Kamaria, fresh off a feeding, with a milk moustache. She will be 2 months old on Friday. (Taken 10.20.21) |
In my post on Friday, I complained about the CDC's reporting. I said, "In fact, the CDC kinda blows, I don't understand how the County's vaccination numbers differ so drastically from the CDC. It doesn't make sense." Well, thanks to Voice of San Diego, I got my answer. Kinda. But at least someone is asking the questions. Despite doing this website for 15 years, I don't actually have a government recognized press credential so I don't get the access a reporter gets to ask questions like that, so I'm glad they did.
As I mentioned here yesterday, and all over socials, too, Darren and I got our Pfizer boosters yesterday. I definitely believe that the rest of the world desperately deserve vaccines, and I think wealthy countries need to stop just sending money, but armies of vaccinators to get the job done, and I think more factories should be built to increase supply, and I think the pharmaceutical companies have a moral and ethical responsibility to share vaccines with the world. All that being said, I have no control over any of that, so if a booster is available to me, I'm going to take it and don't need to justify that nor feel guilty for it. Mostly I was worried about side effects, but besides the sore arm, I've been fine all day.
And because we were fine, we were up early and decided on a day trip to San Diego Zoo Safari Park after I did the bulk of my work this morning. (I still owe a couple marketing plans, but that's what Thursday is for.) The weather was perfect and hours are back until 6pm for whatever reason, so I got a ton of rhino time, first with Casey and Alice, and then with Kianga and Kamaria, and also some sweet elephant time with Zuli and Mkhaya. I will say we took the tram, which are less frequent as they wait for them to be full. I probably won't do that again for awhile. It's just way too cringey to have unmasked snot-nosed kids open-mouth coughing and sneezing right over your shoulder with parents who don't make them sit down or cover their faces. I understand we're outside, but we're still inches apart for 30 minutes and it's so gross.
Lots of news links today.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- FDA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Takes Additional Actions on the Use of a Booster Dose for COVID-19 Vaccines
- FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters - AP News (10.20.21)
- CDC: Pfizer Vax Kept Teens Out of the Hospital for COVID — All ICU admissions and deaths among unvaccinated teens, real-world study finds (See MMWR Below) - MedPage Today (10.20.21)
- Obesity Made Even Mild COVID Worse — Study finds weight played a role in number, duration of symptoms - MedPage Today (10.20.21)
- Overweight was defined as a BMI of 25-29.9, and obesity was defined as a BMI of 30 and over.
- How Many San Diegans Are Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19? It Depends Who You Ask. Local health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report different rates of vaccination against COVID-19 in San Diego County. - VOSD (10.19.21)
- COVID reinfections likely within one or two years, models propose. Estimates based on viral evolution forecast a 50% risk 17 months after a first infection without measures such as masking and vaccination. - nature (10.19.21)
- CDC MMWR:
- Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA Vaccination Against COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Persons Aged 12–18 Years — United States, June–September 2021

- Politics:
- Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Help Tackle Supply Chain Issues
- Formalizes state agencies’ partnership with the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to address state, national and global supply chain challenges
- Directs state agencies to develop longer-term proposals that support port operations and goods movement for consideration in the January 10 Governor’s Budget
- Executive order can be found here.
- Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Support Communities Recovering from Recent Wildfires
- Executive order can be found here. (Focuses on restricting price gouging in fire-burned counties through December 31, 2021)
- Senate GOP again blocks Democrats’ election bill - AP News (10.20.21)
- Gloria, With Help, Makes Slow Progress on Police Reform. Mayor Todd Gloria’s ‘police and public safety reform package’ included 11 items. Six months after he announced his priorities, we thought we’d take a look at how they were coming along. - Voice of San Diego (10.20.21)
- San Diego County Supervisors approve developing 'ghost gun' ordinance - kpbs/City News Service (10.19.21)
- ADL urges DHS to end the use of Title 42 - ADL (10.14.21)
- News:
- FDA In Brief: FDA Announces Investigation of Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Whole, Fresh Onions
- US Labor Department warns 3 GOP states over COVID rules - AP News (10. 20.21)
- San Diegans Urged to Get Flu Vaccination - County News Center (10.20.21)
- Government:
- White House
- Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and Build Back Better Agenda
- Statement by President Joe Biden on Protecting the Sacred Right to Vote
- Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jen Psaki En Route Avoca, PA
- About Mother Jones report that Joe Manchin is considering leaving the Democratic party to be an independent. Here's Jen's response:
I’m not going to speak to an anonymous report about a senator who can speak for himself. I will say that the President considers Senator Manchin a friend, someone that he is aligned with on a range of values in terms of fighting for working people, making — giving families extra breathing room. And that’s something that’s been central to their discussions and negotiations that the President feels have been done entirely in good faith. - Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
- FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Announces Update on Operational Planning for COVID-19 Vaccinations for Kids Ages 5-11
- Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Meeting with The Elders
- Nomination Sent to the Senate
- State Dept
- DHS
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 10:20 8:21pm):
- 241,991,525 Known Cases/12,018,609 28-Day New Cases
- 4,921,354 Known Deaths/203,977 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 45,218,829 Cases/2,714,487 28-Day New Cases
- 731,263 Deaths/49,027 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +75,002 New Cases/45,070,875 Known Cases
- +1,765 New Deaths/728,125 Known Deaths
- 496,915,265 Doses Delivered
- 410,189,737 Doses Administered
- 219,381,466 Partially Vaccinated
- 189,709,710 Fully Vaccinated
- 57.1% of Total Population
- 66.9% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 68.6% 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: 0.84
- 59,546,625 Doses Delivered/51,473,669 Doses Administered
- 2,659,827 Partially Vaccinated/24,487,211 Fully Vaccinated
- 3,070 New Cases/4,595,382 Total Cases (10.8 new cases/100k)
- 156 New Deaths/70,593 Total Deaths (0.2 new deaths/100k)
- 2.0% 7-day test positivity rate
- 4,028 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-3 patients, -0.1% from prior day)
- 1,015 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-16 patients, -1.6% from prior day)
- 1,929 ICU beds available (-109 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:
- 1,708,530 Fully Vaccinated
- 51.2% of Total Population
- 59.7% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 60% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- State Data:
- R-effective: 0.84
- 337 New Cases/365,285 Total Cases
- 2.6% Daily Positivity
- 1 Deaths/4,170 Total Deaths
- 284 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (+9 patients, +3.3% from prior day)
- 82 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (0 patients, 0% from prior day)
- 205 ICU beds available (+7 from prior day)
- County Data:
- San Diego County COVID-19 Update – 10-20-2021
- San Diego County COVID-19 Watch
- 441 New Cases/365,670 Total Cases
- Case Rate 13.0 (7-day daily average with 7-day lag)
- Case rate: 14.7 per 100,000 residents overall
- 8.3 for fully vaccinated people
- 24.5 for not fully vaccinated San Diegans
- 8 New Daily Deaths/4,178 Total Deaths
- 5,319,865 Doses Received/4,944,913 Doses Administered
- 2,513,428 Partially Vaccinated/2,255,554 Fully Vaccinated
- 13,351 Newly Fully Vaccinated Since Last Week
- 80.5% 12+ Population Fully Vaccinated/67.4% Total Population Fully Vaccinated
- 2.7% Daily Test Positivity/2.8% 7-day average/2.9% 7-day average after 7-day lag/2.4% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 95.1% Case Investigation
- +2 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- +4 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- +1.9% Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations (276 patients. -38% over 30 days)
- 28% ICU Capacity (81 patients. -45% over 30 days)
- 54 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- 35 Community Outbreaks (7-day) - 114 Active Community Outbreaks
- 19 in TK-12 grade school settings
- 5 in business settings
- 3 in daycare/preschool/childcare settings
- 2 in fitness/gym settings
- 1 in a college/university setting
- 1 in a healthcare setting
- 1 in a preschool setting
- 1 in a restaurant setting
- 1 in a restaurant/bar setting
- 1 in a retail setting
- Universities:
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