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This Day in COVID: July 28, 2020

Where Were Schools Required to Be Open for the 2020-21 School Year?

This national map tracked each state's mandates or recommendations on K-12 school closures and openings related to the coronavirus.

Ed Week

Texas Education Agency won’t fund schools closed solely due to local health orders

Houston Chronicle

Fauci says there are early signs coronavirus outbreaks are brewing in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee

White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that he's concerned about the growing number of coronavirus tests returning positive in states such as Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Kentucky.

CNBC

Dr. Fauci on Trump criticism: ‘I have not been misleading the American public under any circumstances’

The comment came in response to retweets from President Trump accusing Fauci of misleading Americans. The posts have since been removed.

CNBC

Fauci's concerned about Midwest reopening: 'Can't afford ... another surge'

Dr. Anthony Fauci says he is concerned about the Midwest reopening.

ABC

Anthony Fauci to Teachers: You’ll Be ‘Part of the Experiment’ in Reopening Schools

Dr. Anthony Fauci said there are still many unanswered questions about how the coronavirus is spread by children.

Ed Week

Trump says 'nobody likes me' when asked about Fauci's absence – as it happened

Barr bemoans the ‘demonization of police’ following Floyd’s killing at House judiciary committee hearing

The Guardian

Three Minutes as Dr. Fauci? Give Brad Pitt the Emmy.

Fresh off his Oscar win, Pitt is poised for more awards love.

Vogue

Tucker Carlson: ‘Criticize Fauci and You’ll Disappear From the Internet’ Video

Tucker Carlson delivered a particularly not-grounded-in-reality opening segment on Tuesday, as he complained for more than ten minutes about what he falsely called the “censorship” of a video full of false claims about the coronavirus pandemic that Trump retweeted this week.The video, in which several doctors stand on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington and claim that there’s no need for masks nor for any shutdowns, was flagged for removal from all the major social media platforms ...

Yahoo

Wearing a mask will protect human liberties, not infringe upon them

There’s been a lot of talk, anger and resistance to the changes of our rights and freedoms as Australia deals with the COVID-19 pandemic. In some way or another, each and every one of us has encountered restrictions – on our freedom of movement, the right to peaceful protest, the ability to engage in public areas without wearing masks and the requirement to provide personal information for the purpose of contact tracing.

Australian Human Rights Commission

Masks May Reduce Viral Dose, Some Experts Say

New York Times

Covid-19 Reshapes the Future

CSIS

Even in Wealthy Areas of the U.S., People of Color Are More Likely to Get and Die from Coronavirus, Study Says

'Income is one feature that's important, but there are so many others'

Time

5 Reasons Why U.S. Women and People of Color Are Especially Vulnerable to COVID-19

CARE's expertise reveals how systematic injustice and discrimination puts marginalized communities at a disadvantage during the pandemic.

Care

Black Doctors Consortium calls on Philly hospitals to offer rapid community testing

Hospitals can turn COVID-19 tests results around in hours. The Black Doctors Consortium says that should be offered to communities most affected by the virus.

Whyy

Misleading Virus Video, Pushed by the Trumps, Spreads Online

New York Times

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 28, 2021

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Pregnant Mom Survives Life-Threatening COVID Infection, Delivers Healthy Baby - Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Blog

A multidisciplinary team of Stanford experts came together to save Lorena and her baby after complications from COVID-19.

Stanford Medicine Children's Health

The U.S. Government’s Noble Lies About COVID-19

When Fauci said in March 2020 that Americans didn’t need to wear masks, it was a noble lie—and a destructive one.

Slate

Excluding migrants undermines the success of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts

Failure to ensure access for all to prevention and treatment, including vaccines, undermines national responses to COVID-19.

The Conversation

Vaccine selfies may seem trivial, but they show people doing their civic duty — and probably encourage others too

Are vaxxies just the latest trend in virtue signalling? And even if they are, does that mean they’re not worth it?

The Conversation

What to expect from post-pandemic voting behaviour

Research shows shared traumas drive political preferences in certain directions.

The Conversation

Daily briefing: How SARS-CoV-2 infects cells

The life cycle of SARS-CoV-2, evidence that vaccines reduce the spread of the coronavirus and a powerful call to stop mass COVID deaths in Africa.

Nature

As a Covid outbreak worsens, Fiji’s Olympic athletes fly to Japan on a plane full of fish. (Published 2021)

The New York Times

As Virus Resurges, G.O.P. Lawmakers Allow Vaccine Skepticism to Flourish (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Biden Weighs Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Breakthrough COVID infections show 'the unvaccinated are now putting the vaccinated at risk'

Occasional breakthroughs are expected with any vaccine, but more transmissible variants spread among so many unvaccinated people in the United States has placed greater strain on highly effective and safe COVID-19 vaccines.

PBS

McConnell aims to boost U.S. Republican vaccination rate by countering 'bad advice'

Reuters

Efficacy of Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine slips to 84% after six months, data show

The efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech fell from 96% to 84% over six months, according to newly releasedata, a decline that could fuel Pfizer’s case that a third dose will eventually be required.

www.statnews.com

Johnson rejects Gove remark that Covid vaccine refusers are ‘selfish’

PM emphasises positive benefits of having jab and appears to distance himself from vaccine passport plan

The Guardian

Revealed: £6bn NHS glove contract shows rocketing cost of PPE

Extraordinary sum reveals PPE cost pressures and raises fears of forced labour in overseas factories

The Guardian

Back to school: LGBTQ+ students lost some support networks during the pandemic

‘If school is a warming, affirming and safe environment, then it can definitely be a resource,’ says UCLA Health’s Dr. Brandon Ito.

