroxychloroquine a “game-changer” and once suggested injecting Covid-19 patients with disinfectants such as bleach.

Forbes

Our Mission

The COVID-19 History Project is a curated archive of the events and policy decisions surrounding the emergence of COVID-19.

The pandemic era of 2020-2022 saw massive increases in restrictions on daily life—enforced by the government and by social stigma—accompanied social protests that roiled cities worldwide

In the United States alone, trillions of dollars were spent by the federal government to offset the forced closure of businesses and the devastation of normal life.

The impacts of these policy decisions are still being felt today.

Some would like us to forget the actions and people that played a significant role during the pandemic.

But we of the COVID-19 History Project don't want to forget. Through our work, we hope there will always be an archive to learn from and interpret this fascinating, disturbing, time in world history.

The Timeline

In order to learn from the mistakes of the past, and give COVID-19 decision makers the credit—both good and bad—they deserve, we have compiled a media timeline from every day of the pandemic.

We have endeavored to make the timeline comprehensive without being duplicative, following the major trends as they unfolded.

We provided analyses for each month highlighting major events, but encourage readers to make their own conclusions about these events as well.

This Day in COVID: October 1, 2021

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California Becomes First State in Nation to Announce COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Schools | Governor of California

After implementing first-in-the-nation school masking and staff vaccination measures, California becomes the first state to announce plans to require student vaccinations – adding the COVID-19 vaccine…

Governor of California (.gov)

COVID is killing rural Americans at twice the rate of urbanites

The pandemic is devastating rural America, where lower vaccination rates are compounding the already limited medical care.

PBS

California will require all schoolchildren to get a COVID vaccine once fully approved

The nation's first vaccine mandate of its kind means all schoolchildren need to get the vaccines once they get final FDA approval for each age group; the FDA has OK'ed them for those 16 and up so far.

NPR

These are the world’s safest cities in COVID times

The World Economic Forum

Merck pill seen as 'huge advance,' raises hope of preventing COVID-19 deaths

Reuters

Associations between COVID-19 transmission rates, park use, and landscape structure

ScienceDirect.com

Budget constrained machine learning for early prediction of adverse outcomes for COVID-19 patients - Scientific Reports

Nature

Merck COVID-19 pill success slams Moderna shares, shakes up healthcare sector

Reuters

Over 99 percent of University workforce compliant with COVID vaccination policy | Duke Today

Duke Today

700,000 Americans now dead from COVID-19—but deaths reveal deep disparities

U.S. deaths have been disproportionately high among Hispanic, Black, and Indigenous communities and in rural areas—highlighting vast inequities in the health system.

National Geographic

Covid Deaths Surge Across a Weary America as a Once-Hopeful Summer Ends (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Data-driven estimation of COVID-19 community prevalence through wastewater-based epidemiology

ScienceDirect.com

Vaccinated people are less likely to spread Covid, new research finds

British scientists examined how the Pfizer-BioNTech and the AstraZeneca vaccines affected the spread of the virus if a person had a breakthrough infection.

NBC News

Physical distancing implementation, ambient temperature and Covid-19 containment: An observational study in the United States

ScienceDirect.com

‘Unquestionably a game changer!’ Antiviral pill cuts COVID-19 hospitalization risk

Science | AAAS

COVID restrictions lifted in several German states – DW – 10/01/2021

Occupancy caps have been lifted on large stadium events and clubs have reopened without masks or social distancing. However, health experts warn cases could again climb as more people move indoors during colder months.

Merck says experimental pill cuts worst effects of COVID-19

Drugmaker Merck says its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus.

PBS

Red Covid (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Quantifying the mental health burden of the most severe covid-19 restrictions: A natural experiment

ScienceDirect.com

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Serendipity and foresight prepared the world to fight the coronavirus

The Washington Post

COVID-19 threatens four ‘lost decades’ for gender equality

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected women and men differently due to their distinct roles in economies and societies, so responding to the crisis without first assessing its impact on gender equality jeopardizes efforts to “build back better”, participants at UNCTAD’s first Gender and Development Forum heard.

