{"id":3713,"date":"2020-08-17T19:06:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T19:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/pandemicbook\/?page_id=3713"},"modified":"2021-11-15T02:58:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T02:58:33","slug":"08-17","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/pandemicbook\/08-17\/","title":{"rendered":"08-17"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3713\" class=\"elementor elementor-3713\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9460d3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9460d3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27fff99\" data-id=\"27fff99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-44c513f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44c513f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e1128b\" data-id=\"3e1128b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4d066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e4d066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monday, August 17<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c0dee4\" data-id=\"6c0dee4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d29f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b5d29f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/coronavirus-data?country=~USA#cases-and-deaths\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">US Cases 5.44 million<br>US Deaths 170,739<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe1bf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fe1bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aug 12: Almost 1,500 people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/us-reports-highest-number-of-covid-19-deaths-in-one-day-since-mid-may\/2020\/08\/12\/4cafe146-dcae-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html\">die<\/a> from COVID today. The U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-pompeo\/pompeo-says-he-warned-lavrov-against-offering-bounties-for-u-s-soldiers-idUSKCN2582S0\">threatens<\/a> to retaliate against Russia if the reports of Russian bounties on American heads in Afghanistan are true.&nbsp; Investigators from Kaiser Permanente publish their findings showing that patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 to 44 kg\/m<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;have a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajmc.com\/view\/kaiser-severe-obesity-boosts-risk-of-covid-19-death-especially-for-the-young\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">risk of death<\/a>&nbsp;from COVID-19 that is more than twice that of individuals whose BMI is 18.5 to 24 mg\/m<sup>2<\/sup>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Aug 13: Still a presidential nominee, Joe Biden calls on all governors to require their citizens&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajmc.com\/view\/what-we-re-reading-us-mental-health-declines-biden-proposes-mask-order-fda-issues-hand-sanitizer\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">to wear masks<\/a> anytime they go out in public through November, and he claims he will mandate the practice if elected. At this point, there are a reported 165,000 deaths from COVID-19, and the measure is estimated to save 40,000 lives in the coming months. President Trump says that he opposes critical funding Democrats want for the United States Postal Service because he doesn&#8217;t want it spent on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/08\/13\/politics\/trump-usps-funding-comments-2020-election\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mail-in voting<\/a>. &#8220;They want three and a half billion dollars for something that&#8217;ll turn out to be fraudulent, that&#8217;s election money basically \u2026 But if they don&#8217;t get those two items that means you can&#8217;t have universal mail-in voting,&#8221; New jobless claims <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/unemployment-benefits-weekly-jobless-claims-coronavirus-08-13-2020-11597280120?mod=e2tw\">fall<\/a> below 1 million for the first time since March. The Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/511896-senate-leaves-until-september-without-coronavirus-relief-deal\">adjourns<\/a> until September, still with no Coronavirus relief bill. President Trump praises the author of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/some-questions-kamala-harris-about-eligibility-opinion-1524483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Newsweek<\/em>&nbsp;op-ed<\/a>&nbsp;that falsely suggested that Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) might not be<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2020\/08\/13\/trump-falsely-claims-harris-might-not-be-us-citizen\/\">&nbsp;eligible to be vice president,<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aug 14: The United States Postal Service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/md-politics\/usps-states-delayed-mail-in-ballots\/2020\/08\/14\/64bf3c3c-dcc7-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html\">warns<\/a> that delays could prevent voters&#8217; mail-in ballots from being counted this November in almost every state. Former President Barack Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2020-election\/obama-trump-trying-actively-kneecap-postal-service-affect-2020-election-n1236758?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma\">urges<\/a> lawmakers to fight against what he called President Trump&#8217;s attempt to &#8220;actively kneecap the Postal Service.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Aug 15: The federal agency&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajmc.com\/view\/what-we-re-reading-ppe-shortages-predicted-covid-19-saliva-test-approved-vaccination-rates\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">issues an EUA<\/a> for SalivaDirect, a test developed by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health that is less invasive compared with the current standard nasal swabs. With shorter wait times not affecting test sensitivity, labs can reportedly run 90 test samples, which are collected in sterile containers, in under 3 hours. Heat, fires, and rolling blackouts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2020-08-15\/worst-heat-wave-in-years-causes-rolling-blackouts-dangerous-conditions-across-california\">continue<\/a> to plague California.<\/p>\n<p>Aug 16: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-N.Y.) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2020\/08\/16\/pelosi-calls-house-back-washington-block-postal-service-changes\/\">says<\/a> that she is calling the House back from recess to vote on proposed legislation seeking to prevent the U.S. Postal Service from reducing service levels and causing mail delays ahead of the November election. The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/08\/16\/us\/unc-cluster-coronavirus-trnd\/index.html\">reports<\/a> its fourth cluster of COVID cases since the semester began less than a week ago.