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| Magnolia and Jacaranda Are Growing So Fast (Taken 8.9.21) |
I used to make Mondays my day off because I was always at shows all weekend long, and even after the pandemic, I feel like Mondays are still the day I want to be left alone and recharge. Nowadays I wake up, bust through as much work as possible then try to nap while Nova is at camp. So I'm feeling good. While she was at derby, Darren and I wandered around the San Diego Zoo and shared a sandwich in the secluded dining area by Devi the Elephant and it was lovely. Skyfari is back open, too. You know how there's shortages everywhere for everything? Well according to a dude working the Skyfari, there was a super small mechanical problem that needed to be fixed but it took three weeks for the part to be fabricated and delivered. It's all good now as summer hours wind down.
There was a lot of news today, especially with the 1,500 page climate report that dropped and more discussion of the vaccine mandates for military which will come soon. A few weeks ago I posted how the FDA was going all-hands-on-deck to get through the EUA data for Pfizer's vaccines so they can be officially approved which will then create the leeway of even more entities demanding vaccinations as conditions of employment or general participation in society.
COVID-19 news isn't really changing, but there is this sort of back and forth that anti-vaxxers are trying to use that if people get breakthrough infections anyway, why even bother with vaccines, vaccine cards, mask requirements and the like and it is just a total facepalm argument. Doctors are now sharing what a scan of a COVID lung looks like on a vaccinated person versus an unvaccinated person. They have to spell out the symptoms of the dying unvaccinated versus the sucky and uncomfortable but usually not deadly symptoms of a breakthrough infection. I'd prefer not to get a breakthrough and I'm doing my best to keep it safe as I'm already pretty risk-averse, but I'd like to believe were I to get sick, I'd be able to drink some water, sleep all day, pop some tylenol and eventually be fine. And the second they call for boosters, I'm on that, too.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- Cognitive Illusions and How Not to Write About COVID-19 and Children. Many people minimize the deaths and damage COVID-19 has wrought on children because it is “worse in adults”. While it is true that more adults suffer due to the disease, that does not make the harms done to children vanish in a puff of smoke. - Science-Based Medicine (7.30.21)
- Get Vaccinated Even If You’ve Gotten COVID-19, Study Suggests - Infection Control Today (8.8.21)
- Biden to Approve Austin's Request to Make COVID-19 Vaccine Mandatory for Service Members - US Dept of Defense (8.9.21)
- Austin Seeks Presidential Approval for Mandatory Troop Vaccinations by Mid-September - US Dept of Defense (8.9.21)
- The following changes have been made to SARS-CoV-2 Variant Classifications and Definitions: - CDC (8.9.21)
- On August 3, 2021, CDC began reporting the proportions for each of the lineages that are collectively designated as the Delta variant. These include B.1.617.2, AY.1, AY.2, and AY.3. Prior to August 3, CDC aggregated the proportions of the sub-lineages AY.1, AY.2, and AY.3 with B.1.617.2, which is the parental Delta lineage.
- CDC and the World Health Organization classify the parental lineage (B.1.617.2) and all three sub-lineages (AY.1, AY.2, and AY.3) as Variants of Concern.
