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This Day in COVID: September 8, 2020

Fauci Worries ‘Operation Warp Speed’ Fuels Perception Vaccine Is Being Rushed

Democrats have frequently accused the administration of attempting to expedite the development of a vaccine at the expense of safety for political purposes.

Forbes

Experts predicted a coronavirus pandemic years ago. Now it’s playing out before our eyes

CNN

Trump makes rosy vaccine timing front and center in campaign, predicting it's possible before Election Day

President Donald Trump is making rosy vaccine timing front and center in campaign, predicting it's possible before Election Day

ABC

Facing Coronavirus Spikes, Colleges Send Students Home Against the Warnings of Public Health Officials

US News

Rep. Andy Biggs, Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward unmask themselves as bootlickers

AZ Central

Record-Breaking Coronavirus Cases in France and Spain Raise Concerns of a Second Wave in Europe

People

It Will Take More Than a Vaccine to Beat COVID-19

Vaccines are making progress, but they may not defeat the virus completely. Luckily, other therapies are on the way, too.

New Yorker

9 Drugmakers Sign Safety Pledge In Rush To Develop Coronavirus Vaccine

The pledge comes one month after a survey found that only 2 in 5 Americans said they planned to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

NPR

Stay-at-home orders tied to drop in Covid-19 spread

CNN

Denmark and Sweden responded differently to the pandemic. How did they fare?

Countries around the world have pursued different strategies to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. While many implemented shutdowns, including Denmark, nearby Sweden took a different approach, trusting citizens to follow social-distancing guidelines on their own and setting an objective of herd immunity. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on how the two responses played out.

PBS

Vitamin D deficiency may raise risk of getting COVID-19, study finds

UChicago Medicine researchers find association between vitamin deficiency, risk of infection

University of Chicago

GOP governor in North Dakota gives emotional plea against 'mask shaming'

“If someone is wearing a mask, they’re not doing it to represent what political party they’re in or what candidates they support,” said Republican Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota.

NBC

Are women publishing less during the pandemic? Here’s what the data say

Early analyses suggest that female academics are posting fewer preprints and starting fewer research projects than their male peers.

Nature

How COVID-19 Has Influenced Teachers' Well-Being

Psychology Today

COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Paused Due To Illness In Volunteer

AstraZeneca, which is working with the University of Oxford, hasn't said what the illness is. It will try to determine whether the illness is related to the vaccine, or just a chance event.

NPR

Beyond reopening schools: How education can emerge stronger than before COVID-19

New research considers whether it is possible to envision education emerging from COVID-19 stronger than it was before.

Brookings

More than half a million children in the U.S. have had COVID-19

The new data are a 'chilling reminder' to take the coronavirus seriously, one expert said.

NBC

COVID-19 has pushed digital health forward, but challenges still persist

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen unprecedented impact on global level, not just on an economic scale but also putting health systems around the world on their limits. At the opening panel of the HIMSS & Health 2.0 Europe Digital Conference titled Leveraging Digital Health to Predict, Prevent and Manage Future Health Crises, moderator Hal Wolf, President & CEO, HIMSS, together with the four panelists spoke about the impact of digital technologies on the COVID-19 responses in Europe, and the ongoing...

Health Care IT News

Canadians are less willing to fly during COVID-19 than Americans

The Conversation

GOP House candidate in Georgia bucks CDC’s recommendation and says ‘children should not wear masks’

CNN

Is It Safe to Put Essential Oils in Your Face Mask?

Uhh, definitely read this first.

Cosmopolitan

People who wear face masks become less sick if they do contract coronavirus, researchers find

Masks don't merely stop the coronavirus's spread — they make you more likely to be asymptomatic, study says

Salon

Trump, campaign crowd appear to violate North Carolina mask order

CNN

This Teacher's Super Simple Hack for Making Face Masks More Comfortable Is Going Viral

Travel and Leisure

Do's And Don'ts Of Wearing A Face Mask At Restaurants During COVID-19

Placing your mask on the table while dining out during the coronavirus pandemic? Think again.

Huffpost

Make your bed' to get through lockdown: Deputy Chief Medical Officer

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth has advised people struggling with Melbourne's extended lockdown to make their beds to help boost their mental health.

SMH

Teeth are taking a beating': Dentists say cracked teeth are more common post-lockdown

Dentists have seen a surge in patients with cracked or damaged teeth over the course of the pandemic, a phenomenon some believe may be related to an increase in jaw clenching and grinding due to stress.

CTV News

Most people struggle to manage weight during lockdown: Survey

Increased snacking and not exercising as much as usual made it tough for most people to manage weight during Covid-19 lockdown.

Gulf Today

In Pictures: Here’s What It Looks Like to Visit a New York City Museum After Six Months of Lockdown

Artnet

Sturgis rally may have caused more than 250,000 new coronavirus cases, study finds

Economists researching the cost of a “superspreading event” estimate that the public health price tag of Sturgis could be more than $12.2 billion.

NBC

High school football crowds spark coronavirus concerns

Jacksonville

16 warned after failing to socially distance on boat

Tribune

Back to School During a Pandemic

Columbia Climate School

Irish pubs get the nod to re-open after enduring one of the longest shutdowns in Europe

Ireland is one of the last European countries where 'wet pubs,' which do not serve food, are still closed.

CNBC

“I Don’t Want to Live Like This Forever”: A 14-Year-Old’s Story of “Hidden Homelessness” Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

Meet Kyah, who makes a bed for herself out of blankets on the floor each night, in a scene from FRONTLINE's 'Growing Up Poor in America.'

