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| Lioness Ellen at San Diego Zoo (Taken 10.27.21) |
I guess I wasn't the only one who just wasn't feeling it today because the County didn't put up COVID data despite the fact that they're supposed to update daily. I was kinda having one of those days, too. First, we all know I don't love the heat, and today was hot. But after I babysat last night, Darren and I hung out in the speakeasy and then time got away from me so I didn't get enough sleep. I was trying to get work done this morning, but I just hit a wall around noon, so I just gave up, slept it off, and woke up feeling so much better. Huh. Who knew that 4 hours sleep is inadequate?
We visited my dad tonight and he's not well. The doctors have put the hope in his head that he might be able to go home while we can see with our own eyes that he cannot. I talked with my sister about it last night but it's so frustrating because she still hasn't vaccinated my niece, who became eligible at the beginning of the month. If she had done it back then, my niece would be three weeks away from fully vaccinated and would be able to see her grandpa. I don't think it has really hit my sister that he is at his end and could pass without ever seeing the girls in person again. It gets real real when he shows you his wristband with DNR on it, or shares that despite all his conditions and diabetes, they let him eat whatever he wants, though he mostly doesn't have an appetite, or when my mom talks right in front of him that hospice means he's going (gestures pointing upwards), as if we don't know, though maybe she just has to say it for herself so she can get used to the idea. The nurse they called cruel at Kaiser was maybe just not soft enough for their liking, but "lady, hospice could mean 6 hours or 6 months" was maybe the most honest thing a nurse has said to them.
I haven't really worked through today's email because my head is elsewhere and every time there's some hope of movement on the Build Back Better bill I get two dozen more political emails, either fundraising, urging me to call my representatives, sign a petition or all three. Sometimes I have the tolerance to read through them all anyway. Today just isn't one of those days.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- A study in Brazil appears to have shown some improvement among people who become infected with COVID-19 by using a cheap and common SSRI called fluvoxamine because of its anti-inflammatory properties.
- Antidepressant for Mild COVID-19 Prevents Admissions — Effect in randomized trial "compares favorably" to more pricey drug - MedPage Today (10.27.21)
- Antidepressant cuts COVID-19 hospital cases 30% to 65% - CIDRAP (10.28.21)
- The antidepressant fluvoxamine can keep COVID-19 patients out of the hospital. A 10-day course may work as an easy at-home treatment for early COVID-19, a clinical trial finds - Science News (10.28.21)
- New ACT-Accelerator strategy calls for US$23.4 billion international investment to solve inequities in global access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests & treatments - WHO (10.28.21)
- Politics:
- Blah blah. Build Back Better. Infrastructure. Let's get this done already.
- News:
- WHO kicks off a Decade of Action for Road Safety - WHO (10.28.21)
Globally, over 3500 people die every day on the roads, which amounts to nearly 1.3 million preventable deaths and an estimated 50 million injuries each year – making it the leading killer of children and young people worldwide. - Update: Shigella Outbreak in San Diego County – 10-28-2021
- Other Reading:
- The political exploitation of sexual assault in Virginia high schools - Popular.info (10.28.21)
- Government:
- White House
- President Biden Announces the Build Back Better Framework
- Build Back Better Framework
- Remarks by President Biden Announcing the Framework for His Build Back Better Agenda and Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
- Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Build Back Better Framework and Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
- Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan En Route Rome, Italy
- Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on the International Response to Events in Sudan
- Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on the United States Providing Humanitarian Assistance to the People Affected by the Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan
- Nominations Sent to the Senate
- President Biden Announces Sara Minkara as United States Special Advisor on International Disability Rights
- State Dept
- Dept of Justice
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 10.28.21 10:28pm):
- 245,503,879 Known Cases/11,764,508 28-Day New Cases
- 4,980,381 Known Deaths/197,460 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 45,826,098 Cases/2,376,965 28 Day New Cases
- 743,358 Deaths/45,413 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +80,248 New Cases/45,655,635 Known Cases
- +1,619 New Deaths/740,348 Known Deaths
- 510,735,525 Doses Delivered
- 417,795,537 Doses Administered
- 221,348,530 Partially Vaccinated
- 191,242,432 Fully Vaccinated
- 57.6% of Total Population
- 67.4% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 69.2% 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: 0.95
- 61,082,855 Doses Delivered/52,508,174 Doses Administered
- 2,649,431 Partially Vaccinated/24,695,084 Fully Vaccinated
- 4,949 New Cases/4,640,489 Total Cases (11.8 new cases/100k)
- 113 New Deaths/71,408 Total Deaths (0.2% new deaths/100k)
- 2.5% 7-day test positivity rate
- 4,157 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-15 patients, -0.4% from prior day)
- 1,030 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (+5 patients, +0.5% from prior day)
- 1,817 ICU beds available (-20 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:
- 1,728,356 Fully Vaccinated
- 51.8% of Total Population
- 60.4% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 60.6% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- State Data:
- R-effective: 1.01
- 536 New Cases/369,579 Total Cases
- 3.0% Daily Positivity
- +9 Deaths/4,207 Total Deaths
- 291 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-1 patients, -0.3% from prior day)
- 89 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+8 patients, +9.9% from prior day)
- 205 ICU beds available (-5 from prior day)
- County Data (No data provided. Will update if they do.):
- New Cases/ Total Cases
- New Daily Deaths/ Total Deaths
- % Daily Test Positivity/% 7-day average
- Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- Universities:
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