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| The rarely seen Maned Wolf at San Diego Zoo (Taken 12.9.21) |
We are mere days away from Christmas and I am in full on nesting mode. I've bought everything I've needed to buy, cleaned everything I've needed to clean, and watched more briefings than one person should watch so I'm up to date with information and now it's just me and Netflix while the kid sleeps and Darren plays guitar in the studio. I'm watching Outside In because I've pretty much loved every Duplass movie I've seen and while intense, it doesn't disappoint.
I didn't want to harp so much on COVID-19 today because I took enough notes that today's information should be pretty clear, but if I have to stress a few things, it would be (1) that San Diego cases nearly doubled in one day (2) the "game changer" Pfizer treatment takes 6-8 months to manufacture so don't expect any miracles and (3) if you're getting together with non-household members for Christmas, you should take advantage of a free test site on Thursday because there are no over-the-counter tests to be found anywhere and most testing will be closed for Christmas Eve and Christmas.
I'm gonna get back to my movie and then have some Bravo bingeing to do.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- Holiday Precautions Urged as COVID-19, Omicron Cases Spike Up - County News Center (12.22.21)
- EXPLAINER: What to do if you test positive for COVID-19 - AP News (12.22.21)
- Governor Newsom Announces New Actions to Protect Californians from COVID-19 - Office of Governor Newsom (12.22.21)
- State to require health care workers to get boosters by February 1, 2022
- State will provide rapid tests for all students before returning from winter break (SDUSD already distributed these tests)
- Hours to be extended at testing sites with increased demand
- California Ranked #1 Safest State To Live In During COVID -CBS Sacramento (12.17.21)
- Moderna Announces Preliminary Booster Data and Updates Strategy to Address Omicron Variant - Moderna Press Release (12.20.21)
- White House COVID-19 Response Team:
- On Omicron: "...even if you have a diminution in severity, if you have a much larger number of individual cases, the fact that you have so many more cases might actually obviate the effect of it being less severe" - Dr. Fauci
- 2 of 3 current monoclonal antibodies are not effective for omicron variant
- Glaxo-Smith-Kline's works
- FDA approved Pfizer oral antiviral Paxlovid, but it takes 6-8 months to manufacture, so will be in very limited supply in coming weeks and it is NOT a substitute for vaccination
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First Oral Antiviral for Treatment of COVID-19 - FDA (12.22.21)
- Pfizer Receives U.S. FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Novel COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Treatment - Pfizer Press Release (12.22.21)
- FDA: The Wait for COVID Pills Is Over — Paxlovid first oral antiviral authorized to treat high-risk COVID patients - MedPage Today (12.22.21)
- Interim statement on booster doses for COVID-19 vaccination - WHO (12.22.21)
- Covid Deaths Exceed Annual Death Toll of HIV, TB and Malaria - Statista (12.22.21)
- Omicron Jumps to Dominance Withing Weeks of Its Emergence - Statista (12.21.21)
- Convalescent Plasma Shows Renewed Promise for COVID-19 in Outpatient Trial - Science (12.21.21)
- Omicron less likely to put you in the hospital, studies say - AP News (12.22.21)
- Risk of hospitalization was two-thirds less with omicron than delta
- The nearly 24,000 omicron cases in Scotland were predominantly among younger adults ages 20 to 39
- findings have not yet been reviewed by other experts
- If omicron has a much higher transmission rate compared to delta, the absolute number of people requiring hospitalization might still increase
- Politics:
- Education Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to Keeping California’s Schools Open for Safe, In-Person Learning - Office of Governor Newsom (12.22.21)
- High court to hold special session on vaccine requirements - AP News (12.22.21)
- Omicron Has Arrived. Many Prisons and Jails Are Not Ready. Experts fear “another potential tinderbox scenario” akin to the early days of the pandemic. - The Marshall Project (12.22.21)
- News:
- UC San Diego Shifts Classes Online For Winter Quarter Start Amid Omicron Surge, Other UCs Could Follow. The decision was announced after University of California President Dr. Michael V. Drake, who oversees 10 California universities, asked each UC chancellor to come up with a return-to-campus plan that mitigates public health impacts while maintaining school operations amid the COVID-19 case surge. - NBC San Diego (Updated 12.22.21)
- The California State University to Require COVID-19 Vaccination Booster for Spring 2022 Term - CSU System (12.22.21)
- Vaccination: Your Best Shot against the Flu - County News Center (12.22.21)
- 191 New Cases this week, a 34% increase from prior week
- Biden extends pause on student loan repayment through May 1 - CNN (12.22.21)
- The Student Loan “Apocalypse” happened 2 years ago. - Student Loan Justice (12.22.21)
- Soaking rain could challenge records in LA, San Diego on Christmas Eve - Accuweather (12.22.21)
- Government:
- White House
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, December 22, 2021
- Psaki Bomb "Now we only have 50 votes to get, so we need every single one of those votes from the Democrats unless there’s a Republican who has a moment over Christmas where they decide they want to lower costs for people across the country. We will see."
- Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Supreme Court’s Announcement of a Special Hearing
- Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
- Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on Meeting with European Commission on COVID-19 and Global Health Security
- Readout from NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on Senior Administration Official Travel to Israel and the West Bank
- Statement by President Joe Biden On the FDA Emergency Authorization of the Pfizer COVID-19 Antiviral Treatment
- Statement from Senior Advisor and Chief Spokesperson Symone Sanders on Staff Member Close Contact to the Vice President
- Remarks by President Biden in Meeting with the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force
- FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Efforts to Tackle Prices for Americans
- Readout of President Biden’s Supply Chain Convening
- Statement by President Joe Biden Extending the Pause on Student Loan Repayment an Additional 90 Days
- Executive Order on Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
- Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on FMCS Personnel Designation
- Bill Signed: S. 3377 - Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act of 2021
- FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Mobilizes Resources to Connect Tribal Nations to Reliable, High-Speed Internet
- Joint Statement on Meeting of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Consultative Group
- A Proclamation on the 50th Anniversary Of The National Cancer Act Of 1971
- Statement by President Biden on 4.6 Million Americans Gaining Health Insurance This Year
- President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Disaster Declaration for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
- Dept of Defense
- State Dept
- Designation of al-Qa’ida Network in Brazil
- Issuance of Additional General Licenses and Guidance in Support of Assistance to Afghanistan
- Secretary Blinken’s Call with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Al-Thani
- Secretary Blinken’s Call with EU High Representative Borrell
- Dept of Justice
- Department of Justice Awards More Than $300 Million to Fight Opioid and Stimulant Crisis and to Address Substance Use Disorders
- Taylor Energy Company to Pay Over $43 Million and Transfer $432 Million Decommissioning Trust Fund to the United States for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
- Justice Department Awards More Than $110 Million to Support Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
- Justice Department Awards Almost $141 Million to Protect Children
- Justice Department Announces Global Resolution of Criminal and Civil Investigations with Privatized Military Housing Contractor for Defrauding U.S. Military
- Interior
- Interior Department Advances Three Solar Projects in California, Marking Significant Progress to Develop a Clean Energy Economy. First solar projects approved under the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan
- Interior Department to Host Tribal Consultations on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 12.22.21 4:21pm):
- 277,110,222 Known Cases/17,479,891 28-Day New Cases
- 5,376,274 Known Deaths/201,953 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 51,536,964 Cases/3,323,524 28 Day New Cases
- 812,007 Deaths/35,185 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +204,913 New Cases/51,324,667 Known Cases
- +2,179 New Deaths/807,397 Known Deaths
- 609,035,545 Doses Delivered
- 499,013,558 Doses Administered
- 241,583,543 Partially Vaccinated
- 204,818,717 Fully Vaccinated
- 61.7% of Total Population
- 65.6% of Population ≥ 5 Years of Age
- 70.9% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 72.7% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- 63,179,580 Boosters (63.8%)
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- R-effective: 1.06
- 73,975,365 Doses Delivered/63,219,988 Doses Administered
- 3,0271,557 Partially Vaccinated/26,550,039 Fully Vaccinated
- 8,875,292 Boosters Administered
- 10,903 New Cases/4,954,130 Total Cases (13.6 new cases/100k)
- 117 New Deaths/75,281 Total Deaths (0.1 new deaths/100k)
- 3.3% 7-day test positivity rate
- 3,962 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (110 patients, 2.9% from prior day)
- 978 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (+12 patients, +1.2% from prior day)
- 1,726 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
- State Data:
- R-effective: 0.82
- 903 New Cases/402,386 Total Cases
- 5.8% Daily Positivity
- 12 Deaths/4,424 Total Deaths
- 387 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (+24 patients, +6.6% from prior day)
- 101 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+6 patients, +6.3% from prior day)
- 186 ICU beds available (-4 from prior day)
- County Data:
- Weekly COVID-19 Update
- COVID-19 Watch
- 1,856 New Cases/403,358 Total Cases
- Case rate: 21.7 per 100,000 residents overall
- 19.4 7-day Average with 7-Day Lag
- 12.9 for fully vaccinated people
- 37.7 for not fully vaccinated San Diegans.
- 10 New Daily Deaths/4.434 Total Deaths
- 6,577,675 Doses Received/6,030,228 Doses Administered
- 683,780 Boosters Administered
- 2,752,639 Partially Vaccinated/2,444,901 Fully Vaccinated
- 24,435 Newly Fully Vaccinated Since Last Week
- 77.7% 5+ Population Fully Vaccinated/73.1% Total Population Fully Vaccinated
- 5.5% 7-day average/4.0% 7-day average after 7-day lag/3.4% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 65.3% Case Investigation
- +25 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- +1 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- -4.2% Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations (363 patients. +46% over 30 days)
- 22% ICU Capacity (100 patients. +27% over 30 days)
- 34 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- 58 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
- 23 in TK-12 grade school settings
- 16 in business settings
- 5 in restaurant/bar settings
- 4 in government settings
- 3 in daycare/preschool/childcare settings
- 3 in retail settings
- 1 in a hotel/resort/spa setting
- 1 in social club setting
- 1 in an emergency services setting
- 1 in a residence setting
- Universities:
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