- What you need to know about variants, vaccines, and breakthrough COVID cases. The CDC is reporting every severe breakthrough, but less is known about non-severe cases. - Popular Science (8.2.21)
- White House:
- FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Announces Nearly $5 Billion in Resilience Funding to Help Communities Prepare for Extreme Weather and Climate-Related Disasters
- Statement by President Joe Biden on COVID-19 Vaccines for Service Members
- Statement by President Joe Biden on Department of Justice Filing
- IPCC Climate Report:
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group I Contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report - State Dept (8.9.21)
- A Major Report Warns Climate Change Is Accelerating And Humans Must Cut Emissions Now - NPR/kpbs (8.9.21)
- IPCC climate report: Earth is warmer than it’s been in 125,000 years. Landmark assessment says that greenhouse gases are unequivocally driving extreme weather — but that nations can still prevent the worst impacts. - nature (8.9.21)
- 350.org reacts to IPCC report on the state of our climate - 350.org (8.9.21)
- Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying – IPCC (8.9.21)
- Press Release (8.9.21)
- The UN Climate Report: All Is Not Well—but All Is Not Lost. A major new report from the IPCC paints a devastating portrait of climate change. But it also shows that it's not too late for drastic action. - Wired (8.9.21)
- ‘Nobody Is Safe,’ Warns Latest IPCC Climate Report. A rise in temperatures of 1.5°C is all but assured by the 2040s, but there are still many ways to mitigate the long-term effects of the climate crisis. - Vice (8.9.21)
- News:
- Mayor Gloria Launches $12M in COVID Relief Grants for Small Businesses and Nonprofits Small Businesses and Nonprofits Urged To Apply Through The San Diego Foundation - Mayor News Room (8.9.21)
- FEMA to Conduct Emergency Alert Systems Testing - County News Center (8.9.21)
- Flash Flooding / Severe Thunderstorm Events Possible for the San Diego County Mountains and Valleys 8/9-8/12 - County Emergency (8.9.21)
- August 10: Father Joe Carroll’s Legacy to be Remembered During Public Celebration of Life at the Convention Center (also available for livestream)
- Celebration of life to take place August 10 at 10:30 a.m. at San Diego Convention Center, Hall H
- The public is invited to celebrate the life and legacy of Father Joe Carroll at a Celebration of Life event on August 10, 2021. Father Joe Carroll’s memory will be remembered through personal remarks, hymns, readings, music, and a special memorial video looking back on Carroll’s decades of service. Attendees are invited to share in this special celebration honoring Carroll’s decades of service to our neighbors experiencing homelessness.
- Other Reading:
- China's wandering elephants may finally be heading home. The herd fascinated locals and people around the world as traveled across southwest China, raiding farms and even a retirement home for food. - NBC News (8.9.21)
- SDCCU Offers Free Financial Wellness Wednesdays Webinars
- California Citizens Redistricting Commission to Host. Communities of Interest Virtual Meeting for Imperial/San Diego - California Citizens Redistricting Commission
- Friday, August 13 3pm-7pm
- Wanna get terrified? WHO Disease Outbreak News: Marburg virus disease - Guinea (8.9.21)
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 8.9.21 10:21pm):
- 203,389,418 Known Cases
- 4,303,060 Known Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- JHU
- 35,948,170 Cases
- 617,321 Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +51,638 New Cases/35,824,258Known Cases
- +204/614,856 Known Deaths
- 407,560,705 Doses Delivered
- 351,933,175 Doses Administered
- 195,222,906 Partially Vaccinated
- 166,654,374 Fully Vaccinated
- 50.2% of Total Population
- 58.7% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 61.1% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- R-effective: 1.2
- 50,490,455 Doses Delivered/44,703,438 Doses Administered
- 3,348,663 Partially Vaccinated/21,587,805 Fully Vaccinated
- 10,425 New Cases/3,950,172 Total Cases (22.7 new cases/100k)
- 6 New Deaths/64,318 Total Deaths (0.04 new deaths/100k)
- 6.3% 7-day test positivity rate
- 6,387 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (+264 patients, +4.3% from prior day)
- 1,370 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (+54 patients, +4.1% from prior day)
- 1,986 ICU beds available (+77 from prior day)
- 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:
- 1,485,089 Fully Vaccinated
- 44.5% of Total Population
- 51.9% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 52.8% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- State Data:
- R-effective: 1.03
- 1,009 New Cases/305,983 Total Cases
- 8.1% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)
- 0 Deaths/3,811 Total Deaths
- 504 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (+24 patients, +5% from prior day)
- 97 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (-1 patients, -1.0% from prior day)
- 226 ICU beds available (+18 from prior day)
- County Data:
- 869 New Cases/306,855 Total Cases
- 0 New Daily Deaths/3,811 Total Deaths
- 6.7% Daily Test Positivity/87% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)
- +2 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- +0 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- Universities:
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