San Diego Zoo Names Giraffe Calf: Mawe (Taken 12.7.21) |
I really thought I could go through a day without posting, but there was so much information jammed in my inbox that I couldn't let it skip for a day. Plus, I'd like to get out and do stuff and see the world on Saturday, so it just made sense to go with my momentum. There's new information and data on omicron every day, but with delta still around, the White House COVID-19 team is done placating and keeping their soft messages to the unvaccinated. Here in San Diego, our cases nearly doubled overnight, which is not a good indicator going into a weekend of no reporting and the final dash to Christmas.
I think I have to skip the group dinner on Monday.
This really sucks, but we knew when the virus started to be detected globally that these things historically cycle for a couple years before becoming endemic, though with our vaccines, we never had to let it go on this long. The talking point that we lead with science has gotten so old, sometimes you should actually lead with common-sense: tell people to wear masks from the beginning because we didn't yet know enough about the virus, explain why ventilation is critical by acknowledging loudly and publicly and repetitively that COVID is airborne, and continue mask policies among all people, regardless of vaccination status unless you definitively know that vaccinated people cannot spread the virus, which we now know is not the case at all, (though there is still evidence that with delta, vaccinated people are less contagious and when they are contagious it is for a shorter period of time.) Now with evidence that omicron hangs in our airways, it seems more transmissible regardless of vaccine status. And it drives me crazy to continue to see Joe Biden in public situations, coughing into his hands instead of his elbow, pulling down his mask to talk, not wearing a better mask, hugging tornado victims in Kentucky where only 48.6% of people are fully vaccinated, and speaking at a goddamn college commencement where only 51.7% of the population is vaccinated. Stop traveling already! Time to work-from-home, Joe. We kinda need you to be healthy and stick around for awhile.
And I guess that's true for all of us. We need to be healthy and stick around for awhile. I've left lots of links for reading over the weekend. I think I'll skip the weekend again unless something feels pressing and worth posting.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- Jeff Zients has had enough with people not getting vaccinated and not doing everything they can to protect themselves and the people around them. "For the unvaccinated, you’re looking at a winter of severe illness and death for yourselves, your families, and the hospitals you may soon overwhelm."
- COVID-19 fears dash hopes for the holiday season — again - AP News (12.17.21)
- WHO's Science in 5 on COVID-19: Omicron variant update - WHO (12.17.21)
- Omicron was in California weeks ago, before officials raised alarms, water sample suggests - Los Angeles Times (12.10.21)
- How severe are Omicron infections? As cases spread and countries plan their response, researchers await crucial data on the severity of the disease caused by the coronavirus variant. - Nature (12.17.21)
- Covid-19 Vaccines: From Zero to 11.2 Billion in a Year - Statista (12.17.21)
- 10 states COVID-19 may hit the hardest by Christmas: Mayo Clinic forecasts - Becker's Hospital Review (12.17.21)
- Pfizer and BioNtech Provide Update on Ongoing Studies of COVID-19 Vaccine - Pfizer Press Release (12.17.21)
- Studies show that two 3 microgram doses were insufficient, will need to study a third shot in the regimen, which means there will not be a vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old until early to mid-2022.
- Third doses are currently being studied for adolescents 12-17.
- Pfizer and BioNTech Submit Supplemental Biologics License Application for U.S. FDA Approval of COMIRNATY® in Adolescents 12 Through 15 Years of Age - Pfizer Press Release (12.16.21)
- EMA Issues Advice for Potential Early Use of Pfizer’s Novel COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Candidate - Pfizer Press Release (12.16.21)
- Omicron symptoms could seem like a cold — but don’t underestimate this variant, experts warn - CNBC (12.16.21)
- Charlie Puth Has Breakthrough COVID-19—See His Health Update to Fans - SELF (12.16.21)
- What data on 120,000 COVID hospitalizations shows about breakthrough cases - Becker's Hospital Review (12.17.21)
- FDA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: December 17, 2021
- CDC MMWR:
- COVID-19 Data Tracker Weekly Review
- Evaluation of a Test to Stay Strategy in Transitional Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Schools — Los Angeles County, California, August 16–October 31, 2021
- Evaluation of Test to Stay Strategy on Secondary and Tertiary Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in K–12 Schools — Lake County, Illinois, August 9–October 29, 2021
- Politics:
- Health care worker vaccine mandate can be enforced in half the country, appeals court says - CNN (12.15.21)
- Biden asks Supreme Court to allow nationwide vaccination mandate for healthcare workers - Becker's Hospital Review (12.17.21)
- Federal appeals court reinstates Biden administration’s business vaccine and testing mandate
- 6th Circuit noted that OSHA has historical precedent for using wide discretion to ensure worker safety and “demonstrated the pervasive danger that COVID-19 poses to workers—unvaccinated workers in particular—in their workplaces.”
