Amur Leopard (Taken 3.19.21) |
Thursday was "Zoo Lovers Day" and we didn't make it to the San Diego Zoo. As I shared last night, Darren and I went to the Casbah opening and then had a fun night in the speakeasy. That made for a super lazy day around the house and Darren picking up Yak N Yeti for dinner, which was our first time having it since before the pandemic. I attempted my own saag paneer a few times over the course of the last year, but it's just not the same as getting it from people who know what they're doing. So yum.
Today felt like a good news day overall. Dr. Walensky said she expects schools to be fully in-person this fall and predicted what I've been hoping all week, which is that 12-15 year olds could begin getting vaccinated as early as mid-May. Meanwhile, Jeff Zients said they're not changing vaccine distribution strategies despite new hotspots in the country, which is kinda like saying maybe y'all should've kept mask mandates and mitigation measures and the administration isn't gonna punish states who've been doing the right thing because the ones who reopened too early are now seeing spikes. And then Biden spoke and he's authorized a commission to look into the Supreme Court, which to me is just kinda putting McConnell on notice that we're coming for his decade of obstructionism. Finally, I'm not gonna act like I care much about Major League Baseball though I've been to my share of Padres games, but it is pretty cool that a homegrown pitcher threw the franchise's first ever no-hitter. Especially against Texas. Very satisfying.
The Casbah was featured again on the news, this time on News8, so I'll throw up the link if they make it shareable. In the meantime, stay safe out there and have a great weekend.
- COVID-19:
- CDC Director Rochelle Walensky expects all schools will be fully open for in-person learning in September - ABC News
Asked when she expects children will become eligible to get vaccinated, Walensky said by mid-May.
"Mid-May maybe we'll be able to have a vaccine from Pfizer that we'll be able to do down to 12," she said, pending Food and Drug Administration authorization for that age group. - US COVID-19 vaccine allotment to stay the course, despite upticks - CIDRAP (4.9.21)
- Fauci Thanks US Health Workers for Sacrifices but Admits PPE Shortages Drove Up Death Toll - KHN/The Guardian (4.9.21)
- Politics:
- Trump officials celebrated efforts to change CDC reports on coronavirus, emails show. Political appointees also tried to blunt scientific findings they deemed unfavorable to Trump, according to new documents from House probe. - The Washington Post (4.9.21)
- Biden budget seeks more for schools, health care and housing - AP News (4.9.21)
- White House:
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, April 9, 2021
- Today's Psaki-Bomb (YouTube)
- Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
- Executive Order on the Establishment of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States
- Remarks by President Biden on the Weekly Economic Briefing
- News:
- Volcano erupts in southern Caribbean, sparking evacuation 'frenzy' - Reuters (4.9.21)
- San Diego-area native Joe Musgrove throws first no-hitter in Padres history in win over Texas Rangers - ESPN (4.9.21)
- Doctor who performed George Floyd autopsy stands by homicide conclusion - Reuteres (4.9.21)
- Other Reading:
- 5 Bike Paths to Tour Every Part of San Diego. Bicyclist Andrew Bowen shares his favorite rides to see the county on two wheels. - San Diego Magazine (4.7.21)
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 4.9.21 9:20pm):
- 134,545,099 Known Cases
- 2,914,590 Known Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- JHU
- 31,084,065 Cases
- 561,058 Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +75,956 New Cases/30,814,955 Known Cases
- +940 New Deaths/557,093 Known Deaths
- 233,591,955 Doses Delivered/178,837,781 Doses Administered
- Moderna 101,997,700 delivered/80,944,104 administered
- Pfizer116,629,305 delivered/92,355,733 administered
- Janssen 14,964,950 delivered/5,382,365 administered
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Aggregate California ICU Bed Availability: 31.0%
- R-effective: 0.84
- 2,606 New Cases/3,590,758 Total Cases (4.8 new cases/100k)
- 155 New Deaths/58,943 Total Deaths (0.14 new deaths/100k)
- 1.8% 7-day test positivity rate
- 2,228 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-84 patients, -3.8% from prior day)
- 518 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-16 patients, -3.1% from prior day)
- 2,260 ICU beds available (-17 from prior day)
- 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: 32.1%
- R-effective: 0.91
- 300 New Cases/272,495 Total Cases
- 4 Deaths/3,592 Total Deaths
- 5.8 cases/100k population (Assessed on 4/6. Unadjusted Case Rate)
- 2.3% Test Positivity (Assessed on 4/6)
- 2.6% Health Equity Positivity (Assessed on 4/6)
- 176 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-7 patients, -3.8% from prior day)
- 58 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients ( +2 patients, +3.6% from prior day)
- 267 ICU beds available (-2 from prior day)
- County Data:
- San Diego County COVID-19 Update – 4-9-2021 - County News Center
- 202 New Cases/272,696 Total Cases
- Variants: B.1.1.7 - 410 | B.1.427 - 21 | B.1.429 - 87
- 8 New Daily Deaths/3,600 Total Deaths
- 2,183,475 Doses Received/1,974,661 Doses Administered
- 1% Daily Test Positivity/2.1% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)/2.1% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 5.8 cases/100k population (Assessed on 4/6. Adjusted case rate per 100,000 excluding prisons.)
- 99% Case Investigation
- -7.6% Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations (154 patients. -47% over 30 days)
- 37% ICU Capacity (61 patients. -33% over 30 days)
- 60 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- 3 New/19 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
- Universities:
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