UCLA Health

‘Hope You Get a Bullet’: Man Charged With Sending Death Threats to Fauci

Thomas J. Connally Jr. faces up to 15 years in prison if he’s convicted.

VICE

Sydney’s Coronavirus Lockdown Extended Another Month

Extension for Australia’s largest city was announced when authorities in New South Wales state, reported 177 new infections over a 24-hour period

Voice of America English News

The impact of COVID-19 on industries without smokestacks in Kenya: The case of horticulture, ICT, and tourism sectors

Eldah Onsomu, Boaz Munga, and Violet Nyabaro provide an early assessment of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on horticulture, information and communication technologies (ICT), and tourism.

Brookings

The pandemic hurt low-wage workers the most—and so far, the recovery has helped them the least

Prior to the onset of the pandemic, low-wage earners comprised 43% of the workforce. More than a year into the pandemic, they comprise 52% of the displaced—nearly 10 percentage points higher than we would expect if low-wage and mid/high-wage jobs were recovering at an equal pace.

Brookings

Dr. Fauci on CDC mask guidelines: ‘We are dealing with a different virus now'

The more transmissible and dominant delta variant acts in unique ways. Dr. Anthony Fauci recently explained why the CDC reversed its mask guidance.

CNBC

Pfizer's CEO says Covid vaccine effectiveness drops to 84% after six months

Pfizer's vaccine initially protects people 100% of the time against hospitalization, but that falls to low 90% and mid-to-high 80% after 6 months, Bourla said.

CNBC

This teen brought in nearly $2 million selling gaming consoles and pools on Amazon during the pandemic

New Jersey high school student Max Hayden ramped up his business reselling items online — like PlayStations, home exercise equipment and even swimming pools — that were in high demand and low supply during the pandemic. By doing so, he turned a six-figure profit in 2020.

CNBC

Tanzania’s President gets coronavirus vaccine live on TV, reversing country’s year-long policy of Covid denial | CNN

CNN

A surrogate virus neutralization test to quantify antibody-mediated inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 in finger stick dried blood spot samples - Scientific Reports

Nature

Google and Facebook mandate vaccines for all employees returning to offices

The announcements come as the delta variant has caused coronavirus cases to rise in every state, with some of the highest numbers in states with low vaccination rates.

NBC News

Side-by-side comparison of vaccination rates, Covid spikes shows clear cause and effect

According to experts and echoed in the data, vaccination rates are determining how big a boom the summer 2021 Covid outbreak will be.

NBC News

New York City will pay people $100 to get Covid vaccine

Mayor Bill de Blasio said over 59 percent of the city's population has received at least one Covid-19 shot, but that's not enough.

NBC News

Covid-19 Breakthrough Infections in Vaccinated Health Care Workers

The New England Journal of Medicine

Do you need to wear a mask where you live? Understand the CDC's new guidance

The CDC advises wearing masks indoors if hospitals are overloaded and the coronavirus is spreading widely where you live. Find out the level of virus transmission in your county.

NPR

Trea Turner is removed from game after testing positive for the coronavirus

The Washington Post

Opinion | Why Is the FDA Attacking a Safe, Effective Drug?

WSJ

From offices to restaurants, companies are requiring proof of vaccination | CNN Business

CNN

Pfizer data suggest third dose of Covid-19 vaccine ‘strongly’ boosts protection against Delta variant | CNN

CNN

Anti-vaxxer who threatened to 'scalp and torture Fauci' faces charges

Thomas Patrick Connally, Jr., 56, is facing charges of making threats against a federal official and interstate communication containing threat to harm.

Daily Mail

How the coronavirus infects cells — and why Delta is so dangerous

Scientists are unpicking the life cycle of SARS-CoV-2 and how the virus uses tricks to evade detection.

Nature

Wealth Matters: The Black-White Wealth Gap Before and During the Pandemic

Center for American Progress

Michael Palin joins Amnesty call for UK to urgently redistribute Covid-19 doses

Amnesty International and actor Michael Palin are urgently calling on the UK government to redistribute Covid-19 vaccines to ensure that those most at risk - no matter where they live - can receive a life-saving jab, as Nepal and many other countries continue to battle with a catastrophic health crisis.

Amnesty International

Increase in serum levels of phosphatidylserine-specific phospholipase A1 in COVID-19 patients - Cellular & Molecular Immunology

Nature

Rapid and stable mobilization of CD8+ T cells by SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine - Nature

Longitudinal analyses of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine-elicited epitope-specific CD8+ T cell responses shows that CD8+ T cells are rapidly induced after prime vaccination and stably maintained after boost vaccination.

Nature

An Olympic Swimmer Who Battled COVID-19 Twice Is Now A Gold Medalist

Great Britain's Tom Dean was diagnosed with COVID for a second time just a few months ahead of the Olympic trials. Now he has two gold medals in Tokyo.

NPR

Man charged in threats sent to Fauci, NIH director Collins

Washington Times