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| Pygmy Hippos at San Diego Zoo (Taken 10.7.21) |
I mentioned that my dad was transferred to the palliative care at the VA from Kaiser, so I'm glad I busted ass today because my work felt like it was never going to stop, and it was a busy news day, too. But I hustled and was able to get an hour and a half at the San Diego Zoo -- the only real time I get out of the house for fresh air -- and after, while Nova was at derby, Darren and I got to visit my dad.
It was really hard. All of it is hard. Trying to be normal is hard. Having the hard conversations is hard. Wanting to record every word he says, trying not to cry the entire time I'm with him, trying to not focus on the end, like when he says, "well, I'm either going home, or I'm going Home." And he's so mentally aware and capable and his body is just failing around him. It is all so hard.
So I'm not gonna talk about it anymore tonight. I'm going to do my work and I'm going to get sleep and I'm gonna keep putting one foot in front of the other and telling him I'll see him again until I can't.
There's a ton of interesting news today, but you'll have to check the links yourself.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- San Diego COVID-19 Testing Sites Using Easier, Faster Process - County News Center (10.7.21)
- Pfizer asks US to allow COVID shots for kids ages 5 to 11 - AP News (10.7.21)
- More than 120,000 US kids had caregivers die during pandemic - AP News (10.7.21)
- The media is finally paying attention to Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes, which can be built for about $70 by anybody.
- Clean Air Crew Airborne Pandemic Tips & Tools
- New air purifiers filter at least 90% of COVID-carrying particles, researchers say - CBS News (10.7.21)
- Real-world data show that filters clean COVID-causing virus from air. An inexpensive type of portable filter efficiently screened SARS-CoV-2 and other disease-causing organisms from hospital air. - nature (10.6.21)
- WHO, UN set out steps to meet world COVID vaccination targets - WHO (10.7.21)
- Covid-19 booster shots have outpaced the US rate of new vaccinations. And the millions still unvaccinated could trigger 'future waves,' expert warns. - CNN (10.7.21)
- WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 7 October 2021
- More than 6.4 billion vaccine doses have now been administered globally, and almost one-third of the world’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But those numbers mask a horrifying inequity. Low-income countries have received less than half of one percent of the world’s vaccines. In Africa, less than 5% of people are fully vaccinated.
- Politics:
- How AT&T fuels right-wing extremists - Popular.info (10.7.21)
- Governor Newsom Issues Legislative Update 10.7.21
- Governor Newsom Supports Communities Across Rural California with New Legislation and Record Investments
- News:
- San Diego County EOC Monitoring Oil Spill - SD County Emergency (10.7.21)
- Southwestern College Forgiving $1.5 Million in Student Debt - SWC News Center (10.7.21)
- 18 former NBA players indicted for allegedly trying to defraud league's health care plan out of millions - CNN (10.7.21)
- Mayor Gloria, Community Members Open J Street Mini Park
- San Diego's plan to keep schools safe in 'active shooter' event - kpbs (10.6.21)
- Other Reading:
- 350.org on Brainard Signaling Possible Fed Climate Risk Assessment
- We’re Losing Our Humanity, and the Pandemic Is to Blame. “What the hell is happening? I feel like we are living on another planet. I don’t recognize anyone anymore.” - ProPublica (10.7.21)
- Government:
- White House
- Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Senate’s Vote on the Debt Limit
- Remarks by President Biden on the Importance of COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Memorandum of Understanding Between New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut on Reciprocal Sharing of Crime Gun Data
- FACT SHEET: President Biden Restores Protections for Three National Monuments and Renews American Leadership to Steward Lands, Waters, and Cultural Resources
- Nominations Sent to the Senate
- Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Syria
- Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Chicago, Illinois
- Readout of White House Community Violence Intervention Collaborative Meeting
- FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Releases Agency Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plans from Across Federal Government
- Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on the Occasion of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Birthday
- Dept of Defense
- State Dept
- Release of the Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan
- Senior Administration Officials On the Upcoming U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue
- Department Press Briefing – October 7, 2021
- DHS
- FDA
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 10.7.21 9:21pm):
- 236,749,408 Known Cases/13,667,205 28-Day New Cases
- 4,834,268 Known Deaths/228,425 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 44,158,910 Cases/3,485,038 28 Day New Cases
- 710,173 Deaths/53,709 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +102,805 New Cases/43,997,504 Known Cases
- +1,850 New Deaths/707,065 Known Deaths
- 482,326,275 Doses Delivered
- 399,552,444 Doses Administered
- 216,268,034 Partially Vaccinated
- 186,618,184 Fully Vaccinated
- 56.2% of Total Population
- 65.8% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 67.6% 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: 0.87
- 58,021,975 Doses Delivered/50,214,151 Doses Administered
- 2,706,879 Partially Vaccinated/24,116,369 Fully Vaccinated
- 4,710 New Cases/4,529,573 Total Cases (13.3 new cases/100k)
- 167 New Deaths/69,351 Total Deaths (0.2 new deaths/100k)
- 2.6% 7-day test positivity rate
- 4,605 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-122 patients, -2.6% from prior day)
- 1,237 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-52 patients, -4.0% from prior day)
- 1,861 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:
- 1,677,405 Fully Vaccinated
- 50.2% of Total Population
- 58.6% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 58.9% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- State Data:
- R-effective: 0.85
- 370 New Cases/359,564 Total Cases
- 2.8% Daily Positivity
- 12 Deaths/4,104 Total Deaths
- 321 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-22 patients, -6.4% from prior day)
- 88 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+4 patients, +4.8% from prior day)
- 193 ICU beds available (-29 from prior day)
- County Data:
- 415 New Cases/359,883 Total Cases* (This is the actual number of new cases received the previous day. Some reported cases may later be removed from the total number of cumulative cases through routine quality assurance processes. The actual number of new cases reported and the change from the previous report may not be the same.)
- 7 New Daily Deaths/4,111 Total Deaths
- 2.0% Daily Test Positivity/2.9% 7-day average
- +31 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- +1 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- Universities:
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