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| Mwezi at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (Taken 10.14.21) |
Today was a busy and full day. I got up at the crack of dawn, which as we know and have well established, is not at all normal for me. But I wanted to get cracking because Thursdays seem to be my busiest work day and I was itching to go to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. So I busted ass, got a solid 6 uninterrupted hours of work in, and off me and Darren went while Nova was in school. It was a little hotter than I expected but it was nice and we hit our usual areas, impressed some tourists by making the turaco do his call, assessed that the tram line was too long, and spent some time at the top with Mwezi and his momma. We had a hard out so I couldn't linger like normal, but we got home, fed the animals, raced to drop Nova at derby, then visited my dad at the VA hospital.
That was a little bit of a wasted trip because he has a prepaid phone and needed to add minutes to it, but now you can only add a month-to-month plan. I literally had to tell the agent, "my dad is in the hospital and wants to make sure we can cancel the plan without penalty after he dies!!" for them to stop their upsell. And it's true, that is exactly what he said to me, but we sorted it out. And we got some time with him and he seemed in good spirits all things considered. My sister showed up, too, so I think we're breaking all the hospital rules, but they see it's his room and they kinda let it slide. Maybe the more visitors and phone calls he gets, the less he troubles the staff, who by the way, are amazing. One nurse asked what the weather was like today because she arrived FROM TEMECULA when it was still dark out and wouldn't be going home until even later that night.
I had a little rant I've been contemplating in my head, but now it hardly seems worth it. A person in my extended family has been going through cancer treatment and is a superfan of TFG and didn't get vaccinated, then traveled on a plane for a family funeral, then posted on their facebook asking about medical exemptions for vaccines for jobs that require them on Saturday and by Sunday they were posting that they and the whole family that traveled got COVID (which likely means everyone on the plane was exposed), and then was asking about where to get ivermectin and monoclonal antibodies. DO NOT BE THIS PERSON. Look up articles about cancer -- either past or current treatment - and every article tells you to jump the line, knock over old ladies, do whatever you have to do to get vaccinated. But okay, do your own research.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- The hidden cost of Covid-19: years of life lost among the young - STAT News (10.14.21)
- First U.S. 'Mix and Match' COVID Booster Data Are In - — Researchers urge caution, but a clearer picture starts to emerge - MedPage Today (10.14.21)
- ‘I hope you die’: how the COVID pandemic unleashed attacks on scientists. Dozens of researchers tell Nature they have received death threats, or threats of physical or sexual violence. - nature (10.13.21)
- Return of in-person workers reaches pandemic high - Becker's Hospital Review (10.14.21)
- Moderna Booster for Certain Populations Sails Through FDA Panel— All thumbs up, despite small sample size, data quality issues - MedPage Today (10.14.21)
- Politics:
- The right-wing operatives orchestrating the attack on America's school boards - Popular.info (10.14.21)
- News:
- Disease outbreak news - Venezuela - 7 Cases of Yellow Fever - WHO (10.14.21)
- California changes hospital debt collection, charity care eligibility - Becker's Hospital Review (10.14.21)
- Other Reading:
- Amazon Puts Its Own “Brands” First Above Better-Rated Products - The Markup (10.14.21)
- National Education Association wrote a letter to Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter to get their shit under control, for the safety of schools and teachers. You can read it here. - WSJ/NEA 10.8.21
- Government:
- White House
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, October 14, 2021
- Remarks by President Biden on the COVID-19 Response and Vaccination Program
- FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Latino Communities Across the Country
- Statement of President Joe Biden on Unemployment Insurance Claims
- Bill Signed: S. 1301 (Debt Limit Increase through Decemeber)
- Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on the United States Election to the Human Rights Council (HRC)
- Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on President Biden’s Meeting with President Kenyatta of the Republic of Kenya
- Remarks by President Biden and President Kenyatta of the Republic of Kenya Before Bilateral Meeting
- Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya
- Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Meeting with Brazilian Secretary for Strategic Affairs Admiral Flávio Rocha
- President Biden Announces Key Nominations
- Joint Statement of the Ministers and Representatives from the Counter Ransomware Initiative Meeting October 2021
- Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Global Health Security Agenda Annual Report
- Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the President’s Travel to Italy, Vatican City, and the United Kingdom
- Dept of Defense
- State Dept
- Fourteenth Meeting of the United States-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement Environmental Affairs Council
- Election of the United States to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC)
- Signing of Protocol of Amendment to the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement with Greece
- Department Press Briefing – October 14, 2021
- Joint Statement on Third United States – Greece Strategic Dialogue
- FDA
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 10.14.21 9:21 pm):
- 239,591,277 Known Cases/12,680,360 28-Day New Cases
- 4,881,687 Known Deaths/214,002 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 44,767,906 Cases/3,045,596 28 Day New Cases
- 721,563 Deaths/51,981 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +92,217 New Cases/44,615,528 Known Cases
- +1,713 New Deaths/718,681 Known Deaths
- 490,951,045 Doses Delivered
- 405,444,558 Doses Administered
- 217,953,275 Partially Vaccinated
- 188,281,747 Fully Vaccinated
- 56.7% of Total Population
- 66.4% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 68.1% 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: 0.83
- 58,902,675 Doses Delivered/50,896,327 Doses Administered
- 2,683,622 Partially Vaccinated/24,316,517 Fully Vaccinated
- 3,960 New Cases/4,565,279 Total Cases (11.8 new cases/100k)
- 148 New Deaths/70,010 Total Deaths (0.2 new deaths/100k)
- 2.2% 7-day test positivity rate
- 4,055 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-155 patients, -3.7% from prior day)
- 1,087 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-28 patients, -2.5% from prior day)
- 1,906 ICU beds available (-54 from prior day)
- San Diego County
- Free Testing Sites and Schedule in San Diego
- Vaccination Locations San Diego
- Vaccination Dashboard
- COVID ActNow Daily Updates for San Diego Metro
- San Diego Unified School District COVID Dashboard
- CDC Data:
- 1,693,025 Fully Vaccinated
- 50.7% of Total Population
- 59.1% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 59.5% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- State Data:
- R-effective: 0.78
- 308 New Cases/362,564 Total Cases
- 2.8% Daily Positivity
- 4 Deaths/4,141 Total Deaths
- 288 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (+1 patients, +0.3% from prior day)
- 86 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (-1 patients, -1.1% from prior day)
- 215 ICU beds available (+5 from prior day)
- County Data:
- 568 New Cases/363,169 Total Cases
- 10 New Daily Deaths/4,151 Total Deaths
- 1.9% Daily Test Positivity/2.8% 7-day average
- +25 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- +2 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- Universities:
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