Covid-19 Pandemic Emails---

Collection

Identifier: NWRC 0062

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Covid-19 Emails Collection contains 200+ born-digital records that document the impacts and responses to the Covid-19 pandemic on the operations of the National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) from March 2020 to May 2023. Included is guidance from the USDA, Wildlife Services, and the NWRC concerning travel, building closures, stay-at-home orders, teleworking, mask mandates, vaccine development and mandates, the SARS-CoV2 American Rescue Plan, weekly Covid-19 community levels, and the end of the public health emergency and return-to-office plans.

Dates

2020 - 2023

Creator

National Wildlife Research Center (U.S.) (NWRC) (Organization)

Biographical / Historical

The novel human coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first reported in China in December 2019. The World Health Organization declared the rapidly spreading COVID-19 outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in January 2020 and a pandemic by March 2020. To stop the spread of the virus, strict measures such as social distancing and travel restrictions were put in place, including at the NWRC, which implemented mandatory telework in late March 2020. Vaccinations to fight the spread of the virus were quickly developed and made available in spring 2021. After nearly two years of teleworking, NWRC employees officially returned to the office in May 2022. The federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency declaration ended on May 11, 2023.

Extent

193 Megabytes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains information about the Covid-19 pandemic via emails sent to NWRC staff from USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services, and the National Wildlife Research Center. Emails in this collection are dated March 21, 2020 to May 23, 2023.