- Senate parliamentarian rejects immigration reform in Democrats' spending bill - kpbs (12.16.21)
- San Diego finalizes new map of City Council districts - kpbs (12.16.21)
- Governor Newsom Unveils Public Safety Plan to Aggressively Fight and Prevent Crime in California - Gov Newsom News Room (12.17.21)
- News:
- Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board Votes to Adopt Revised COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards - Dept of Industrial Relations CA (12.17.21)
- Say Hello to Mawe: A 3-week-old Giraffe Calf Gets a Name at the San Diego Zoo - SDZWA (12.17.21)
- News (Continued)
- It’s the Most Recyclable Time of the Year! - County News Center (12.17.21)
- Mouse Tests Positive for Hantavirus - County News Center (12.17.21)
- Other Reading:
- The US Is Gently Discouraging States From Building New Highways. A memo issued Thursday urges states to fix roads before constructing new ones, and to consider climate-friendly projects like bike lanes. - Wired (12.16.21)
- Government:
- White House
- Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jen Psaki En Route Orangeburg, SC
- 6 Ways to Welcome Our Afghan Allies
- Background Press Call on Broad Middle East Regional Year-End Discussion
- Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
- Nomination Sent to the Senate
- President Biden Announces 2 Key Nominees
- President Biden Announces Key Regional Appointments for USDA, HUD, and FEMA
- Remarks by President Biden at South Carolina State University’s 2021 Fall Commencement Ceremony
- FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Black People and Communities Across the Country
- FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration’s Historic Investments and Support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Readout of AUKUS Joint Steering Group Meetings
- State Dept
- Reports of Mass Detentions, Killings, and Forced Expulsions in western Tigray
- Senior Administration Official on U.S. Diplomatic Engagement Regarding Our Ongoing Commitment to Ukraine’s Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity, and Independence
- The Sixth U.S.-ROK Senior Economic Dialogue
- Imposing Sanctions on CAR Militia Leader
- Dept of Justice
- Registered Sex Offender Sentenced To 50 Years in Prison for Producing and Using Facebook to Distribute Child Pornography
- Statement from Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Regarding Settlement between U.S. Postal Service and NAACP
- Interior
- Assistant Secretary Tanya Trujillo Highlights Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments in Drought Mitigation During New Mexico Visit
- Departments of the Interior, Agriculture and Homeland Security Jointly Establish New Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission
- Interior Department Releases Implementation Guidance to States on Infrastructure Law Efforts to Address Legacy Pollution
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 12.17.21 6:22pm):
- 273,668,314 Known Cases/16,883,976 28-Day New Cases
- 5,344,177 Known Deaths/204,070 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 50,706,733 Cases/2,978,220 28 Day New Cases
- 805,823 Deaths/34,001 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +156,415 New Cases/50,479,372 Known Cases
- +1,089 New Deaths/800,939 Known Deaths
- 606,975,165 Doses Delivered
- 491,892,649 Doses Administered
- 240,775,382 Partially Vaccinated
- 203,479,206 Fully Vaccinated
- 61.3% of Total Population
- 65.2% of Population ≥ 5 Years of Age
- 70.6% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 72.3% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- 58,185,916 Boosters (28.6%)
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- R-effective: 0.92
- 72,918,895 Doses Delivered/62,219,708 Doses Administered
- 3,030,048 Partially Vaccinated/26,396,215 Fully Vaccinated
- 8,219,779 Boosters Administered (40.5%)
- 7,293 New Cases/4,909,188 Total Cases (13.1 new cases/100k)
- 117 New Deaths/74,996 Total Deaths (0.1 new deaths/100k)
- 2.8% 7-day test positivity rate
- 3,932 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-39 patients, -1.0% from prior day)
- 971 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (0 patients, 0% from prior day)
- 1,647 ICU beds available (-2 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: 1.04
- 584 New Cases/397,130 Total Cases
- 3.9% Daily Positivity
- 4 Deaths/4,399 Total Deaths
- 384 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (+9 patients, +2.4% from prior day)
- 103 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+5 patients, +5.1% from prior day)
- 182 ICU beds available (-8 from prior day)
- County Data:
- 1,032 New Cases/397,374 Total Cases
- 7 New Daily Deaths/4,406 Total Deaths
- 4.1% Daily Test Positivity/4.3% 7-day average
- +20 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- 0 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- Universities:
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