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The other day I posted that mask mandates are back in California for all indoor spaces and in my title I said, "(Finally!)" which compelled some dude to challenge me on twitter, "Next you'll support more lockdowns," he said. I shouldn't have even engaged because I don't need to give someone with 8 followers any clout, but sometimes it's hard to hold back.
The mask mandate officially went into effect today and of course, our local news always has to both-sides every goddamn story. You'd think that there are as many people against vaccines as for them, yet San Diego County has 76.9% of the eligible population fully vaccinated. Even if some of those vaccinated did so reluctantly because of a job requirement, the vast majority did so on their own accord. You'd believe that as many people are against masks as there are people who believe that they're the easiest mitigation and wear them regularly without complaint. I know this survey is from August so maybe represents just a moment in time, but 67-78% of the public supported mask mandates in indoor public spaces, depending on the space. KPBS did the both-sidesing, too. "Most people KPBS spoke with on Tuesday said they’re okay with it and have not stopped wearing a mask indoors," yet their article went on to quote two people against masks and only one who was in favor.
Do we need to keep hearing from the dickheads who won't wear or enforce masking, including Mayor Bill Wells of El Cajon and Mayor Richard Bailey of Coronado? Fuck these assholes. It's one thing for a business to say we can't feasibly enforce this rule or it could be dangerous for our staff because anti-maskers are batshit insane, but we will post signage and give masks for those who don't have them. It's another entirely to just deny that masking works, to suggest the pandemic is over or not an issue, to just keep insisting that we all move on while 5,000 people a week are still testing positive in this county; while 27 people a week are still dying. It's offensive and it's gross and it's racist, too, because now we know how much more COVID-19 affected communities of color than white people. Maybe we need to go back to the days of showing young white people on vents to make this really stick in their brains. But it's also only a matter of time before they themselves get sick if they're just out in the community living like this thing doesn't exist.- COVID-19:
- Early Data Show Pfizer Holds Up Against Hospitalization From Omicron — Two-dose series performs well in real-world analysis from South Africa's largest health insurer - MedPage Today (12.14.21)
- Omicron is fastest spreading COVID-19 strain: The latest CDC, WHO updates - Becker's Hospital Review (12.15.21)
- US faces a double coronavirus surge as omicron advances - AP News (12.15.21)
- COVID-19: Don’t underestimate Omicron, WHO chief warns - United Nations News (12.14.21)
- “It’s not vaccines instead of distancing. It’s not vaccines instead of ventilation or hand hygiene. Do it all. Do it consistently. Do it well.”
- WHO Weekly Epidemiological Update - 14 December
Globally, the weekly incidence of both cases and deaths has declined during the past week (6-12 December 2021), with decreases of 5% and 10% respectively, as compared to the previous week. Nonetheless, this still corresponded to over 4 million new confirmed cases and just under 47 000 new deaths and the African Region reported a 111% increase in new cases last week. As of 12 December, nearly 269 million confirmed cases and nearly 5.3 million deaths have been reported globally - Politics:
- Essential but Excluded. Immigrants put seafood on America’s tables. But many have been shut out of pandemic aid — and so have their U.S. citizen children. - The Marshall Project (12.15.21)
- AP source: Biden, Manchin sharply divided over $2T Dem bill - AP News (12.15.21)
- News:
- In Tuesday night's SDUBoE Meeting, the San DIego Unified Board of Education unanimously voted Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne as new Board President and Sharon Bazzo as new Board Vice President.
- San Diego Unified stands by its COVID mandate despite appeal to SCOTUS - kpbs (12.10.21)
- Southwestern College Honors its Ancestors. Southwestern College Waives Building Fees for Members of the Kumeyaay Nation - SWC (12.15.21)
- San Diegans Urged to Get Vaccinated as Influenza Spreads - County News Center (12.15.21)
- 678 Cases To Date; 667 5-Year Average To Date
- County, City Open Shelter for People with Substance Use Disorders - County News Center (12.15.21)
- County Receives Independent Commission’s Final Redistricting Map - County News Center (12.15.21)
- Other Reading:
- Amazon is the worst. We all know this. But much like our utilities, in life it is nearly impossible to opt out of ever using Amazon and over 200 million of us are Prime subscribers.
