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| Sumatran Tiger at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (Taken 6.25.2019) |
My brain feels like mush today. I feel like I've been staring at my laptop all day and night and spinning in circles so I'm just going to declare I'm done and be done with it.
I spoke with my mom today and my dad got a room at Kaiser which is nice because when I spoke to my dad yesterday, he basically said he had to listen to the doctors basically death panel him...deciding if he was worth a room, worth intervention, worth saving...because of the amount of people currently hospitalized. Not cool, Kaiser doctor bros.
Besides that, there's not much excitement around here. Nova's fully independent now and takes the Rapid bus to and from her LevelUp GirlsInc summer camp at Hoover which goes for another week and a half, and then she'll have a week off during which the school will be open for campus preview for new incoming students, and then she'll end her summer with a LevelUp camp in animal conservation at the San Diego Zoo. I'm kinda jealous.
And speaking of the Zoo, today it was announced that at least two of the Sumatran tigers at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park are suspected of having COVID, so they're assuming all six do. Which sucks because San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance was vaccinating the animals, but apparently not fast enough. After reading that information on the white-tailed deer yesterday, I wonder if they're testing the scat of our local mule deer, too? It sounds like the cats will be fine, but Tiger Walk is closed in the meantime, and I would imagine they're closing the walkway behind that goes from the base of Australia Walkabout to the epiphyllum garden. It's been so hot, we haven't made the trek in a few weeks.
While I'm talking about parks, I reached out to the public relations department at Sea World asking why they're not stricter on masks in their indoor aquariums and shops and they responded that they're following CDC guidance, to which I pointed out that CDPH mandates masks for the unvaccinated, which would include every kid under 12. I doubt they'll respond because now I'm just a nuisance, but hopefully there will be enough pressure to follow other large parks in California and do the right thing.
Today San Diego broke 300,000 known cases since the beginning of the pandemic and 3,800 deaths. Testing sites are once again expanding because of the high demand.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- Refresher: CDPH Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings (Updated 7.28.21)
- Masks are required for all individuals in the following indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status:
- On public transit[1] (examples: airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis, and ride-shares) and in transportation hubs (examples: airport, bus terminal, marina, train station, seaport or other port, subway station, or any other area that provides transportation)
- Indoors in K-12 schools[2], childcare[3]
- Emergency shelters[4] and cooling centers[5]
- Masks are required for all individuals, in the following indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status (and surgical masks are recommended):
- Healthcare settings[6]
- State and local correctional facilities and detention centers[7]
- Homeless shelters[8]
- Long Term Care Settings[9] & Adult and Senior Care Facilities[10]
- Additionally, masks are required* for unvaccinated individuals in indoor public settings and businesses (examples: retail, restaurants, theaters, family entertainment centers, meetings, state and local government offices serving the public).
- CDC says 7-day average of daily U.S. Covid cases surpassed peak seen last summer - CNBC (8.2.21)
- FDA authorizes REGEN-COV monoclonal antibody therapy for post-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) for COVID-19. Prophylaxis with REGEN-COV is not a substitute for vaccination against COVID-19 - FDA (7.30.21)
- Hospitals, health systems mandating vaccines for workers - Becker's Hospital Review (8.3.21)
- Politics:
- White House:
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, August 3, 2021
- Remarks by President Biden on Fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic
- FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Major Milestone in Administration’s Global Vaccination Efforts: More Than 100 Million U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Donated and Shipped Abroad
- Remarks by President Biden at a Meeting with Latino Community Leaders to Discuss His Economic Agenda, Immigration Reform, and the Need to Protect the Sacred, Constitutional Right to Vote
- Readout of the President and Vice President’s Meeting with Latino Leaders
- The BIB (Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill)
- FACT SHEET: Top 10 Programs in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act That You May Not Have Heard About
- FACT SHEET: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Creates Good-Paying Jobs and Supports Workers
- FACT SHEET: Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Advancing Economic and Public Health Opportunities for Communities of Color
- State Department Press Briefing – August 3, 2021
- News:
- Tigers at San Diego Zoo Safari Park may have been exposed to COVID-19. Because of the animals' tight social grouping, the wildlife health and care teams are operating as if all six tigers who reside at the Safari Park are exposed. - CBS8 (8.3.21)
- San Diego City Council Passes “Ghost Gun” Ordinance To Crack Down On Gun Violence (And watch Chris Cate give a piss-poor reason why he was the lone no vote)- kpbs/City News Service (8.2.21)
- Cygnet Theatre is first San Diego theater company to announce vaccine rules for ticket-buyers - Pacific San Diego (8.2.21)
- CDC Extends Order at the Southern and Northern Land Borders (Title 42) - CDC (8.2.21)
- Other Reading:
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 8.3.21 9:21pm):
- 199,509,030 Known Cases
- 4,245,626 Known Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- JHU
- 35,237,950 Cases
- 614,295 Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +78,806 New Cases/35,171,679 Known Cases
- +392 New Deaths/611,791 Known Deaths
- 401,229,975 Doses Delivered
- 347,377,149 Doses Administered
- 192,120,576 Partially Vaccinated
- 165,081,416 Fully Vaccinated
- 49.7% of Total Population
- 58.2% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 60.6% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- R-effective:1.31
- 49,988,145 Doses Delivered/44,182,488 Doses Administered
- 3,251,984 Partially Vaccinated/21,368,344 Fully Vaccinated
- 7,318 New Cases/3,881,089 Total Cases (17.5 new cases/100k)
- 11 New Deaths/64,096 Total Deaths (0.03 new deaths/100k)
- 6.7% 7-day test positivity rate
- 5,120 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (+348 patients, +7.3% from prior day)
- 1,091 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (+67 patients, +6.5% from prior day)
- 2,095 ICU beds available (-1 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:
- 1,469,255 Fully Vaccinated
- 44% of Total Population
- 51.3% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 52.3% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- State Data:
- R-effective: 1.36
- 1,019 New Cases/299,021 Total Cases
- 8.2% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)
- 0 Deaths/3,798 Total Deaths
- 404 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (+31 patients, +8.3% from prior day)
- 84 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+6 patients, +7.7% from prior day)
- 223 ICU beds available (+5 from prior day)
- County Data:
- COVID-19 Watch
- 10,735 New Cases in Last 2 Weeks (7/18-7/31)
- (Each case may have multiple potential exposures, range of community settings visited ranged from 1-17)
- 13.6% Potential Exposures in Bars & Restaurants
- 30.6% Potential Exposures in Workplaces
- 26.9% Household Exposures
- 5.3% Education Exposures
- 21.4% Travel Exposures
- 1,204 New Cases/300,189 Total Cases
- 5 New Daily Deaths/3,800 Total Deaths
- 10.8% Daily Test Positivity/8.8% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)
- +8 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- 0 Day Over Day ICU Patients
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