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I knew today was gonna be a cluster but man, was it ever. We were up shiny and early this morning because the electrician came. Darren was kind enough to move everything from our room to make space for the work, but our house looks like a before picture of a house being organized by Marie Kondo or when the team comes to a Hoarders house. If I had the time, I'd take advantage and maybe cull some stuff out of the closet but who has the time?
It was a busy news day. All day I kept trying to start my listings so they could actually be ready on Tuesday morning, but there was so much going on, and then we had no power, and then I had to do a bunch of stuff for my actual job, and then and then and then. Finally when Darren was gonna take Nova to derby I realized I needed to walk away from my laptop, so we hit the San Diego Zoo until it was time to pick her up again.
So yeah. Maybe listings will come before tomorrow morning. Or tomorrow night. Or maybe Wednesday. I can't really say. What I can say is that there are a whole lot of shows that are requiring vaccines, several that won't allow a testing out option, so if you know people still stalling on this shit, tell them to get on it. We're done waiting around for them to let the virus continue mutating and making our vaccinations worthless with future strains. This has to end.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- ‘I feel defeated’: Mask and vaccine mandates cause new divides as officials try to head off virus surge. Cities and counties say protections are necessary as coronavirus cases explode again - The Washington Post (8.14.21)
- COVID Patients Fighting for Their Lives Are Still Refusing the Vaccine. Arkansas has one of the lowest COVID vaccination rates in the country. VICE News embedded at a hospital in Little Rock where patients facing the threat of death still won’t get the shot. - Vice (8.16.21)
- I'm reluctant to post any articles that use words like "confusing" or "chaos" or "backlash" or offer two sides during a public health crisis, but the school guidance is important. Unlike the author, I don't find it confusing at all: if Nova goes to school and some unvaxxed kid in her class tests positive, so long as Nova wore her mask and doesn't show symptoms, because she's vaccinated she gets to stay in school, and she should get tested at 3 day intervals. That is not confusing. It also beats districts elsewhere that are allowing asymptomatic but positive test children to stay in school. And I think it is the media's job to make things that seem confusing to not be confusing instead of stoking the problem. So I think this article is irresponsible in title, but the content is less so.
- Schools' Quarantine Protocols Are a Lot More Confusing Than Last Year. Last school year, schools had to close entire classrooms when one student tested positive, but the latest guidance is a lot more complicated – and almost unintelligible when it comes to individual circumstances. - Voice of San Diego (8.16.21)
- As COVID-19 Cases Among Pregnant Women Increase, Public Health Encourages Expecting and New Moms to Get Vaccinated - 5 New Deaths and 2,426 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County 08/16/2021 -LAPH (8.16.21)
- Association of Vaccine Type and Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Symptoms and Antibody Measurements Following Vaccination Among Health Care Workers - JAMA (8.16.21)
- U.S. Department of Labor issues updated guidance on protecting unvaccinated and other at-risk workers from the coronavirus - OSHA (8.13.21)
- WHO Update 8.16.21
- Delta variant on path to become dominant strain worldwide as surge in the highly transmissible variant increases urgency for vaccinating large numbers of vulnerable people
- Rising infection rates resulting in increased hospitalizations are overwhelming health systems and leaving many countries in urgent need of life-saving oxygen
- Testing rates in much of the world is too low, especially low- and lower-middle-income countries [1] – leaving much of the world blind to how the disease is evolving and vulnerable to new variants
- Funding the Rapid ACT-Accelerator Delta Response (RADAR) urgent appeal for US $7.7 billion would enable: significantly increased testing and better surveillance to detect and protect against new variants; more oxygen to treat the seriously ill and save lives; vital personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect health workers; the rolling out of emergency response and delivery support for the effective delivery and deployment of COVID-19 tools, including in humanitarian contexts; and continued research and development (R&D) so that tools remain effective
- The US$ 7.7 billion is not an additional funding need but is part of the ACT-Accelerator’s overall 2021 budget, which is needed urgently within the next four months
- Politics:
- Mail Ballots Go Out to Registered Voters for Gubernatorial Recall Election - County News Center (8.16.21)
- How to Vote in the CA Recall Election - Courage California
- After you vote, TRACK YOUR BALLOT
- California's vaccinated say unvaccinated are adding risk; strong support for mandates — CBS News poll (8.15.21)
- Feinstein: Greater Protections Needed for Wild Horses, Burros - Dianne Feinstein (8.16.21)
