The COVID-19 History Project

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This Day in COVID: June 14, 2020

Pandemic, what pandemic? Trump sees mass rallies as path to re-election

Tens of thousands of Americans are dead from Covid-19, millions have lost their jobs but the president hopes adoring crowds will change the narrative

The Guardian

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COVID-19 case numbers are on the rise in Tulsa, and there’s ample reason to believe his supporters won’t take basic precautions.

Forbes

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Washington Post

Macron teases plan to recast presidency after coronavirus crisis

The French president is looking to reinvent his political program to regain public support.

Politico

Putin says Russia's handling of coronavirus is superior to U.S.

Reuters

Missing data veils coronavirus damage to minority communities

The Trump administration is leaving big gaps in race and ethnicity information.

Politico

Fired Florida Data Scientist Launches A Coronavirus Dashboard Of Her Own

Rebekah Jones says she was fired after refusing to manipulate COVID-19 data. Her new portal is a reflection of how contentious coronavirus data has become amid battles over the states' reopening.

NPR

Why conspiracy theorists think 5G is bad for your health and why experts say not to worry

CNN

Why a 2nd shutdown over coronavirus might be worse than the 1st – and how to prevent it

CNN

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: June 14, 2021

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A white-knuckle ride of open COVID drug discovery

In early 2020, a spontaneous global collaboration came together to design a new, urgent antiviral treatment. There are lessons in what happened next.

Nature

As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 is approaching 600,000, with the virus taking advantage of inequalities across the country.

AP News

Anti-Vaccine Activists Use A Federal Database To Spread Fear About COVID Vaccines

The system is designed to provide early warning of what might or might not be actual side effects. But anti-vaccine groups are bending the data to their own ends.

NPR

Novavax Offers U.S. a Fourth Strong Covid-19 Vaccine Published 2021

The New York Times

Diverse and nonlinear influences of built environment factors on COVID-19 spread across townships in China at its initial stage - Scientific Reports

Nature

Using ‘big data’ to disentangle aging and COVID-19 - Nature Aging

Arthur et al. leverage different types of big data, either generated in house from cohorts of healthy aging and COVID-19, or downloaded from the ever-increasing public data archives, to disentangle the distinct cellular and proteomic mechanisms of COVID-19 and aging.

Nature

A long-term perspective on immunity to COVID

Clinical evidence for long-lasting immunity to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Nature

Novavax data suggests its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective

While demand for COVID-19 shots in the U.S. has dropped off dramatically, the need for more vaccines around the world remains critical.

PBS

Another shipping crisis looms on Covid fears in southern China

Guangdong, a major shipping hub, accounts for about 24% of China's total exports and is home to the Shenzhen port and the Guangzhou port.

CNBC

CDC plans meeting on rare heart inflammation following COVID-19 vaccines

Reported cases represent just a tiny fraction of the nearly 130 million Americans who have been fully vaccinated with either Pfizer or Moderna's doses.

CBS News

Conspiracy Blames Christian Eriksen’s Collapse On Covid Vaccine—But He Hasn’t Even Been Vaccinated

Inter Milan director Giuseppe Marotta declared Eriksen was never vaccinated.

Forbes

Coronavirus infections dropping where people are vaccinated, rising where they are not, Post analysis finds

Washington Post

Another Group of Scientists Calls for Further Inquiry Into Origins of the Coronavirus Published 2021

The New York Times

Fifty-nine labs around world handle the deadliest pathogens – only a quarter score high on safety

The study of infectious diseases poses a serious risk of future global pandemics.

King's College London

India gingerly eases coronavirus rules as new cases dip to two-month low

Reuters

Movie theaters compete with streaming services amid coronavirus comeback

As more Americans get vaccinated there is a rise in people going to the movies. NBC News’ Steve Patterson explains what theaters are doing to get people in the seats with popcorn.

NBC News

UK health inequalities made worse by Covid crisis, study suggests

Data from major studies shows disadvantaged groups have faced greatest disruption to medical care

The Guardian

Pompeo Ties Coronavirus to China Lab, Despite Spy Agencies’ Uncertainty Published 2020

The New York Times

Delta variant Covid symptoms ‘include headaches, sore throat and runny nose’

Researchers warn that UK’s most widely established variant may be mistaken for milder illness

The Guardian

Novavax Enters Final Stage of Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Published 2020

The New York Times

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today Published 2021

The New York Times

How the Virus Slowed the Booming Wind Energy Business Published 2020

The New York Times

U.K. Rejoices and Asks: Are Lockdowns Finally Finished? Published 2021

The New York Times

How DNA-testing startup Helix became one of the nation's leading coronavirus tracking labs

Inside Helix, the genomics company that helped the CDC track the Alpha variant's spread within the US, and where it plans to go from here.

Business Insider

Pandemic Hangover: $11 Trillion in Corporate Debt

WSJ

Many turned to libraries during the pandemic for free Wi-Fi and other services. Will these venerable public institutions get the credit they deserve? | CNN

CNN

A Lexicon for the Late Pandemic

Brush up on your post-plague terminology: “Orca Face,” “Covalgia,” “Phantom-Mask Syndrome” (the feeling after you’ve taken off your mask that there’s still something covering your face that isn’t skin).

The New Yorker

Argument over mask at Georgia supermarket ends with fatal shooting

A sheriff's deputy was injured in the shooting.

NBC News

Anti-vax groups rack up victories against Covid-19 push

Politico

Banished by Trump but Brought Back by Biden, Fauci Aims to ‘Let the Science Speak’ Published 2021

The New York Times

Trump’s FDA commissioner takes job at Moderna backer

The Washington Post

CDC says vaccine link to heart inflammation is stronger than previously thought

The Hill