Behind the Mask: Real Stories from NIH Staff About Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The NIH has been on the forefront of researching, combating, and providing information about COVID-19 that emerged in late 2019. For all of us at NIH, the virus has impacted our lives in several ways including how so many of us perform our jobs. The Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum is launching a campus-wide initiative to encourage NIH government employees, contractors, trainees, and volunteers to submit documentation about their professional and personal experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

While official records will be preserved according to federal regulations, there are no such provisions in place to ensure that personal reactions will be captured that give a more collective account about NIH and its response to the virus. Your contribution will be the primary source material future historians will use to understand how NIH fared and adapted at this critical time.

Please take the time to tell your story!

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COVID-19 has affected each of us at the NIH in many ways — whether it has meant suddenly being part of the race to discover therapeutics and vaccines, caring for patients in the Clinical Center, cleaning or maintaining facilities, re-configuring work protocols, adjusting to our changed professional and personal routines, or grappling with our emotions.  Here Here are some suggestions of topics you can address:

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If you have concerns about the way your submission is represented online, contact the Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum at history@nih.gov to discuss potential solutions.
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