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| January 21 Was Squirrel Appreciation Day (Taken 5.17.2019) |
I'm not gonna lie, last night was a pretty great one. Darren and I celebrated in the speakeasy until the wee hours and I slept the most solid sleep I've slept in ages, so I didn't get around to checking email and my daily reading and news and media briefings until late in the afternoon. It's a good day to be an American, that's for sure. Biden's Executive Order spree makes me feel like I live in the progressive country that takes care of the people living within it's borders. It's far from perfect, and there's so much to come, but it feels good.
Today's San Diego County media briefing had a lot of information, but one thing you should definitely take away is that all vaccinations are appointment only. It sounds like the appointment system allows people to get appointments who are not supposed to, since they can't age screen because of health care workers, so unless you are 75 or older OR a health care professional, you will be turned away from testing sites even if you got an appointment. Don't be an asshole, stop creating traffic, and stop saying you didn't know. The information is out there and available to anyone. Additionally, the county finally set up a vaccine dashboard that shows the current status of vaccines received and shots in arms.
I know I recommended these already, but everyone should watch Public Trust Feature Film | The Fight for America’s Public Lands (Free on YouTube) and Totally Under Control (Hulu) see why it was so urgent for Biden to sign so many executive orders. I think tonight I'm going to watch Stacey Abrams documentary, All In: The Fight For Democracy on Amazon. Stay safe out there!
- Politics:
- Biden Has Had a Busy Couple Days:
- Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation
- Modernizing Regulatory Review
- Executive Order on Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel
- Proclamation on the Termination Of Emergency With Respect To The Southern Border Of The United States And Redirection Of Funds Diverted To Border Wall Construction
- Pausing Federal Student Loan Payments
- Reinstating Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians
- Preserving and Fortifying Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
- Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel
- Executive Order on Improving and Expanding Access to Care and Treatments for COVID-19
- Executive Order on Ensuring a Data-Driven Response to COVID-19 and Future High-Consequence Public Health Threats
- Memorandum to Extend Federal Support to Governors’ Use of the National Guard to Respond to COVID-19 and to Increase Reimbursement and Other Assistance Provided to States
- Executive Order on a Sustainable Public Health Supply Chain
- Executive Order on Ensuring an Equitable Pandemic Response and Recovery
- Executive Order on Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers
- Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety
- National Security Directive on United States Global Leadership to Strengthen the International COVID-19 Response and to Advance Global Health Security and Biological Preparedness
- Executive Order on Establishing the COVID-19 Pandemic Testing Board and Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce for COVID-19 and Other Biological Threats
- Biden dissolves Covid-19 panel that advised his transition - STAT News (1.20.2021)
- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talks with CNN's Chris Cuomo about skipping President Biden's inauguration and what may happen in the Trump impeachment trial. (VIDEO)- CNN
Is Chris Cuomo married because I'm totally shipping him and AOC together! - How will the Biden administration deal with tech? President Joe Biden’s position on antitrust laws, Section 230, China, immigration, and more. - The Hustle (1.21.2021)
- COVID-19:
- Eli Lilly says its monoclonal antibody prevented Covid-19 infections in clinical trial - STAT News (1.21.21)
Sucks to be in that placebo group, amirite?? - Effect of Bamlanivimab as Monotherapy or in Combination With Etesevimab on Viral Load in Patients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19 - JAMA Network (1.21.2021)
- Fauci makes the Biden administration’s debut at the WHO. The US shows up (via video) after Biden reverses Trump’s decision. - VOX (1.21.2021)
- California says it’s safe to use huge lot of Moderna vaccines paused after allergic reactions - KPBS/AP (1.20.2021)
- News:
- Glastonbury 2021 Canceled “In spite of our efforts to move Heaven & Earth, it has become clear that we simply will not be able to make the festival happen” - Pitchfork (1.21.2021)
- DoorDash Driver: Vons’ Shift To Gig Economy Is Driving Down Wages - KPBS (1.20.2021)
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 1/21/2021 10:21pm):
- 97,495,558 Known Cases
- 2,089,460 Known Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- (JHU)
- 24,631,890 Cases
- 410,105 Deaths
- (COVID Tracking Project):
