COVID 19 (COVID-19 (novel coronavirus disease)

the work

Health and wellness images from US Government department: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This public domain collection includes healthcare and virus prevention, virus electron micrographs, and laboratory testing photographs (Health and Wellness Images from US Government Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This public domain collection includes medical care and virus prevention, virus electron micrographs, and laboratory test photographs.)

A collection of health and wellness images from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This public domain collection contains a rare visual record of the COVID-19 pandemic, including electron microscope images of health care workers and the virus, as well as laboratory photos.

Collection Overview

• Filming period: Mainly during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 onwards
• Photo by: Multiple CDC staff and contract photographers
• Genre: Documentary photography, scientific photography
• Content: Healthcare workers, prevention measures, the virus, testing, etc. related to the COVID-19 pandemic

Characteristics and influence of the collection

This collection vividly documents the people facing the unprecedented crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. The photographs, which capture various aspects of the pandemic, such as the dedicated work of medical workers, vaccination, preventive measures such as wearing masks and social distancing, and electron microscope images of the virus, are not only of historical value, but also contribute to the importance of public health and the dissemination of scientific knowledge.

These photographs will not only preserve the memory of the pandemic for future generations, but will also be valuable resources for considering future infectious disease countermeasures. They will also help deepen understanding of science and medicine through photographs, and raise people's health awareness.

About CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a specialized agency for infectious disease control under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It conducts research, surveys, and educational activities with the aim of improving public health and preventing disease.

Significance of the collection

This public domain collection from CDC documents the historic COVID-19 pandemic and contributes to public health and scientific knowledge. These photos will help inform lessons learned from the pandemic and help prepare for the future.