On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: Trump praises Arizona as ‘model’ for pandemic as cases, deaths remain high Source: Politico https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/05/trump-arizona-coronavirus-doug-ducey-392019
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On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: Major U.S. Health Insurers Report Big Profits, Benefiting From the Pandemic Source: New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/health/covid-insurance-profits.html
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: Biden in home state, Trump eyes White House venue as virus remakes U.S. political conventions Source: Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-conventions-idUSKCN2512RK
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: Moderna skirts disclosures of coronavirus vaccine costs Source: Axios https://www.axios.com/2020/08/05/moderna-barda-coronavirus-funding-disclosure
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: Charts: How The U.S. Ranks On COVID-19 Deaths Per Capita — And By Case Count Source: NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/08/05/899365887/charts-how-the-u-s-ranks-on-covid-19-deaths-per-capita-and-by-case-count
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: How the coronavirus pandemic helped the Floyd protests become the biggest in U.S. history Source: Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/05/how-coronavirus-pandemic-helped-floyd-protests-become-biggest-us-history/
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: Rep. Rodney Davis diagnosed with Covid days after warning lawmakers about safety Source: Politico https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/05/rodney-davis-covid-congress-392033
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: Sweden’s economy shrank less than eurozone’s at height of pandemic Source: FT https://www.ft.com/content/fdb6fbe4-4997-4f35-ba41-06ac2d6fd824
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: Coronavirus vaccines speed ahead — but scientists stress safety first Source: NBC https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/coronavirus-vaccines-speed-ahead-scientists-stress-safety-first-n1235894
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: Don’t Cancel School Source: City Journal https://www.city-journal.org/article/dont-cancel-school
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: Infographic: Antimicrobial Resistance and COVID-19 Source: PAHO https://www.paho.org/en/documents/infographic-antimicrobial-resistance-and-covid-19
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: Should a COVID-19 vaccine be compulsory — and what would this mean for anti-vaxxers? Source: The Conversation https://theconversation.com/should-a-covid-19-vaccine-be-compulsory-and-what-would-this-mean-for-anti-vaxxers-143742
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: COVID-19 has isolated disabled people from family, love, sex Source: The Conversation https://theconversation.com/covid-19-has-isolated-disabled-people-from-family-love-sex-142262
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: How the pandemic might play out in 2021 and beyond Source: Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02278-5
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: Trump says there’s no question the coronavirus ‘will go away’ Source: CNBC https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/05/trump-says-theres-no-question-the-coronavirus-will-go-away.html
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: Trump again claims Covid-19 will 'go away' as Fauci warns of long road ahead Source: The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/05/donald-trump-covid-19-go-away
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: Virginia Launches COVID Exposure App As Officials Stress Security Source: DCist https://dcist.com/story/20/08/05/virginia-launches-covidwise-private-coronavirus-exposure-app/
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: COVID-19, stigma and the scandalous neglect of people living with dementia Source: The Conversation https://theconversation.com/covid-19-stigma-and-the-scandalous-neglect-of-people-living-with-dementia-140817
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: Low-income households falling further behind on student debt due to COVID-19 Source: Brookings https://www.brookings.edu/articles/low-income-households-falling-further-behind-on-student-debt-due-to-covid-19/
On this day in COVID history, August 5, 2020: Chicago public schools will start the school year all virtual Source: CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/05/us/chicago-schools-virtual-coronavirus/index.html
On this day in COVID history, August 4, 2020: Face masks are on everyone’s back-to-school supplies list Source: Tampa Bay Times https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2020/08/04/face-masks-are-on-everyones-back-to-school-supplies-list/
On this day in COVID history, August 4, 2020: Some Members Of Congress And Staffers Aren’t Wearing Masks. That’s Worrying To Their Capitol Hill Neighbors Source: DCist https://dcist.com/story/20/08/04/capitol-hill-neighbors-worry-congress-masks-covid19/
On this day in COVID history, August 4, 2020: Disaster psychiatry and homelessness: creating a mental health COVID-19 response Source: The Lancet https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(20)30343-6/fulltext
On this day in COVID history, August 4, 2020: Actor Tom Hanks: Shame on you for not wearing a mask Source: Fox8Live https://www.fox8live.com/2020/08/04/actor-tom-hanks-shame-you-not-wearing-mask/
On this day in COVID history, August 4, 2020: Despite Mask Wars, Americans Support Aggressive Measures To Stop COVID-19, Poll Finds Source: NPR https://www.npr.org/2020/08/04/898522180/despite-mask-wars-americans-support-aggressive-measures-to-stop-covid-19-poll-fi
On this day in COVID history, August 4, 2020: What are the rules of a pandemic wedding? It depends on whom you ask Source: PBS https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/what-are-the-rules-of-a-pandemic-wedding-it-depends-on-who-you-ask
On this day in COVID history, August 4, 2020: Ohio joins New Jersey in ordering most students to wear masks at public schools Source: Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ohio-idUSKCN2502NG
On this day in COVID history, August 4, 2020: Special Report: Local governments 'overwhelmed' in race to trace U.S. COVID contacts Source: Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-tracing-specialrep-idUSKCN2501GK
On this day in COVID history, August 4, 2020: Effect of COVID-19 lockdown on alcohol consumption in patients with pre-existing alcohol use disorder Source: The Lancet https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(20)30251-X/fulltext
On this day in COVID history, August 4, 2020: Masks for 7 hours a day? How we can start prepping kids now Source: ABC https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Family/masks-hours-day-start-prepping-kids-now/story?id=72145755