- California Members of Congress Urge Department of Defense to Continue Supporting State and Local Efforts to Combat Wildfires - Dianne Feinstein (8.16.21)
- White House:
- Remarks by President Biden on Afghanistan
- Memorandum for the Secretary of State on Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs
- News:
- USDA Modernizes the Thrifty Food Plan, Updates SNAP Benefits. First Update in More Than 45 Years Reflects Current Cost Realities - USDA (8.16.21)
- Western States Face Water Cuts As A Shortage In The Colorado River Is Declared - AP/npr (8.16.21)
- Other Links:
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 8.16.21 10:21pm):
- 207,834,266 Known Cases
- 4,371,025 Known Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- JHU
- 36,888,741 Cases/2,598,793 28-Day New Cases
- 622,318 Deaths/12,707 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +41,302 New Cases/36,720,973 Known Cases
- +104 New Deaths/619,564 Known Deaths
- 415,958,305 Doses Delivered
- 357,292,057 Doses Administered
- 198,595,349 Partially Vaccinated
- 168,689,357 Fully Vaccinated
- 50.8% of Total Population
- 59.4% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 61.8% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- CDPH Issues Statement on Western States' Approval of Additional Dose for People who are Immunocompromised (8.16.21)
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- R-effective: 1.08
- 51,467,175 Doses Delivered/45,379,645 Doses Administered
- 3,468,582 Partially Vaccinated/21,873,923 Fully Vaccinated
- 11,437 New Cases/4,033,659 Total Cases (25.6 new cases/100k)
- 11 New Deaths/64,194 Total Deaths (0.1 new deaths/100k)
- 6.1% 7-day test positivity rate
- 7,574 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (242 patients, +3.3% from prior day)
- 1,690 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (199 patients, +13.3% from prior day)
- 1,827 ICU beds available (+77 from prior day)
- San Diego County Media Briefing:
- County Officials Encourage Businesses to Require Proof of Vaccination or Regular Testing from Employees - County News Center (8.16.21)
- Cases higher than we'd like
- County (18,000 employees) joined other entities like State and City of San Diego to mandate vaccines among their employees.
- County recommending that ALL EMPLOYERS across county require vaccines or be subject to weekly testing and mask requirement.
- In last 30 days 92% of cases are in unvaccinated. Case rate is 10x higher for unvaccinated San Diegans.
- 98% of hospitalizations over past 30 days are among unvaccinated.
- More than 80%
- Strain on health system, not just from rising cases, but other illnesses, staffing issues
- Vaccination verification will begin on 8/17 for all County employees, and by 8/23, anyone who hasn't verified will be subject to weekly testing and masks indoors.
- County is increasing testing sites to make the weekly testing available for everyone countywide.
- Media Questions:
- County will not speculate or make predictions about future of COVID locally.
- Employers have asked for a little nudge, so the County thinks this will help.
- All actions around COVID have been to preserve the integrity of our health care systems.
- Testing is readily available for everyone.
- Many of the breakthrough infections have only been discovered because the person was tested due to work or travel requirements, or they chose to test due to a contact with someone else who was positive.
- Dr. McDonald: ANYONE who has ANY symptom should get tested as soon as possible regardless of vaccination status. Data show people with symptoms like body aches, runny nose, fever, cough, etc., typically wait 3 days and in that time, even vaccinated people could be transmitting the virus to others.
- 85% of tests are turning around in 24 hours or less. 91% of tests come in within 48 hours.
- All strategies are still in place: vaccinate the unvaccinated; expand testing, continue NPIs.
- Delta variant is predominant variant currently being sequenced in San Diego and across the country.
- Surge will get worse before it gets better.
- Indoor mask requirement is still in place in the entire state for unvaccinated people.
- San Diego County
- Free Testing Sites and Schedule in San Diego
- Vaccination Locations San Diego
- Vaccination Dashboard
- San Diego County Of Education School Reopening Dashboard
- COVID ActNow Daily Updates for San Diego Metro
- CDC Data:
- 1,507,313 Fully Vaccinated
- 45.2% of Total Population
- 52.6% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 53.5% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- State Data:
- R-effective: 1.0
- 658 New Cases/314,247 Total Cases
- 8.2% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)
- 0 Deaths/3,824 Total Deaths
- 574 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (+26 patients, +4.7% from prior day)
- 133 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+3 patients, +2.3% from prior day)
- 220 ICU beds available (+25 from prior day)
- County Data:
- 1,095 New Cases/315,348 Total Cases
- 0 New Daily Deaths/3,824 Total Deaths
- 7.3% Daily Test Positivity/8.6% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)
- +1 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- +1 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- Universities:
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