PBS

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: September 8, 2021

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U.S. surpasses infection total from 2020; Fauci says packing football stadiums isn't 'smart': COVID-19 updates

The U.S. hit a bleak milestone: 40 million COVID infections since the pandemic began. There are about 12 cases for every 100 residents. Latest news.

USA Today

Q&A: The Massive Bangladesh Mask Trial, Unmasked

Global Health NOW

Government and private household debt relief during COVID-19

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity article finds that debt relief during the COVID-19 pandemic was well-targeted and helped mute economic distress for millions of Americans.

Brookings

Every day, hundreds of kids are getting hospitalized with Covid-19. That’s not the only reason to protect kids from Delta, doctors say | CNN

CNN

COVID-19 and the heart

Your access to the latest cardiovascular news, science, tools and resources.

European Society of Cardiology

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among reproductive-aged female tier 1A healthcare workers in a United States Medical Center - Journal of Perinatology

Nature

Advancements in detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection for confronting COVID-19 pandemics - Laboratory Investigation

During the COVID-19 pandemics, sensitive and reliable assays for SARS-CoV-2 detection are essential for screening the population, identifying asymptomatic individuals, making diagnoses, monitoring treatment responses, and determining viral clearance. This review summarizes the principles, advantages, disadvantages, and specific applications of currently available assays for detection of the viral nucleotide, genome or proteins, as well as host antibody responses, and provide overall guidelines f...

Nature

Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for severe COVID-19 - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Nature

Neutralizing antibodies for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 - Cellular & Molecular Immunology

Nature

Use of a small molecule integrin activator as a systemically administered vaccine adjuvant in controlling Chagas disease - npj Vaccines

Nature

Interactions of anti-COVID-19 drug candidates with hepatic transporters may cause liver toxicity and affect pharmacokinetics - Scientific Reports

Nature

Receipt of mRNA Covid-19 Vaccines and Risk of Spontaneous Abortion

The New England Journal of Medicine

Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccines in Ambulatory and Inpatient Care Settings

The New England Journal of Medicine

Oil Companies Are Collapsing, but Wind and Solar Energy Keep Growing (Published 2020)

The New York Times

Lesson of the Day: ‘How I Spent My Pandemic Year in a Camper Van’ (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Pro-Kremlin Spin Doctor Hospitalized With Coronavirus - The Moscow Times

Pro-Kremlin state television host Dmitry Kiselyov has been hospitalized with the coronavirus, he told state media Tuesday.

The Moscow Times

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Missouri left mask rules up to school districts. Parents say their kids are at risk

Missouri parents say they've had to constantly adjust as mask rules change across the state.

PBS

The Surprisingly Strong Supreme Court Precedent Supporting Vaccine Mandates

Politico

The US has had more than 40 million COVID cases since the pandemic began

The latest coronavirus stats, COVID-19 deaths, and vaccination rates, updated regularly as the pandemic progresses.

Popular Science

No revolution: COVID-19 boosted open access, but preprints are only a fraction of pandemic papers

Science | AAAS

How the Pandemic Is Changing the Norms of Science

Tablet Magazine

Jimmy Kimmel suggests packed hospitals should prioritize those who haven't taken ivermectin

Jimmy Kimmel suggested hospitals should prioritize patients who have been vaccinated and who have not taken the deworming medicine ivermectin.

USA Today

Why the ACLU Flip-Flopped on Vaccine Mandates

The historically libertarian organization now says that strict public-health measures protect freedom rather than limit it.

The Atlantic

Vietnam man jailed for five years for spreading coronavirus

The man was sentenced for ‘spreading dangerous infectious disease’ after breaching quarantine rules and passing Covid to at least eight people

The Guardian

What’s the difference between a booster shot and an additional dose? | UT Physicians

A UTHealth expert breaks down these commonly misused terms and how they represent the needs of two different populations of people.

UT Physicians

Jimmy Kimmel suggests hospitals shouldn’t treat unvaccinated patients who prefer ivermectin

The Washington Post

Analysis | False meme: Nobel laureate did not say ivermectin ‘cures’ covid-19

The Washington Post

Everything You Need to Know About the Coronavirus

Here's all the WIRED coverage in one place, from how to keep your children entertained to how this outbreak is affecting the economy.

WIRED

Can children get ‘long COVID’ symptoms after a coronavirus infection?

KTLA

How Valencia crushed Covid with AI

By leveraging algorithms and unorthodox data sources, an MIT researcher has made Valencia a Covid-19 data pioneer

WIRED

Platelets Are Key to Blood Vessel Damage in Patients with COVID-19

NYU Langone study shows abnormal signals between platelets and cells lining blood vessels cause deadly organ damage in people with severe COVID-19. Learn more.

NYU Langone Health

COVID-19: It’s time to look at the finer details of South Africa’s pandemic picture

Communities with high vaccine coverage rates are likely to see lower case numbers, hospitalisations and deaths related to COVID-19 compared to those with poor vaccine coverage.

The Conversation

MIA is first U.S. airport to test COVID-19 detector dogs

As part of its ongoing effort to help stop the spread of COVID-19, Miami International Airport is now getting help from some furry new friends: detector dogs specially trained with protocols created by the Global Forensic and Justice Center (GFJC) at Florida International University (FIU).Thanks to a resolution sponsored by Miami-Dade County Com...

Miami Airport

How the pandemic turned humble shipping containers into the hottest items on the planet | CNN Business

CNN

Platelets amplify endotheliopathy in COVID-19

Science | AAAS

Noncommunicable Diseases Kill Slowly in Normal Times and Quickly in COVID-19 Times | Think Global Health

Why addressing chronic diseases is crucial for future pandemic preparedness

Think Global Health

15-year-old Pensacola girl dies almost two weeks after getting COVID-19

WKRG