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This Day in COVID: July 29, 2020

COVID-19 recovery in hardest-hit sectors could take more than 5 years

If the economic recovery from COVID-19 is muted (one of two scenarios executives view as most likely), some industries will take years to get back to their prepandemic normal.

McKinsey

What world post COVID-19?: A conversation with Dr. Joe Mascaro

Dr. Joe Mascaro, director of education and research at Planet, discusses the effects of the pandemic on the environment, and its implications for energy transitions and earth sciences research.

Atlantic Council

Pandemic Fatigue: Reinvigorating the Public to Prevent COVID-19

WHO

Timeline of how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the 2020 Major League Baseball season

The coronavirus has impacted several MLB teams during the season

CBS

France must not drop guard against COVID-19, minister says

Reuters

Dr. Fauci says kids over 9 years old can transmit the coronavirus as well as adults as some schools reopen

White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci warned parents sending kids back to school that children over 9 years old can spread the coronavirus as well as adults.

CNBC

Coronavirus: Trump’s signals 'not helpful', says Fauci

The top US disease researcher was speaking after the president shared a video making unproven claims.

BBC

Dr. Fauci: Wear goggles or eye shields to prevent spread of COVID-19; flu vaccine a must

Dr. Fauci says in order to best prevent spreading or catching COVID-19, you should consider using goggles or a face shield.

ABC

Dr. Anthony Fauci calls safety “paramount” in reopening schools

One of the nation’s most trusted experts on the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, joined AFT President Randi Weingarten for a July 28 virtual town hall on Facebook Live to answer questions from AFT’s educators and health professionals. The questions ranged from how to approach the reopening of schools to the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine.

AFT

Anthony Fauci Explains Why the US Still Hasn’t Beaten Covid

The director of NIAID talks about vaccines, school reopenings, hostility toward science, and the lessons we’ll learn when (yes, when) we recover.

Wired

Fauci: Trials have 'consistently' shown hydroxychloroquine is 'not effective'

Axios

‘Scary Misinformation Trump’ Is Back, Says Jimmy Fallon

New York Times

Results from vaccine trial may be ready by November

WASHINGTON — An experimental COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the National Institutes of Health and biotech company Moderna Inc., might have results by November or sooner, the federal government's top

Guam Daily Post

Pence urges in-person school during visit to North Carolina

Vice President Mike Pence said schools around the country will have the resources they need to reopen for in-person learning during a visit to a classroom of masked fourth graders at a North Carolina private school.

PBS

Doctors behind viral COVID-19 misinformation video met with Vice President Pence

A group of doctors who took part in a viral video that was taken down Tuesday by social media companies for spreading disinformation about the coronavirus met with Vice President Mike Pence, according to the co-founder of a group that organized the event.

Yahoo

Good Reasons to Vaccinate: COVID19 Vaccine, Mandatory or Payment Model?

By Julian Savulescu. The best chance of bringing the Coronavirus pandemic to an end with the least loss of life and the greatest return to normality seems to be the introduction of an effective vaccine. But how should such a vaccine be distributed? To be effective, particularly in protecting the most vulnerable in the population, [...]Read More...

BMJ

A coronavirus vaccine may require boosters – here’s what that means

The Conversation

How lockdown may have changed your personality

Our personalities are shaped by our experiences and social interactions, so how might the months spent isolated from friends, family and colleagues have altered us?

BBC

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: July 29, 2021

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Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for federal workers

AP News

Study shows masks offer protection as COVID-19 infections tick up

Mayo Clinic News Network

Everything You'd Want To Know About The Unusual Masks Worn By Team USA Athletes

It's a bold look that has been compared to the masked Batman villain Bane — even by the Japanese organizers of the Tokyo Games. The mask is voluminous and is a nod to the host country, Japan.

NPR

Coronavirus Cases At The Tokyo Olympics Continue To Increase

Olympic organizers say another 24 Games-related personnel have tested positive for the coronavirus in the past day. Since July 1, 193 people linked to the Games have received positive test results.

NPR

Tokyo's Coronavirus Cases Are Soaring, But Japan's PM Says The Games Are Not To Blame

Daily coronavirus cases in Tokyo have set records for three days straight, but Japan's prime minister denies that the Olympic Games are causing the spike.

NPR

Pandemic Will ‘Take Our Women 10 Years Back’ in the Workplace (Published 2020)

The New York Times

The F.D.A. tells Johnson & Johnson that about 60 million doses made at a troubled plant cannot be used.

