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Marked By Covid envisions a nation that learns from crises to build systems that protect everyone, every day.

OUR WORK: Building the National COVID Memorial.
Honoring 1.2 million lives lost. Supporting survivors. Led by COVID grievers.

  • COVID-19 memorial art installation with photos of lives lost arranged in a spiral formation, with an inset photo of a healthcare worker captioned 'She was a hero.'

    National COVID Memorial

    Shaping collective memory through permanent memorialization of every person lost to COVID.

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  • Volunteers hold banners of photos honoring COVID-19 victims at a candlelight vigil at dusk

    COVID Memorial Day

    Annual day of remembrance establishing COVID in the national commemorative calendar.

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  • Healthcare worker administering a vaccine to a smiling woman, representing community public health and preventive care.

    Public Health

    Building resilience and advancing equity in communities most harmed by COVID.

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  • Aerial view of white flags covering the National Mall near the Washington Monument, memorializing American lives lost to COVID-19.

    Baby Bonds

    Providing opportunities through economic security for vulnerable children.

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  • Nationwide map of grassroots COVID-19 memorials across the U.S.

    Memorial Matrix

    Digital archive documenting grassroots COVID commemoration nationwide.

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  • Remember Every One

    Collecting remembrances for more than one million people in the US killed by COVID.

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SPOTLIGHT: The National COVID Memorial

“Infinitely expandable. Shockingly human.” -99% Invisible

Powered by Snapchat’s interactive augmented reality (AR) technology, the National COVID Memorial provides a unifying glimpse into the pandemic’s far-reaching impacts to unite the nation.

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IMPACT: Uniting communities, shaping public discourse, and improving lives.

  • BOOKS

    Marked by COVID co-founder Kristin urquiza teamed up with 9/11 Commissioner Philip Zelikow and 33 experts to lay the groundwork for a National COVID Commission.

  • ADVOCACY

    We teamed up with the COVID Collaborative to raise awareness of the more than 300,000 children orphaned by COVID. We now work to advance Baby Bonds, small trust funds, for these children.

  • EXPERT TESTIMONY

    Marked by COVID co-founder Kristin Urquiza testified before Congress to draw attention to harmful disinformation in the media.