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 1 October

The World Economic Forum

Coronavirus FAQ: I'm vaccinated. Can I give a hug — or a handshake — without risk?

In the vaccine era, people are wondering if it's (relatively) safe to resume hugs, exchange handshakes, kiss on the cheek or air-kiss.

NPR

Covid antiviral pill halves hospitalisations and deaths, maker says

If approved, Merck’s drug would be first simple oral medication shown to be effective against coronavirus

The Guardian

239 Experts With One Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne (Published 2020)

The New York Times

Liberty University Brings Back Its Students, and Coronavirus Fears, Too (Published 2020)

The New York Times

‘I Could Be One of Them’: Belgians Help Migrants Amid Coronavirus (Published 2020)

The New York Times

When Will the Delta Surge End? (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Several hundred Virginia health-care workers have been suspended or fired over coronavirus vaccine mandates

The Washington Post

A one-way ticket. A cash-stuffed teddy bear. A dream decades in the making.

The Washington Post

A new antiviral pill cuts COVID-19 hospitalization and death rates

Merck says its drug, molnupiravir, stops viral replication and can be taken right after a COVID-19 diagnosis.

Science News

'Aladdin' cancels more Broadway performances due to breakthrough COVID cases

Disney's "Aladdin" has once again canceled performances of the Broadway musical due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases, with the show announcing additional cases just one night after it reopened.

ABC7 New York

‘Restless Anal Syndrome’ Affects Man Who Had Covid-19 Coronavirus Infection

The list of problems that may occur after a Covid-19 coronavirus infection continues to get longer and longer.

Forbes

New antiviral is highly effective, study finds, and is stirring hope that COVID-19 could be treated by a pill

An experimental drug prevented half of severe coronavirus infections that would otherwise have sent COVID-19 patients to the hospital, a study shows.

USA Today

Boris Johnson’s former spin chief blames ‘bad policy’ for UK coronavirus deaths

Lee Cain tells POLITICO’s Westminster Insider podcast: ‘You can’t make good comms of bad policy.’

www.politico.eu

Covid-19: Infections in children rise and trial success for coronavirus pill

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday evening.

BBC

One-on-one with Dr. Fauci: ‘Expect the unexpected’

National Geographic interviewed Anthony Fauci about his personal history, his career, and his role in health crises from HIV/AIDS to COVID-19.

National Geographic

School Mask Mandates Are Going to Court

A spate of lawsuits marks the latest phase of the debate over face masks

Time Magazine

Pathogen-Sensing Mask Could Detect COVID Infection

Freeze-dried genetic circuits could reveal the presence of SARS-CoV-2, Ebola, MRSA, and more

Scientific American

Association of Flu specific and SARS-CoV-2 specific CD4 T cell responses in SARS-CoV-2 infected asymptomatic heath care workers

ScienceDirect.com

How Merck, a Vaccine Titan, Lost the Covid Race (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Bruised by the Pandemic, Carnegie Hall Plans a Comeback (Published 2021)

The New York Times

How local communities helped polar scientists during the pandemic

Erica Gillis describes the strong connections with residents that helped her colleagues keep working when they couldn’t travel.

Nature

America Strong: How pandemic grief united generations of Asian Americans through food, community

Heart of Dinner served food to elders, but also united the next generation.

ABC News

"Pandemic posture" hurting your back? You can fix it!

"Pandemic posture" refers to poor posture from slouching at a desk or on a couch during time at home during the pandemic—and it brings lots of back pain complaints with it....

Harvard Health

Romania’s underfunded health system creaks under the pressure of the pandemic. (Published 2021)

The New York Times

A Pandemic First Day of School in California (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Perspective | The best pandemic advice comes from the very young and the very old

The Washington Post

COVID-19: Time for countries blocking TRIPS waiver to support lifting of restrictions

Greed is triumphing over human life and human rights

Amnesty International

and sulfate formation during the COVID-19 lockdown in a coastal city of southeast China

ScienceDirect.com

How Jared and Ivanka Hijacked the White House’s Covid Response

Politico

In Review, Top F.D.A. Scientists Question Imminent Need for Booster Shots (Published 2021)

The New York Times