- Amazon’s warehouse tragedy puts its safety procedures under the microscope. An Amazon warehouse in Illinois was struck by a tornado, killing 6 people. Now, the company’s safety practices are under investigation. - The Hustle (12.14.21)
- Amazon's Dark Secret: It Has Failed to Protect Your Data. Voyeurs. Sabotaged accounts. Backdoor schemes. For years, the retail giant has handled your information less carefully than it handles your packages. - Wired (11.18.21)
- Amazon's moral collapse - Popular.Info (12.15.21)
- 'Conflicted Congress': Key findings from Insider's five-month investigation into federal lawmakers' personal finances - Insider (12.13.21)
- Government:
- White House
- Remarks by President Biden Before Marine One Departure
- Remarks by President Biden in Press Gaggle
- Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
- Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
- FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration Launches New Efforts to Counter Transnational Criminal Organizations and Illicit Drugs
- Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate on Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade
- Executive Order on Establishing the United States Council on Transnational Organized Crime
- Executive Order on Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade
- President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Amends Kentucky Disaster Declaration
- Remarks by President Biden in Dawson Springs on the Response to the Tornadoes
- Remarks by President Biden During Briefing with Local Leaders on Tornado Response
- Remarks by President Biden After Surveying Storm Damage During Tour of Mayfield, Kentucky
- Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Meeting with National Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan of Armenia
- Nominations Sent to the Senate
- President Biden Announces Key Nominees and an Appointee to Board and Commission Roles
- President Biden Announces Key Diplomatic and Agency Nominees
- Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with Russian Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Yuriy Ushakov
- Readout of Investment Roundtable Hosted by the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization
- President Biden Names Eleventh Round of Judicial Nominees
- Dept of Defense
- State Dept
- Potential Deployment of the Wagner Group in Mali
- Combating Transnational Crime and Imposing Sanctions on Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade
- Dept of Justice
- Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Depriving George Floyd and a Minor Victim of Their Constitutional Rights
- Four Charged in $35 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
- DHS
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 12.16.21 12:21am):
- 272,277,046 Known Cases/16,745,986 28-Day New Cases
- 5,331,835 Known Deaths/205,047 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 50,374,552 Cases/2,949,683 28 Day New Cases
- 802,511 Deaths/34,153 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +125,503 New Cases/50,181,003 Known Cases
- +1,842 New Deaths/797,877 Known Deaths
- 599,876,215 Doses Delivered
- 488,296,089 Doses Administered
- 239,975,167 Partially Vaccinated
- 202,845,886 Fully Vaccinated
- 61.1% of Total Population
- 65% of Population ≥ 5 Years of Age
- 70.5% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 72.2% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- 56,080,165 Boosters (27.6%)
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- R-effective: 1.04
- 72,445,395 Doses Delivered/61,740,985 Doses Administered
- 3,044,588 Partially Vaccinated/26,317,228 Fully Vaccinated
- 4,416 New Cases/4,896,401 Total Cases (13.3 new cases/100k)
- 90 New Deaths/74,794 Total Deaths (0.1 new deaths/100k)
- 2.3% 7-day test positivity rate
- 3,952 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (+22 patients, +0.6% from prior day)
- 956 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-34 patients, -3.4% from prior day)
- 1,725 ICU beds available (-78 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: 0.94
- 610 New Cases/395,876 Total Cases
- 3.9% Daily Positivity
- 4 Deaths/4,393 Total Deaths
- 371 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (+4 patients, +1.1% from prior day)
- 96 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (-3 patients, -3.0% from prior day)
- 207 ICU beds available (+8 from prior day)
- County Data:
- San Diego County COVID-19 Watch
- COVID-19 Weekly Update
- New Cases of Omicron Identified, Mask Mandate Takes Effect
- 646 New Cases/395,723 Total Cases
- Case rate: 12.9 per 100,000 residents overall
- Case Rate: 21.0 7-day average with 7-day lag
- 7.0 for fully vaccinated people
- 23.6 for not fully vaccinated San Diegans.
- 2 New Daily Deaths/4,395 Total Deaths
- 6,394,065 Doses Received/5,892,662 Doses Administered
- 601,951 Boosters Administered
- 2,724,018 Partially Vaccinated/2,420,466 Fully Vaccinated
- 32,419 Newly Fully Vaccinated Since Last Week
- 76.9% 5+ Population Fully Vaccinated/72.4% Total Population Fully Vaccinated
- 3.0% Daily Test Positivity/3.9% 7-day average/4.1% 7-day average after 7-day lag/3.4% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 77.9% Case Investigation
- +43 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- +3 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- 6.1% Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations (359 patients. +33% over 30 days)
- 24% ICU Capacity (94 patients. +22% over 30 days)
- 66 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- 30 Community Outbreaks (7-day) - 72 Active Community Outbreaks
- 11 in TK-12 grade school settings
- 7 in business settings
- 2 in daycare/preschool/childcare settings
- 2 in government settings
- 2 in hotel/resort/spa settings
- 2 in retail settings
- 1 in a faith-based agency setting
- 1 in a food/beverage processing setting
- 1 in a restaurant/bar setting
- 1 in a social club setting.
- Universities:
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