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The Items That Symbolize the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Published: August 1, 2021 by VPR Producer

Wondering what to do with the dozens of face masks and all of those unused yeast packets? Us too. There are several items that Americans sought after during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that help to showcase what this period in time was like. Once the pandemic is fully over, how will we look back and remember this time? How are museum curators and everyday people remembering this important part of history? This week on Viewpoints.


Guest Information:

  • Alexandra Lord, chair, curator, Division of Medicine and Science, Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
  • Kevin Mitchell Mercer, professor, Valencia College.
  • Natalie Nguyen, college student, University of Central Florida.

Links for Additional Info:

  • National Museum of American History
  • twitter: @KevinIsHistory
  • BBC: Time capsule 2020: The 37 objects that defined the year
Program #: 21-31segment type: Feature StoriesTopics - American Culture and History| COVID-19 Pandemic| Education| Employment and Workplace Issues| Health and Medicine| History| Public Health and Policy| Science and TechnologyGuests - Alexandra Lord| Kevin Mitchell Mercer| Natalie NguyenInstitutions - Smithsonian National Museum of American History| University of Central Florida| Valencia CollegeHost - Gary PriceProducers - Amirah Zaveri| Jason Dickey
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