<\/p>\n<p>Aug 17: In just 4 days, there\u2019s been a 3.2% uptick in COVID-19\u2013related deaths, to 170,434, giving the disease&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajmc.com\/view\/what-we-re-reading-covid-19-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-us-fda-flags-faulty-coronavirus-test\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">a No. 3 ranking<\/a> behind heart disease in the top spot and cancer at No. 2. Deaths now exceed 1000 per day and nationwide cases exceed 5.4 million. Testing has dropped off by an average 68,000 per day, despite death being 8 times more likely in the United States vs in Europe. The virtual Democratic National Convention. Michelle Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/elections\/2020\/08\/17\/democratic-national-convention-live-updates\/?hpid=hp_hp-banner-high_dnc-banner%3Ahomepage\/story-ans\">headlines<\/a>. UNC-Chapel Hill in-person classes after one week. Polls <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/08\/16\/politics\/cnn-poll-biden-trump-august\/index.html\">show<\/a> Biden&#8217;s lead over Trump narrowing. 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class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConsumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Purchasing Power (2016\u20132020)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. \u201cConsumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Purchasing Power of the Consumer Dollar in U.S. City Average.\u201d FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, August 17, 2020. https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/CUUR0000SA0R.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/pandemicbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/statement-from-the-u-s-coin-task-force-on-the-coin-circulation-issue.png\" 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data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/pandemicbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/statement-from-the-u-s-coin-task-force-on-the-coin-circulation-issue.png\" data-width=\"525\" data-height=\"451\" aria-label=\"Screenshot of US Coin Task Force Statement\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUS Coin Task Force explains coin \"shortage\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Federal Reserve. \u201cStatement from the U.S. Coin Task Force on the Coin Circulation Issue.\u201d FRBservices.org, July 24, 2020. 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margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 300px; height: 300px;\" frameborder=\"1\" marginheight=\"0px\" marginwidth=\"0px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbaafed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbaafed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"csl-bib-body\"><div class=\"csl-entry\">Smith, Kelly Anne. \u201cIs There Really A Coin Shortage?\u201d Forbes, July 20, 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/advisor\/2020\/07\/20\/is-there-really-a-coin-shortage\/\">https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/advisor\/2020\/07\/20\/is-there-really-a-coin-shortage\/<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13ed3eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13ed3eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a58af96\" data-id=\"a58af96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95e01a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pdf_viewer\" data-id=\"95e01a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pdf_viewer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/pandemicbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/lebron-james-patrick-mahomes-and-other-stars-sign-letter-to-fight-voter-suppression.pdf&amp;embedded=true\" style=\"display: block; 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margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 300px; height: 300px;\" frameborder=\"1\" marginheight=\"0px\" marginwidth=\"0px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b47a0d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b47a0d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"csl-bib-body\"><div class=\"csl-entry\"><div class=\"csl-bib-body\"><div class=\"csl-entry\">U.S. Federal Reserve. \u201cThe Fed &#8211; Why Do U.S. Coins Seem to Be in Short Supply?\u201d Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 7, 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/faqs\/why-do-us-coins-seem-to-be-in-short-supply-coin-shortage.htm\">https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/faqs\/why-do-us-coins-seem-to-be-in-short-supply-coin-shortage.htm<\/a>.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-246deff\" data-id=\"246deff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d934e elementor-widget elementor-widget-pdf_viewer\" data-id=\"55d934e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pdf_viewer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/pandemicbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2020-HIB-6134.pdf&amp;embedded=true\" style=\"display: block; 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A bill to prohibit municipalities from requiring an individual to wear a face covering&#8230;, Pub. L. No. 6134 (2020). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/documents\/2019-2020\/billintroduced\/House\/pdf\/2020-HIB-6134.pdf\">https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/documents\/2019-2020\/billintroduced\/House\/pdf\/2020-HIB-6134.pdf<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-161892e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"161892e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f255ea\" data-id=\"7f255ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fcc406 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5fcc406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tSocial Media\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-597068f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"597068f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8424d9\" data-id=\"c8424d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a1037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69a1037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Your Tweet was quoted in an article by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VICE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VICE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nx8FysUVoK\">https:\/\/t.co\/Nx8FysUVoK<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 Recite Social (@ReciteSocial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReciteSocial\/status\/1291000834940076033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is a text which was sent directly from the teacher to the person who posted the tweets above. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sLphnTx2KI\">pic.twitter.com\/sLphnTx2KI<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf2Black\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf9 Aziz \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddecaNANsi\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf9 (@Freeyourmindkid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Freeyourmindkid\/status\/1293194536613814272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">USA: We can&#39;t go back to normal until there&#39;s a vaccine.