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Baby Tapir Is Losing Her Spots at San Diego Zoo (Taken 6.29.21)

One of Nova's friends from school is on this crazy intense regional soccer club team so the two of them don't often get to hang out, but her team is taking a couple weeks off so her mom asked if we'd take her with us the next time we went to the San Diego Zoo. Obviously we were happy to oblige. I think she thinks we're total dorks, but that's just fine with me. It was nice to let Nova ditch us and go off on her own. 

Meanwhile, Darren and I didn't really cover much territory. We spent a lot of time with the mandrills and tapirs, and the tigers were right up at the glass today, too. The baby okapi was out, which was the first time we've seen him since he was born in February, and then we took the kangaroo bus to Skyfari to meet up with Nova for the parade. 

Tomorrow we'll find out from the County how significant the delta variant is in San Diego and if the two-week doubling rate is true here in San Diego as it is in other parts of the country and the world, though the lag time is a little frustrating because last week when they had reported 16 cases, the onset date was only through May 27. Ideally they'll have a better and more current range. And as far as masks go, I'm gonna just go ahead and keep wearing mine. Dr. Fauci clarified today that the reason the WHO is recommending masks is because globally vaccination rates are super low, below 10% and some places worse than that. He said that the US is in a different position because we have high vaccination, but whenever I look at the groups that aren't getting vaccinated, it's the younger under 30s who aren't and guess who are the people that go to bars and concerts and San Diego Zoo and Sea World?? 

Stay safe out there. 

• COVID-19:
• WHO Weekly Epidemiological Update
  In the past week, the number of new COVID-19 cases remained similar to the previous week, and the number of new deaths continued to decrease, with over 2.6 million new cases and 57 000 new deaths reported globally. This is the lowest weekly mortality figure since those recorded in early November 2020. Globally, COVID-19 incidence remains very high, with an average of over 370 000 cases reported each day over the past week.
• How COVID-19 vaccines were made so quickly without cutting corners - Science News (6.29.21)
• With the more contagious Delta variant, some officials are issuing new mask guidance - CNN (6.29.21)
• Dr. Fauci on Delta variant, booster shots and masks for the vaccinated - PBS News Hour (6.29.21)
• White House:
• Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting on Voting Rights 
• Remarks by President Biden in a Virtual Fundraising Reception for the Democratic National Committee
• Remarks by President Biden Before Marine One Departure
• A Memorandum for the Secretary of Commerce on Expo 2027 Minnesota – Healthy People, Healthy Planet: Wellness and Well-Being for All
• A Memorandum for the Secretary of State on Expo 2027 Minnesota – Healthy People, Healthy Planet: Wellness and Well-Being for All
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jen Psaki En Route La Crosse, WI
• Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate Consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148)
• Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
• A Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development on the Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities Under the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017
• Fact Sheet: Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework Will Address Barriers Communities of Color Face to Economic Opportunity
• Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Finalizing Preparations for Libyan Elections
• News:
• The Supreme Court Leaves The CDC's Moratorium On Evictions In Place - npr (6.29.21)
• Attorney General Bonta to Add Five States to Travel Restrictions List as a Result of Wave of New Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation - Rob Bonta, Attorney General (6.28.21)
• Worries Over Nearby Sea Lions Could Derail La Jolla’s July 4th Fireworks Show - kpbs (6.29.21)
• County Adopts $7.23 Billion Budget
• San Diego County Budget Portal
• Other Reading:
• Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 6.29.21 11:21pm):
• 181,817,890 Known Cases
• 3,937,978 Known Deaths
• US COVID-19 Stats 
• CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
• JHU
• 33,651,924 Cases
• 604,467 Deaths
• CDC Data Tracker:
• +7,888 New Cases/33,470,212 Known Cases 
• +168 New Deaths/601,808 Known Deaths
• 381,831,830 Doses Delivered
• 325,152,847 Doses Administered
• 179,940,202 Partially Vaccinated
• 154,199,664 Fully Vaccinated
• California COVID-19 Stats:
• State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
• Vaccination progress dashboard
• R-effective: 1.09
• 48,144,555  Doses Delivered/41,479,219 Doses Administered
• 3,304,149 Partially Vaccinated/19,941,886 Fully Vaccinated
• 762 New Cases/3,714,813 Total Cases (2.0 new cases/100k)
• 5 New Deaths/62,999 Total Deaths (0.03 new deaths/100k)
• 1.2% 7-day test positivity rate
• 1,272 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (37 patients, +3.0% from prior day)
• 305 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-4 patients, -1.3% from prior day)
• 2,472 ICU beds available (+49 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:
• R-effective: 1.1
• 58 New Cases/282,417 Total Cases
• 0 Deaths/3,780 Total Deaths
• 80 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (+7 patients, +9.6% from prior day)
• 20 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (-6 patients, -23.1% from prior day)
• 296 ICU beds available (+14 from prior day)
• County Data:
• COVID-19 Watch
• 82 New Cases/282,498 Total Cases 
• 1.6 Cases/100k
• 0 New Daily Deaths/3,780 Total Deaths
• 4,336,595 Doses Received/4,059,707 Doses Administered
• 2,184,409 Partially Vaccinated/1,863,879 Fully Vaccinated
• +2,618 Newly Fully Vaccinated Since Yesterday
• 66.5% 12+ Population Fully Vaccinated/55.7% Total Population Fully Vaccinated
• 1.5% Daily Test Positivity/1.2% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)/1.1% Test Positivity (14-day average)
• 98.2% Case Investigation 
• 11.9% Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations (+3 patients)
• 36% ICU Capacity (+1 patients)
• 4 Community Outbreaks (7-day)