- 184,864 New Cases/24,295,524 Known Cases (5.7%+ Change over 7 Days)
- 3,889 New Deaths/400,726 Known Deaths
- 119,927 Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- 22,304 Currently COVID-19 patients in ICU
- 7,370 COVID-19 patients currently on ventilator
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Aggregate California ICU Bed Availability: 0%
- 105.4 cases per 100,000 per day statewide
- 19,673 New Cases/3,039,044 Total Cases (0.7% increase)
- 571 New Deaths/35,004 Total Deaths (1.7% increase)
- 11% 14-day test positivity rate
- 20,408 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-406 patients, -2.0% from prior day)
- 4,746 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-12 patients, -0.3% from prior day)
- 1,030 ICU beds available (-129 from prior day)
- San Diego County Media Briefing
- Free Testing Sites and Schedule in San Diego
- VaccinationSuperstationSD
- Vaccination Dashboard
- Vaccinations:
- Superstation in Chula Vista opened
- East County and North County to come
- 8 Pods are also available
- All vaccinations require prescriptions
- 173,000 new vaccines arrived in past 48 hours
- Uncertainty remains on how many vaccines will arrive and when
- County is working to make process more seamless
- County run vaccinations are only for health care workers and people 75+
- If you make an appointment and do not meet criteria of being a health care worker or being 75+, YOU WILL BE TURNED AWAY
- Individual health care providers and systems who have vaccines may expand eligibility to 65+ if they have available supply
- After vaccination
- Seniors 75+ who do not have access to a computer, may call 211 for appointments
- Eligible San Diegans should start with their health care providers for vaccinations then county vaccination center
- Building towards enough superstations and pods to do 25,000 vaccinations a day
- There may be times when stations and pods don't have enough vaccines, but would rather be ready
- Media Questions:
- County is working to improve vaccination portal, will be linked to future California portal. Working daily to make it better.
- County notification system was scrapped when state said they were going to create one. State should launch in the coming days.
- 1% of county's 16+ population has been vaccinated with both shots
- With new administration, we're hoping to see increase in steady delivery of vaccines and information when and how many will come.
- Goal was 250,000 dosages administered, not 250,000 vaccinated by February 1st.
- Proud of County COVID response. Have been following CDC, federal, and state guidelines. Dr. Wooten wishes more people had followed public health orders.
- Alpine teachers should not have been vaccinated unless they're in the 65+ age group. A federal entity received the vaccines and issued them against current protocol.
- When individuals get their first dosage, they are scheduled for their second dosage onsite
- Scientists believe that the vaccines will protect against variants, but can't say definitively until variants have been around awhile.
- UK Variant: 69 confirmed in San Diego, 28 probable = 97 Total
- County did not weigh in on in-person changes to Superior Court
- MLB is letting local governments decide when and how to reopen. County is working daily to lower the case count, get people vaccinated to get kids back in schools, businesses open, and events open. County will continue to follow state guidance.
- State Data:
- Southern California ICU Bed Availability: 0%
- 1,720 New Cases/218,553 Total Cases
- 65 Deaths/2,174 Total Deaths
- 97.4 cases/100k population (Assessed on 1/19. Unadjusted Case Rate)
- 14.8% Test Positivity (Assessed on 1/19)
- 19.8% Health Equity Positivity (Assessed on 1/19)
- 1,647 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-73 patients, -4.2% from prior day)
- 451 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+10 patients, +2.3% from prior day)
- 154 ICU beds available (-10 from prior day)
- County Data:
- County Opens Two COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics in South Bay - County News Center
- 1,176 New Cases/219,731 Total Cases
- 48 New Daily Deaths/2,222 Total Deaths
- 14% Daily Test Positivity/13.4% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)/11.9% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 60.6 cases/100k population (Assessed on 1/19. Adjusted case rate per 100,000 excluding prisons.)
- 62% Case Investigation (under 70% goal)
- -4% Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations (1,605 patients. 19% increase over 30 days)
- 11% Available ICU Capacity (435 patients. 29% increase over 30 days)
- 46 staffed ICU beds available
- 7 New/47 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
- Business 18
- Retail 2
- Restaurant 1
- Faith-based Setting 2
- Government 4
- Daycare/preschool 6
- Healthcare 4
- Emergency Services 3
- tk-12 school 3
- Warehouse/Distribution 1
- Hotel/Resort/Spa 2
- Private Residences 1
- Universities:
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