CoViD-19: No, Don't Get A Booster (Yet) | Biden Blasts Big Lie | County Breakthroughs Remain Low |

 

Funani and Amahle at San Diego Zoo (Taken 7.13.21)

I had a hard time getting through email today. It seemed like all I got today was surveys, political fundraisers, and movie announcements, which I generally don't cover here. So I had to get out of the house and Darren and I walked around the San Diego Zoo for almost four hours, which was kind of refreshing because normally we only go for about two and are rushing around. The hippos were really putting on a show and I know it's stupid but I think they know me because they kept coming back to me over and over and over again. Nova opted not to come but hopefully we can do some fun stuff this week, which will end up being her only full week off during the summer since we got her into two more level up summer courses. One tip if you go to the Zoo, check if the SkyFari is working. Today it was down because I think there's a special event in the Pavilion for Pride this week. 

If I keep reading and find anything important, I'll for sure share in a second post tonight or tomorrow, but mainly you should watch Biden's speech on voting (though there was kind of an important flub when he left out the word 'million'. If you watch, you'll see it.) And as far as COVID-19, you should check the County's COVID watch which is linked below and has interested demographic breakdowns of cases/hospitalizations/deaths and this time they included information on breakthroughs. Tomorrow we'll get the updates on variants in the County and we can get a better sense of what's happening in San Diego. 

In the meantime, Tikka is bullying Magnolia and Jacaranda so I gotta go. Stay safe out there. 

• COVID-19:
• Boosters: Eventually but not yet. 
• WHO Director-General Slams Notion Of Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Doses - Stat (7.13.21)
• U.S. officials say vaccinated don't need booster right now - Reuters (7.13.21)
• In world first, COVID boosters rolled out for some at-risk Israelis. Decision to give third shot to those with weakened immune systems comes after government weighs ‘accumulating evidence’ that immunocompromised aren’t well enough protected. - The Times of Israel (7.12.21)
  “My concern is that people will read between the lines and think that we all need booster shots.”That is not the case for people with general medical conditions that don’t weaken the immune system, nor is it true for the general population, he said.
• Health officials rail against Pfizer’s push for COVID boosters—for many reasons. "What part of 'this is a global crisis' are we not getting?" - ARS Technica (7.12.21)
• White House: 
• Remarks by President Biden on Protecting the Sacred, Constitutional Right to Vote
• Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Philadelphia, PA
• FACT SHEET: U.S. Assistance to Haiti
• President Biden Announces 11 Key Nominations
• Nominations Sent to the Senate
• State Department
• State Department Helps Launch New IIJ Guide to Counter Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism 
• Issuance of the Updated Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory 
• News:
• CalFire Active Incidents 
• Beckwourth Complex (not a CalFire Incident)
• Other Reading:
• 2021's Most & Least Stressed Cities in America - Wallethub (7.12.21)
• San Diego is #152 out of #182
• Total Score 36.33
• Work Stress 155
• Financial Stress 138
• Family Stress 113
• Healt & Safety Stress 167
• Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 7.13.21 10:21pm):
• 187,757,447 Known Cases
• 4,048,243 Known Deaths
• US COVID-19 Stats 
• CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
• JHU
• 33,914,880 Cases
• 607,771 Deaths
• CDC Data Tracker:
• +20,473 New Cases/33,726,363 Known Cases 
• +212 New Deaths/605,140 Known Deaths
• 387,241,530 Doses Delivered
• 334,942,236 Doses Administered
• 184,543,821 Partially Vaccinated
• 159,675,163 Fully Vaccinated 
• 48.1% of Total Population
• 56.3% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
• 58.9% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
• California COVID-19 Stats:
• State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
• Vaccination progress dashboard
• R-effective: 1.17
• 48,585,265 Doses Delivered/42,529,493 Doses Administered
• 3,152,833 Partially Vaccinated/20,562,625 Fully Vaccinated
• 3,256 New Cases/3,736,999 Total Cases (3.8 new cases/100k)
• 6 New Deaths/63,478 Total Deaths (0.02 new deaths/100k)
• 2.7% 7-day test positivity rate
• 1,870 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (+105 patients, +5.9% from prior day)
• 391 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (+15 patients, +4.0% from prior day)
• 2,330 ICU beds available (+52 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
• COVID ActNow Daily Updates for San Diego Metro
• State Data:
• R-effective: 1.37
• 829 New Cases/284,648 Total Cases
• 3.5% (7-day avg after 7-day lag, +1.5% increase from prior week)
• 1 Deaths/3,785 Total Deaths
• 111 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-4 patients, -3.5% from prior day)
• 25 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+2 patients, +8.7% from prior day)
• 256 ICU beds available (+12 from prior day)
• CDC San Diego County Data
• 1,400,865 Fully Vaccinated 
• 42% of Total Population
• 48.9% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
• 50.2% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
• County Data:
• COVID-19 Watch (see graphs below)
• 349 New Cases/284,996 Total Cases 
• 0 New Daily Deaths/3,785 Total Deaths
• +16 patients Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
• +0 ICU Patients