To me the answer to both debates has to do with the world we actually live in and the one we wished we lived in. In the one we actually live in, capitalism rules (no sharing IP), our US health care sucks, our last president politicized a virus, and our country still had the most COVID deaths in the whole world. In the one we wished we lived in, people would do the right thing, get vaccinated when they can, not price gouge during crises, and not have allowed psychotic leaders like Trump, Modi, and Bolsonaro in office. It sucks and people are dying and there are more worldwide cases now than at any other point in the pandemic, but I and many people like me weren't the ones refusing mask wearing, denying the virus, flouting guidance, going to massive events, rushing back to school or 'normal life'. We locked down like we were supposed to. We minimized our risks. We avoided 'normal life' in ways acceptable and detrimental. So sorry, not sorry. I will be getting the kid vaccinated as soon as she's eligible and let the government do what it needs to do to help the rest of the country and the world, and regardless of what #medtwitter has to say about it, I won't be made to feel guilty about that privilege, though I will appreciate it as such.
And about getting back to normal life...I'm trying to force myself to do something, anything every day. Today we went to San Diego Zoo Safari Park for a couple hours and it was hot but beautiful and empty and Southern White Rhinos Holly and Mwezi came from way down by the stream all the way up to the lookout and waiting for them was totally worth the trip. Darren is waiting for me in the speakeasy so I'm going to call it a night. Maybe I'll post some pictures later. Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- India, Brazil and the human cost of sidelining science. Governments that ignore or delay acting on scientific advice are missing out on a crucial opportunity to control the pandemic. - nature (5.4.21)
- The Oxygen Needed to Keep COVID Patients Breathing - Statista (5.3.21)
The medical oxygen demand in India already reached almost 2.3 million standard 7 mᶾ cylinders per day...This amount is almost six times as high as that of Brazil, which required around 385,000 cylinders per day. - White House:
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, May 4, 2021
- Update on the situation at the US Southern Border:
- End of March 5,000 children in CBP. Today there are 600.
- Time in CBP down 75% from 131 hrs to 30 hrs now.
- DHS is starting to reunite separated families
- Vaccines:
- States will get 29M vaccines this week
- See President's remarks on vaccination
- USAID To India:
- 6 flights (5 already arrived) include health supplies: oxygen and oxygen supplies, N95 masks, rapid diagnostic tests, and medicine. More flights are on the way, with total assistance expected to exceed $100 million.
- USAID delivered approximately 1,500 oxygen cylinders that will remain in India and can repeatedly be refilled
- USAID has sent approximately 550 oxygen concentrators to obtain oxygen from ambient air.
- USAID has also delivered a large-scale unit to support up to 20 patients each of an oxygen generation unit
- Sent 2.5 million N95 masks, and we have an additional 12.5 million N95 masks available should that request come.
- Directed our own order of AstraZeneca manufacturing supplies to India, allowing India to make over 20 million doses
- Sent 1 million rapid diagnostic tests
- Delivered 20,000 treatment courses of the anti-viral drug remdesivir
- Quote of the Day (Psaie Bomb): "I would say first that, you know, the Republican Party seems to be spending a lot of blood, sweat, and tears trying to figure out where they stand and what they stand for, and that’s their prerogative."
- Remarks by President Biden on the COVID-19 Response and the Vaccination Program
- Remarks by Vice President Harris at the Virtual Washington Conference on the Americas
- FACT SHEET: President Biden to Announce Goal to Administer at Least One Vaccine Shot to 70% of the U.S. Adult Population by July 4th
- Bill Signing: H.R. 2630
- extends, through October 22, 2021, the temporary scheduling order classifying certain fentanyl-related substances as a Schedule I drug
- A Proclamation on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, 2021
- News:
- The new U.S. Climate Normals are here. What do they tell us about climate change? - NOAA (5.4.21) - Spoiler Alert: Global 30 year temps up 1 degree
- Mexico City Metro Train Derails, Killing At Least 23 And Injuring Dozens - NPR/kpbs (5.3.21)
- Other Reading:
- The Liberals Who Can’t Quit Lockdown. Progressive communities have been home to some of the fiercest battles over COVID-19 policies, and some liberal policy makers have left scientific evidence behind. - The Atlantic (5.4.21)
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 5.4.21 10:20pm):
- 153,977,028 Known Cases
- 3,227,699 Known Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- JHU
- 32,512,588 Cases
- 578,699 Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +32,460 New Cases/32,267,958 Known Cases
- +404 New Deaths/574,679 Known Deaths
- 318,474,035 Doses Delivered/247,769,049 Doses Administered
- Moderna 133,760,900 delivered/107,477,821 administered/43,793,335 Fully Vaccinated
- Pfizer 165,920,235 delivered/131,657,484 administered/53,951,349 Fully Vaccinated
- Janssen 18,792,900 delivered/8,449,067 administered/8,377,861 Fully Vaccinated
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Aggregate California ICU Bed Availability: 32.8%
- R-effective: 0.88
- 39,463,160 Doses Delivered/30,700,655 Doses Administered
- 6,114,848 Partially Vaccinated/12,989,812 Fully Vaccinated
- 1,349 New Cases/3,645,341 Total Cases (4.1 new cases/100k)
- 2 New Deaths/60,765 Total Deaths (0.06 new deaths/100k)
- 1.1% 7-day test positivity rate
- 1,930 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-11 patients, -0.6% from prior day)
- 446 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (+15 patients, +3.5% from prior day)
- 2,489 ICU beds available (+80 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
- Evening COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics Coming to North, East, South County
- State Data:
- Southern California ICU Bed Availability: 34.4%
- R-effective: 0.87
- 172 New Cases/276,693 Total Cases
- 0 Deaths/3,712 Total Deaths
- 5.5 cases/100k population (Assessed on 5/4. Unadjusted Case Rate)
- 2.2% Test Positivity (Assessed on 5/4)
- 2.7% Health Equity Positivity (Assessed on 5/4)
- 162 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (+9 patients, +5.9% from prior day)
- 45 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+6 patients, +15.4% from prior day)
- 236 ICU beds available (-9 from prior day)
- County Data:
- San Diego County COVID-19 Update – 5-4-2021 - County News Center
- COVID-19 Watch - 2,907 New Cases (4/18-5/1/21), 1,529 Interviewed
- 191 Bars and Restaurant Potential Exposure
- 146 Retail Potential Exposure
- 424 Potential Household Exposure
- 195 Education Related Potential Exposure
- 186 New Cases/276,878 Total Cases
- 1 New Daily Deaths/3,713 Total Deaths
- Doses Received/Doses Administered
- 3% Daily Test Positivity/1.8% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)/1.5% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 5.0 cases/100k population (Assessed on 5/4. Adjusted case rate per 100,000 excluding prisons.)
- 96.8% Case Investigation
- -4.3% Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations (141 patients. -15% over 30 days)
- 35% ICU Capacity (40 patients. -25% over 30 days)
- 59 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- 2 New/19 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
- Universities:
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