<br><br>Meanwhile, in Wuhan, where the virus originated:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VzZTxYC8Gn\">pic.twitter.com\/VzZTxYC8Gn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hotep Jesus (@HotepJesus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotepJesus\/status\/1295508748035936261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-740c62d\" data-id=\"740c62d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d8b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58d8b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Whitefish, Montana:\n\nThis anti-mask lady just intentionally coughed on a couple.\n\nTwitter, do your thing&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i4T47hPHAg\">pic.twitter.com\/i4T47hPHAg<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc (@RexChapman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RexChapman\/status\/1289668252432506880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You know Cristina Gomez from her anti-mask tirade at a Palm Beach County board meeting, accusing everyone of pedophilia.<br><br>One month before that, she wasn&#39;t even a Trump fan.<br><br>What changed? Facebook groups and YouTube.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AkfedPpsyn\">https:\/\/t.co\/AkfedPpsyn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cddDGtw9Ds\">pic.twitter.com\/cddDGtw9Ds<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oneunderscore__\/status\/1294249547972194304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fad951\" data-id=\"1fad951\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a56d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74a56d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just completed the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trial. I\u2019ll do anything to get theatres large and small open again and actors and musicians back to work. &#8211; ALW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveOurStages?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveOurStages<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nivassoc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nivassoc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pIcYZJPLps\">pic.twitter.com\/pIcYZJPLps<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Andrew Lloyd Webber (@OfficialALW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialALW\/status\/1293944149498933249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> \n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The arguments anti-mask advocates use are nearly identical to what anti\u2013seat belt lobbyists used <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SJgyuT6NfE\">https:\/\/t.co\/SJgyuT6NfE<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 CNN (@CNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN\/status\/1292121158721167362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Way back in 1918 there were folks who also refused to wear masks.\n\nThere was even an \u201canti-mask league\u201d &#8211; and they had rallies.\n\nThe spanish flu ended up killing over 675,000 Americans.\n\nHistory is good teacher.\n\nPlease wear a mask.\ud83c\udf0e\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tevigK7dNM\">pic.twitter.com\/tevigK7dNM<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc (@RexChapman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RexChapman\/status\/1293565913824927746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bd0f3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bd0f3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d590c9\" data-id=\"7d590c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be62e59 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"be62e59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tAdditional Links\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73307ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73307ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cb918a\" data-id=\"3cb918a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e0478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46e0478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><div class=\"csl-bib-body\"><div class=\"csl-entry\">Congdon, Tim. \u201cOpinion | Get Ready for the Return of Inflation.\u201d <i>Wall Street Journal<\/i>, April 23, 2020, sec. Opinion. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/get-ready-for-the-return-of-inflation-11587659836\">https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/get-ready-for-the-return-of-inflation-11587659836<\/a>.<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"csl-bib-body\"><div class=\"csl-entry\">Irwin, Neil. \u201cShould We Fear Post-Pandemic Inflation?\u201d <i>The New York Times<\/i>, May 28, 2020, sec. The Upshot. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/28\/upshot\/should-we-fear-inflation.html\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/28\/upshot\/should-we-fear-inflation.html<\/a>.<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"csl-entry\"><div class=\"csl-bib-body\"><div class=\"csl-entry\">Pariso, Dominique. \u201cThe Best Mask Accessories, According to Mask Designers and Health-Care Workers.\u201d <em>NY Magazine, The Strategist<\/em>, August 14, 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/strategist\/article\/best-mask-accessories.html\">https:\/\/nymag.com\/strategist\/article\/best-mask-accessories.html<\/a>.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"csl-bib-body\"><div class=\"csl-entry\">Thorbecke, Catherine. \u201c\u2018Nothing Compares\u2019: Unemployment Filings Top 1 Million for 20th Straight Week.\u201d ABC News, August 6, 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/compares-unemployment-filings-top-million-20th-straight-week\/story?id=71942446\">https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/compares-unemployment-filings-top-million-20th-straight-week\/story?id=71942446<\/a>.<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12bc531 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12bc531\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98f3a7d\" data-id=\"98f3a7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c14b4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c14b4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">* Timeline summaries at the top of the page come from a variety of sources:, including The American Journal of Managed Care COVID-19 Timeline (https:\/\/www.ajmc.com\/view\/a-timeline-of-covid19-developments-in-2020), the Just Security Group at the NYU School of Law (https:\/\/www.justsecurity.org\/69650\/timeline-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-and-u-s-response\/), the &#8220;10 Things,&#8221; daily entries from The Week (theweek.com), as well as a variety of newspapers and television programs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, August 17 US Cases 5.44 millionUS Deaths 170,739 Aug 12: Almost 1,500 people die from COVID today. 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