The New York Times

Pandemic Aid Programs Spur a Record Drop in Poverty (Published 2021)

The New York Times

U.S. economy contracted 19.2% during COVID-19 pandemic recession

Reuters

Biden wants $100 rewards for those who get vaccinated against Covid-19 — but there’s little he can do to make it happen

Biden wants states to give $100 to people who get vaccinated against Covid-19. He wants to require federal workers and the military to get immunized, too. But it’s entirely unclear whether he has the power to achieve those goals.

STAT

A double vaccine crisis is endangering millions of children

With the world undertaking the largest global vaccine rollout in history to fight Covid-19, countries mustn't ignore vaccination against diseases like measles and polio, which are more deadly for children than Covid-19.

STAT

A look into the future of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe: an expert consultation

The Lancet

Hospital presentations for self-poisoning during COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: an interrupted time-series analysis

The Lancet

What Fiji's COVID-19 response tells us about integrity in emergencies…

Transparency.org

Olympic swimmer Michael Andrew refused to wear his mask, but USOPC says he didn't violate rules

Michael Andrew, the highest profile unvaccinated American Olympian, didn't wear a mask while talking to reporters after finishing fifth in the 200 IM.

USA Today

Following CDC Guidance Reversal, Will Mask Mandates Make a Comeback?

U.S. News & World Report

Analysis | The central question, looking ahead: Will the pandemic be less deadly?

The Washington Post

Beta coronavirus variant: What is the risk?

There are fears that this version of coronavirus, first identified in South Africa, is

BBC

Covid and a coup: The double crisis pushing Myanmar to the brink

A surge in virus cases has dealt a fresh blow to a country already dealing with military coup.

BBC

Australia Falls Down Ranking of Best Places to Be During Pandemic

Bloomberg

COVID-19 is crushing red states. Why isn’t Trump turning his rallies into mass vaccination sites?

Why pushing for vaccination is smart politics.

Brookings

Immune responses to a single dose of the AZD1222/Covishield vaccine in health care workers - Nature Communications

Here the authors show in a large cohort of healthcare workers that one dose of the AZD1222 vaccine seroconverts 92.9% of vaccinees, irrespective of age and gender, and results in high antibody titers to wild-type SARS-CoV-2 but only low titers to the B.1.351 variant.

Nature

Mathematical model of the feedback between global supply chain disruption and COVID-19 dynamics - Scientific Reports

Nature

Harnessing testing strategies and public health measures to avert COVID-19 outbreaks during ocean cruises - Scientific Reports

Nature

Biden Hopes To Boost COVID Vaccination Rates By Focusing On Federal Workers

The federal workforce is one group President Biden can more directly influence. Under new rules, workers will need to get vaccinated or wear a mask and get tested regularly.

NPR

Disney Will Begin Requiring Masks Again Indoors At Its Theme Parks In The U.S.

With cases of the coronavirus back on the rise in Florida and California, guests two years of age and older at Disney World and Disneyland will again be required to don masks starting on Friday.

NPR

Tariffs are delaying the COVID response. The WTO must act

The World Economic Forum

Governors and local school boards reignite the mask mandate fight in wake of CDC’s newest guidance | CNN

CNN

Microsoft CEO shares leadership lessons he’s learned during the pandemic | CNN Business

CNN

Delta variant sparks current COVID-19 surge in the Eastern Mediterranean Region amid low vaccination coverage

World Health Organization (WHO)

Council Post: How To Prepare Your Business For Another Pandemic

These steps will help protect your business and, more importantly, your employees and customers.

Forbes

Native Americans And COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Pathways Toward Increasing Vaccination Rates For Native Communities

Health Affairs

U.S. pole vaulter out of Olympics after positive coronavirus test

Axios

Response to mRNA vaccination for COVID-19 among patients with multiple myeloma - Leukemia

Nature

Differential immune responses in pregnant patients recovered from COVID-19 - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Nature

SARS-CoV-2 specific T cell responses are lower in children and increase with age and time after infection - Nature Communications

Why children are generally less susceptible than adults to COVID-19 is unclear and has not extensively been examined longitudinally. Here the authors compare antibodies, cytokines and immune cell responses in adults and children over 6 months post-infection showing, among other things, a reduced CD4+ and CD8+ T cell response in children.

Nature

Biden: Coronavirus is 'a pandemic of the unvaccinated'

The Washington Post