I know. Look at that chunka munka. This is Strawberry, Strawbs, Tikka, Monster, Mean Girl. What happened was that we adopted her a few years back and she was mean and scared and kinda vicious. Understandable after her both her original families kicked her out in her first nine months of life. But then she got in our household and Kiwi was getting old so whenever she'd appear, we would feed her, but then Tikka (which I've learned translates to "Chunk") would always help out with leftovers, and well, now she's a giant cat and we have her on a stricter diet, but kitty weightloss isn't quite so easy. But it's okay. We love her and I'm not trying to shame her on National Cat Day.
It's been super busy at work but I still finally made it outta the house so Darren and I could do a couple of the last hours of HalGLOWeen at San Diego Zoo, but looks like I have homework this weekend even though our weekend shows are already sold out. Darren will be working both nights so I might make an appearance but that's not a promise. I'm also hoping to get some time at Safari Park on Sunday. I guess we''ll see how the weekend goes.
Numbers are going up ever so slightly, but this is how it started last year, with Labor Day rolling into Halloween into Thanksgiving then Christmas and New Years, so even if you're vaccinated and boosted, you need to step up your non-pharmaceutical mitigations like increasing indoor ventilation and mask wearing.
- COVID-19:
- Delta Makes COVID a (Vaccinated) Family Affair — Real-world U.K. study finds vaccinated family members can still spread the variant to each other - MedPage Today (10.28.21)
- Yes, vaccinated can get breakthrough cases
- Yes, breakthrough cases can transmit to household
- Viral load of vaxxed and unvaxxed is similar, HOWEVER, the load diminishes faster among vaccinated
- What does it mean?
- Test regularly, even if vaxxed, especially if experiencing symptoms
- It means if someone in the household becomes positive, you should still isolate and take maximum precautions - isolation, ventilation, masking, sanitizing, especially if caretaking these individuals
- Community transmission and viral load kinetics of the SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) variant in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals in the UK: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study - The Lancet (10.29.21)
- What is the vaccine effect on reducing transmission in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant? - The Lancet (10.29.21)
- 10 Reasons Your Child Should Get Vaccinated for COVID-19 as Soon as Possible - JHU (10.27.21)
- FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Children 5 through 11 Years of Age - FDA (10.29.21)
- The Pandemic Is Still Going On—And Immunocompromised People Need You to Keep Caring. What does social solidarity mean these days? - Self (10.28.21)
- How People Who Feel ‘Invincible’ to COVID-19 Are Hampering Herd Immunity Efforts - Healthline (10.27.21)
- Op-Ed: Lansner: In-N-Out is wrong about vaccine mandatesScreeds against containment efforts won’t build customer confidence among the virus-phobic. - OC Register (10.28.21)
- CDC MMWR:
- Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Among Adults Hospitalized with COVID-19–Like Illness with Infection-Induced or mRNA Vaccine-Induced SARS-CoV-2 Immunity — Nine States, January–September 2021
- The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Interim Recommendations for Additional Primary and Booster Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines — United States, 2021
- Politics:
- Unemployment claims reach pandemic low - Becker's Hospital Review (10.29.21)
- Pentagon may not immediately fire vaccine resisters. Biden administration officials say they will try to convince holdouts to comply. - Roll Call (10.29.21)
- News:
- California Launches Encampment Resolution Grant Program - Office of Governor Newsom
- $50 million in grants to local governments to help people experiencing homelessness move from encampments to housing
- Part of Governor Newsom’s $12 billion homeless package, which will provide housing to over 44,000 homeless Californians
- State also announces new communities participating in 100-Day Challenge designed to spur innovations related to encampments
- Other Reading:
- California Condors reproduce without a male. A first. - kpbs (10.28.21)
- California Condors Are Capable of Asexual Reproduction. A new study shows that two captive birds had only maternal DNA and survived early development—a first for the critically endangered species. - Wired (10.28.21)
- Government:
- White House
- Honoring Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
- The Biden Administration Continues Its Work to Expand Access to Justice
- White House Highlights Nationwide Impact of Build Back Better Framework
- A Proclamation on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, 2021
- Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Announces Additional Actions to Increase COVID-19 Screening Testing in Schools and Keep Students Safe
- Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the President’s Upcoming G20 Visit
- Readout of President Biden’s Audience with His Holiness Pope Francis
- Remarks by President Biden and President Macron of the French Republic Before Bilateral Meeting
- United States-France Joint Statement
- Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin of the Holy See
- Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with President Sergio Mattarella of Italy
- Remarks by President Biden Before Meeting with Prime Minister Draghi of the Italian Republic
- Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with Prime Minister Mario Draghi of Italy
- President Biden Announces Key Nominations
- Memorandum on the Delegation of Functions and Authorities Under Section 1299F(i) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
- A Proclamation on National Native American Heritage Month, 2021
- Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan
- A Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan
- Dept of Transportation
- USDOT Releases New Data Showing That Road Fatalities Spiked in First Half of 2021. Secretary Buttigieg calls rising traffic deaths a crisis and calls for cooperation among all levels of government, industry, and advocacy to change course.
- State Dept
- Passport Processing Status Update
- Designation of Six Targets Involved in Iran’s Destabilizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Activities
- Joint Statement of the Ministerial Meeting in Bogotá on the Causes and Challenges of Migration
- Dept of Justice
- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Restores the Office for Access to Justice
- Justice Department and FTC File Suit to Stop Deceptive Marketing of Nasal Spray Product Advertised as Purported COVID-19 Treatment
- DHS
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 10.29.21 10:21pm):
- 246,036,270 Known Cases/11,687,781 28-Day New Cases
- 4,989,643 Known Deaths/196,393 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 45,923,938 Cases/2,285,208 28 Day New Cases
- 745,380 Deaths/44,338 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +73,705 New Cases/45,759,230 Known Cases
- +1,091 New Deaths/741,566 Known Deaths
- 514,925,015 Doses Delivered
- 419,020,753 Doses Administered
- 220,860,887 Partially Vaccinated
- 191,997,869 Fully Vaccinated
- 57.8% of Total Population
- 67.7% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 69.4% 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: 0.94
- 61,491,775 Doses Delivered/52,692,019 Doses Administered
- 2,549,360 Partially Vaccinated/24,723,842 Fully Vaccinated
- 7,098 New Cases/4,647,587 Total Cases (12.2 new cases/100k)
- 111 New Deaths/71,519 Total Deaths (0.2 new deaths/100k)
- 2.8% 7-day test positivity rate
- 4,156 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-1 patients, -0.02% from prior day)
- 1,016 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-14 patients, -1.4% from prior day)
- 1,741 ICU beds available (-76 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:
- 1,730,840 Fully Vaccinated
- 51.8% of Total Population
- 60.5% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 60.7% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- State Data:
- R-effective: 1.01
- 427 New Cases/370,006 Total Cases
- % Daily Positivity
- 6 Deaths/4,213 Total Deaths
- 303 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (+12 patients, +4.1% from prior day)
- 84 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (-5 patients, -5.6% from prior day)
- 197 ICU beds available (-8 from prior day)
- County Data:
- 687 (Fri) 440 (Th) New Cases/370,488 Total Cases
- +5 New Daily Deaths/4,218 Total Deaths
- 3.6% Daily Test Positivity/3.3% 7-day average
- +14 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- +2 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- Universities:
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