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Today I was watching yet another news story giving equal coverage to parents who want their kids back in school with safety and mitigation measures in place versus the parents who don't want masks on their children. A woman held a sign that said "Let Them Breath" and I thought, sounds about right. Today the US reported more than 120k new cases but achieved 50% of the total US population fully vaccinated. Six months ago it felt like we should've easily gotten to 70% or 80% but now I guess we celebrate any minute milestone.
So a lot of local venues are really in a pickle. With closing down not being a realistic option, places are evaluating whether they should require vaccines or negative test results. Some are even looking into having rapid testing on site. Some are reinstating mask requirements but obviously you can't mask while you're drinking so the enforcement is nearly impossible and an effort in futility. I'm trying to consult with the best information I have; that while vaccinated people can be carriers of the delta variant and carry virus in the nose and mouth, the breakthroughs are still far less than cases among the unvaccinated. And I keep reminding the venues that 20-29 year olds ---the bar crowd --- represent 1 in 4 cases in the County while only representing 17% of the population and this group is still falling under 50% fully vaccinated. It is these holdout that will keep variants circulating and make the rest of us have to get boosters in perpetuity.
I'm looking forward to the weekend hoping to go off-grid, so I may or may not do data on Saturday since CDC and JHU are the only ones who update anyway.
- COVID-19:
- I went to a party with 14 other vaccinated people; 11 of us got COVID | COMMENTARY - The Baltimore Sun (8.3.21)
- No, Most COVID Infections Are Not Occurring in Vaccinated People— Provincetown statistic being misinterpreted - MedPage Today (8.6.21)
- Vaccinated parents' new worry: Can I transmit Covid to my unvaccinated kids? “I’m tired. The mental math of determining what we feel is safe for our kids has been one of the hardest parts of the pandemic,” one mother said. - NBC News (8.6.21)
- Study ties COVID vaccines to lower transmission rates - CIDRAP (8.6.21)
- CDC MMWR
- Reduced Risk of Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 After COVID-19 Vaccination — Kentucky, May–June 2021 - CDC MMWR (8.6.21)
- Rapid Increase in Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant — Mesa County, Colorado, April–June 2021 - CDC MMWR (8.6.21)
- Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing Hospitalization Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years — 13 states, COVID-NET, February–April 2021
- Politics:
- Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Pause Until January 31, 2022 - US Dept of Education (8.6.21)
- Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on the July Jobs Report - US Dept of Labor (8.6.21)
- Employment Situation Summary - US Bureau Labor of Statistics
- Vaccination form for federal workers adds penalties for lies - AP News (8.6.21)
- White House:
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, August 6, 2021
- Readout of White House Meetings with Landlords and Tenant Advocates
- Statement by Vice President Kamala Harris on the Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
- Readout of the Second Meeting of the White House Council on Native American Affairs
- Statement by President Joe Biden Extending the Pause on Student Loan Repayment
- Remarks by President Biden on the July Jobs Report
- President Biden Announces 10 Key Nominations
- Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Export Control Regulations
- Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Export Control Regulations
- State Dept:
- News:
- Citrus Disease Detection in San Diego County Prompts Quarantine - County News Center (8.6.21)
- Why does it still feel so complicated to get back to ‘normal’? Pandemic cave syndrome explained - University of California (8.4.21)
- Other Reading:
- What science tells us about reducing coronavirus spread from wind instruments. Performers and researchers collaborate to learn the risks and how to lower them - Science News (8.6.2021)
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 8.6.21 8:21pm):
- 201,692,437 Known Cases
- 4,277,567 Known Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- JHU
- 35,695,414 Cases
- 616,493 Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +120,173 New Cases/35,530,951 Known Cases
- +700 New Deaths/613,658 Known Deaths
- 405,102,715 Doses Delivered
- 349,787,479 Doses Administered
- 193,764,457 Partially Vaccinated
- 165,918,256 Fully Vaccinated
- 50% of Total Population
- 58.5% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 60.9% 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: 1.28
- 50,339,575 Doses Delivered/44,479,024 Doses Administered
- 3,303,315 Partially Vaccinated/21,495,872 Fully Vaccinated
- 14,402 New Cases/3,913,560 Total Cases (21 new cases/100k)
- 37 New Deaths/64,243 Total Deaths (0.04 new deaths/100k)
- 7.1% 7-day test positivity rate
- 5,732 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (181 patients, +3.3% from prior day)
- 1,203 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (50 patients, +4.3% from prior day)
- 1,910 ICU beds available (+20 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:
- 1,477,309 Fully Vaccinated
- 44.3% of Total Population
- 51.6% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 52.6% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- State Data:
- R-effective: 1.16
- 1,120 New Cases/302,220 Total Cases
- 8.4% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)
- 1 Deaths/3,806 Total Deaths
- 450 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (+19 patients, 4.4% from prior day)
- 90 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+7 patients, 8.4% from prior day)
- 222 ICU beds available (+22 from prior day)
- County Data:
- 1,480 New Cases/303,691 Total Cases
- 4 New Daily Deaths/3,810 Total Deaths
- 8.3% Daily Test Positivity/8.9% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)
- +50 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- 3 Day Over Day ICU Patients
- Universities:
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