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| Amahle Comes Over To Say Hi at San Diego Zoo (Taken 11.4.21) |
I'll keep away from the ugly political stuff today because there was far more interesting news, though in a way I guess that's political, too, because conservatives have gutted sex ed in schools, such that only about half of kids get sex-ed that meets the minimum federal standard, and in California, where we had voted to allow for end-of-life options for terminally ill patients, an appeals court finally overturned a ruling that had suspended that right, another thing conservatives hate, though it's funny because they don't want to provide health coverage for anyone, either. So hard to keep their insanity straight.
And speaking of, we visited my dad today. There's this funny reaction at the nurses station when they ask who we're visiting. I guess one side isn't palliative care so they only get one visitor at a time, but on the palliative care side, we could probably roll in with a cooler of beers and whiskey and takeout pizzas and they'd be like, "well, okay, I mean...try to keep your masks on as much as possible though?" My dad was in a cheery mood though, so that was nice, and I think he's optimistic because they are telling him if he keeps doing some of the therapies they're teaching him, he can maybe go home next week, and my sister finally made an appointment for my niece (his favorite, even though he's not supposed to have favorites.)
So I was in a generally good mood today and that feels really good. I went to the San Diego Zoo for a couple hours to get my walk in, and a few dozen people lamented that the hippos were sleeping by their beach and then they all left and I went up to the glass and waved a couple times in my jazz hands kinda way, and Funani and Amahle came right over and it was adorable and I swear I'm not imagining it.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- Biden Admin Sets Date for Vaccine Mandates — Rules for facilities taking Medicare/Medicaid dollars, large employers take effect Jan. 4, 2022 - MedPage Today (11.4.21)
- Patients Went Into the Hospital for Care. After Testing Positive There for Covid, Some Never Came Out. - KHN (11.4.21)
- OSHA Releases COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (11.4.21)
- Employers with at least 100 employees will be required to adopt a mandatory vaccination policy unless they adopt a policy requiring unvaccinated workers to undergo weekly testing and wear a face covering at work.
- Covered employers must provide paid time for workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine and ensure workers have paid sick leave to recover from any side effects that prevent them from working.
- Employers must comply with most provisions by 30 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register, and comply with the testing requirement by 60 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register. Learn more about compliance dates here.
- Businesses that don’t comply may face significant OSHA fines.
- Department of Labor OSHA National News Release
- Here’s Why Rapid COVID Tests Are So Expensive and Hard to Find. Months-long silences. Mysterious rejections. Here’s what's behind the shortages of a critical tool for ending the pandemic. - ProPublica (11.4.21)
- Parents express relief as children 5-11 begin receiving Covid-19 vaccine - CNN (11.4.21)
- How Covid attacks the brain may explain long-lasting symptoms. New research, while considered preliminary, may shed light on why some people experience ongoing neurological symptoms, such as brain fog. - NBC News (11.4.21)
- UK becomes first to authorize Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics' antiviral molnupiravir to treat mild-to-moderate Covid-19 - CNN Health (11.4.21)
- Real-world study shows J&J COVID-19 vaccine 74% effective - CIDRAP (11.3.21)
- News:
- Unemployment claims drop to 269,000, another pandemic low - Associated Press/kpbs (11.4.21)
- Calif. Appeals Court Dismisses Lawsuit that Temporarily Suspended End of Life Option Act. 2018 Law Suspension Caused Terminally Ill Californians to Die with Needless Suffering - Compassion & Choices (11.4.21)
- Other Reading:
- Adolescents' Receipt of Sex Education in a Nationally Representative Sample, 2011–2019 - Journal of Adolescent Health (11.4.21)
"about half of the adolescents received sex education that meets the minimum standard articulated in national goals" - Government:
- White House
- Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
- Statement of President Joe Biden on Unemployment Insurance Claims
- Statement by President Joe Biden on Vaccination Requirements
- Background Press Call on OSHA and CMS Rules for Vaccination in the Workplace
- Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Announces Details of Two Major Vaccination Policies
- Statement of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on Diwali
- President Biden Announces Key Regional Appointments for USDA and SBA
- Nominations Sent to the Senate
- State Dept
- Department Press Briefing – November 04, 2021
- Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt (END) Wildlife Trafficking Act Report 2021
- State Department’s Clean Energy Demand Initiative Brings Together Companies and Countries to Meet Clean Energy Goals
- The Urgent Need to End the Conflict in Ethiopia
- U.S. Department of State Concludes Cybersecurity Workshop with Modernization Plans
- Launching the First Movers Coalition at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference
- 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Addenda on Reproductive Rights
- Affirming Our Enduring Support for Operation ALTHEA and the Role of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- The First National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality
- Labor
- Dept of Justice
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 11.4.21 9:21pm):
- 248,606,783 Known Cases/11,735,620 28-Day New Cases
- 5,029,325 Known Deaths/194,895 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 46,334,856 Cases/ 28 Day New Cases
- 751,555 Deaths/41,122 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +79,820 New Cases/46,180,190 Known Cases
- +1,512 New Deaths/747,970 Known Deaths
- 528,775,895 Doses Delivered
- 426,728,092 Doses Administered
- 222,591,394 Partially Vaccinated
- 193,227,813 Fully Vaccinated
- 58.2% of Total Population
- 68.1% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 69.9% 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: 0.93
- 63,215,645 Doses Delivered/53,607,002 Doses Administered
- 2,645,794 Partially Vaccinated/24,867,615 Fully Vaccinated
- 5,608 New Cases/4,680,273 Total Cases (12.5 new cases/100k)
- 113 New Deaths/71,759 Total Deaths (0.1 new deaths/100k)
- 2.4% 7-day test positivity rate
- 4,257 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-11 patients, -0.3% from prior day)
- 1,009 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (+20 patients, +2.0% from prior day)
- 1,841 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:
- 1,743,619 Fully Vaccinated
- 52.2% of Total Population
- 60.9% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 61.2% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- State Data:
- R-effective: 1.03
- 511 New Cases/372,951 Total Cases
- 3.1% Daily Positivity
- 9 Deaths/4,241 Total Deaths
- 305 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-9 patients, -2.9% from prior day)
- 86 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (-1 patients, -1.1% from prior day)
- 191 ICU beds available (-13 from prior day)
- County Data:
- 482 New Cases/373,181 Total Cases
- 5 New Daily Deaths/4,246 Total Deaths
- 1.8% Daily Test Positivity/3.2% 7-day average
- +23 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- 0 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- Universities:
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