Today there was a ton of news and none at all. The direction of the country is really gonna come down to the filibuster or relying on McConnell retiring or croaking, and in my experience, evil people with no conscience tend to live longer lives because they just don't give a shit about anyone but themselves.
President Biden held his first open press conference and he made a few digs at his predecessor which were quite the zingers, but it's amazing to feel so refreshed and hopeful after hearing a president than feeling distraught and hopeless. He's not perfect and there is a lot of cleaning up to do, but it sure did feel good to watch.
I also watched Gavin Newsom's media briefing and he announced expansion of vaccine eligibility for 50+ starting April 1 and 16+ on April 15th. I am still completely willing to help anyone get an appointment who needs one. I'm literally up all night all the time. After watching Newsom tonight I found an email from one of the recall dicks and all I could think was can you even imagine how much worse the last year would've been if one of them had been in charge??? It is terrifying. It would be awesome if they didn't come up with enough qualified signatures and we can just put it behind us already, but I guess we'll see how it plays out.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- The race between variants & vaccines: Where things stand today - Becker's Hospital Review (3.25.21)
- Fauci: US may ‘turn the corner’ on virus, but spring break poses big risks. Level of daily new infections is about 55,000, below the winter surge but too high to resume regular life - Roll Call (3.24.21)
- Politics:
- 200 Million Shots In 100 Days: Biden Issues New Vaccination Goal - NPR (3.25.21)
- Mitch McConnell keeps getting caught telling lies: Being minority leader is less fun. Whether it's about his filibuster, voting rights or phone calls with Biden, Mitch can't seem to tell the truth - Salon (3.25.21)
- News:
- Poll Shows Parents, Voters Remain Concerned about Safety as In-Person Learning Resumes During COVID-19 Pandemic - California Teachers Association (3.25.21)
- Other Reading:
- White House:
- Remarks by President Biden in Press Conference
- My predecessor need do [sic] — needed to. My predecessor. Oh God, I miss him.
- Have you had any talks with Senate Republicans who are threatening this administration with not considering the immigration legislation that was passed in the House until the situation at the border has been resolved?
THE PRESIDENT: No, because I know they have to posture for a while. They sort of got to get it out of their system. This is a — but I’m ready to work with any Republican who wants to help solve the problem and make the situation better. - President Biden Participates in European Council Summit
- FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Announces Historic $10 Billion Investment to Expand Access to COVID-19 Vaccines and Build Vaccine Confidence in Hardest-Hit and Highest-Risk Communities
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 3.25.21 8:27pm):
- 125,421,349 Known Cases
- 2,754,460 Known Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- JHU
- 30,076,486 Cases
- 546,507 Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- 29,834,734 Known Cases
- 542,584 Known Deaths
- 173,525,335 Doses Delivered
- 133,305,295 Doses Administered
- Moderna 82,994,000 delivered/62,877,755 administered
- Pfizer 85,716,735 delivered/67,555,076 administered
- Janssen 4,814,600 delivered/2,734,367 administered
- Governor Newsom Media Briefing:
- At Altamed in Santa Ana
- Starting April 1, all Californians 50+ will be eligible for vaccines.
- Starting April 15, all Californians 16+ will be eligible for vaccines.
- Starting today, community health centers and clinics may use discretion to give shots, i.e. if an eligible person comes in with a non-eligible family member, they may be accommodated no questions asked.
- 50 of 58 counties out of purple tier.
- State is working on a green tier.
- Small Businesses should be reaching out and applying for grants.
- 9,000 of 11,000 schools have plans for reopening.
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Aggregate California ICU Bed Availability: 30.0%
- R-effective: 0.81
- 20,244.790 Doses Delivered
- 15,979,099 Doses Administered
- 2,251 New Cases/3,553,307 Total Cases (5 new cases/100k)
- 241 New Deaths/57,091 Total Deaths (0.03 new deaths/100k)
- 2.0% 7-day test positivity rate
- 2,826 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-161 patients, -5.7% from prior day)
- 702 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (+26 patients, +3.7% from prior day)
- 2,148 ICU beds available (-75 from prior day)
- 474 UK Variant Cases; 6 Brazil; 4 SA; Some NY Variants; 8,800 West Coast Variant Cases.
- Media Questions:
- Working on what a green tier will look like.
- Must be mindful of variants, of growth across US, across Europe.
- $42B will be injected into local cities, counties and jurisdictions to cover losses in things like tax generation from tourism, etc.
- Part of original point of recall was objections to Newsom's policies for supporting undocumented or mixed-status families.
- Taking down barriers to access. Self attestation is enough.
- ANYONE can get shots, free of documentation.
- Community Health Centers do not ask documentation, legal status, etc. (May ask age eligibility to make sure patients are 16+)
- San Diego County
- Free Testing Sites and Schedule in San Diego
- VaccinationSuperstationSD
- Vaccination Dashboard
- San Diego County Of Education School Reopening Dashboard
- State Data:
- Southern California ICU Bed Availability: 31.8%
- R-effective: 0.83
- 257 New Cases/268,413 Total Cases
- 11 Deaths/3,509 Total Deaths
- 5.5 cases/100k population (Assessed on 3/23. Unadjusted Case Rate)
- 7-Day Positivity
- 2.4% Test Positivity (Assessed on 3/23)
- 3.4% Health Equity Positivity (Assessed on 3/23)
- 231 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-9 patients, -3.8% from prior day)
- 78 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (-5 patients, -6.0% from prior day)
- 300 ICU beds available (-7 from prior day)
- County Data:
- San Diego County COVID-19 Update – 3-25-2021 - County News Center
- 210 New Cases/268,627 Total Cases
- 11 New Daily Deaths/3,520 Total Deaths
- 1,592,395 Doses Received/1,544,997 Doses Administered
- 1% Daily Test Positivity/2.2% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)/2.5% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 5.5 cases/100k population (Assessed on 3/23. Adjusted case rate per 100,000 excluding prisons.)
- 99% Case Investigation
- -8.7% Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations (191 patients. -67% over 30 days)
- 40% ICU Capacity (-72 patients. -60% over 30 days)
- 82 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- 4 New/18 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
- Universities:
San Diego Zoo Photos (Taken 3.25.2021):
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