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One of my duties for my job is to send out a newsletter with upcoming events. It has also forced me to have to delicately write about our COVID-19 masks, vaccine, and other protocols. So every week for nearly two years I've sent a blast, and since reopening I'll get one or two responses back about how we're not punk rock, that we're sheep, that we're buying into this pandemic nonsense for something no more deadly than a cold. Last I checked 800,000 Americans haven't died of a cold or flu in the past two years. 37,600 Americans have died in the past 28 days. That is not normal.
But it's my job, right? So I can't be a sassy dick and respond, I usually just file it away or if I'm feeling extra nice, I'll unsubscribe them. But now I'm just irritated that they're too dumb to just click unsubscribe without having to send me some temper tantrum rant about us violating HIPAA or selling out or whatever. The other night, I decided to respond to one such email, "There's an unsubscribe button at the bottom of the email. Peace Out." Of course he couldn't not have the last word and wrote back how he's been a Casbah patron for decades and was the original drummer in a quasi-famous band and it's bad enough we don't allow reggae bands but requiring vaccines or testing is just the worst and the Belly Up doesn't check and he'll never step foot in the venue again.
Boo-hoo.
So today I wanted to let you know that over the holidays, California changed their definition of "mega events" down from 1000 people to 500 people indoors. I love Pete and Chris and Brit and all my Belly Up peeps, but I've not been there since the pandemic and I don't know what protocols they are following, but what I do know is that after January 15, any event with over 500 attendees is required to verify a one day antigen or a two day PCR test or proof of full vaccination as it is currently defined. I don't know if the original drummer of Moderately Stupid is gonna like that but he is clearly the arbiter of what is 'punk'.
Today was the anniversary of the riots, insurrection, attack, attempted coup, call it what you will on the Capitol. I remember not sleeping a wink on January 5, 2021 because somehow I was getting spam email from Roger Stone and knew things were going to get out of hand, and I just remember watching it all unfold while having my tweetdeck open and seeing thousands of tweets flood my feeds. I guess in anticipation I once again didn't sleep until after Biden gave his speech and I saw that there was no new chaos. 2022 is going to be a crazy fucking year. Buckle up and booster up.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- California Dept of Public Health: Update Beyond the Blueprint for Industry and Business Sectors (Including Mega Events) - Updated 12.31.21
- Lowered threshold for Indoor Mega Event to 500 attendees and Outdoor Mega Event to 5,000 attendees.
- Testing for Mega Events is required to be conducted within one day for antigen tests, and within two days for PCR tests prior to entry into the facility or venue.
- This means venues now including Belly Up and Music Box are "Mega" Venues and MUST require proof of vaccine or tests, joining other "MEGA" venues including House of Blues, Observatory, and SOMA.
- Facilities and venues that are newly covered by this guidance must be in full compliance with this new requirement no later than January 15, 2022
- Operators of mega events, performance venues, movie theaters, and entertainment venues are responsible for the messaging, signage, and compliance of masking requirements unless spectators or customers are actively eating or drinking.
- County of Los Angeles Public Health: Public Health Modifies Health Officer Order to Add Additional Masking Requirements for Indoor Employees: As soon as possible, but no later than January 17th, employers are required to provide their employees who work indoors in close contact with others with well-fitting medical grade masks, surgical masks, or higher-level respirators, such as N95 or KN95 masks. (Sharing this because the state and San Diego County often follow Los Angeles guidance)
- County of Los Angeles Public Health: As Cases Surge in LA County, Vaccinated & Boosted Individuals Continue to Have Significant Protection Against Becoming Infected and Experiencing Severe Illness: Vaccinated and boosted individuals were almost 4 times less likely to get infected and 38 times less likely to be hospitalized than those who were unvaccinated.
- Cal/OSHA Updates COVID-19 FAQs to Align with CDPH Guidance on Isolation and Quarantines
- Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup Expands Use of Pfizer-BioNTech Booster Dose for 12- to 15-Year Olds - Office of California Governor (1.6.21)
- US urges COVID boosters starting at age 12 to fight omicron - AP News (1.6.22)
- Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic - Office of California Governor (1.6.21)
- Under the order signed today, state bodies are permitted to continue holding public meetings via teleconference through March 31, 2022.
- Lack of high school education predicts vaccine hesitancy - CIDRAP (1.5.22)
- A Texas team comes up with a COVID vaccine that could be a global game changer - npr/kpbs (1.5.22)
- California Man Attacks Vaccination Clinic Workers Calling Them “Murderers” - Democracy Now! (1.6.22)
- An 'awful' month of Covid-19 lies ahead, doctor says, but preventative measures will still be key - CNN (1.6.22)
- WHO Weekly Epidemiological Update 6 January
- During the week 27 December 2021 to 2 January 2022, following a gradual increase since October, the global number of new cases increased sharply by 71% as compared to the previous week, while the number of new deaths decreased by 10%. This corresponds to just under 9.5 million new cases and over 41 000 new deaths reported during the last week. As of 2 January, a total of nearly 289 million cases and just over 5.4 million deaths have been reported globally
All regions reported an increase in the incidence of weekly cases, with the Region of the Americas reporting the largest increase (100%), followed by the South-East Asia Region (78%) and the European Region (65%). The African Region reported a weekly increase in the number of new deaths (22%), while all the other regions reported a decrease as compared to the previous week - Politics:
- Where the Jan. 6 insurrection investigation stands, one year later - kpbs (1.6.22)
- 'ACCOUNTABILITY’ A year after the insurrection, calls from Alabama to Washington, D.C., are to defend America's democracy - SPLC (1.6.22)
- US-Led Coalition Responds to New Round of Attacks in Syria, Iraq - VOA (1.5.22)
- Navy releases 20 entry-level sailors for not getting vaccinated - UPI (1.6.22)
- News:
- US prisons director resigning after crises-filled tenure - AP News (1.5.22)
- Supreme Court weighs vaccine rules affecting more than 80M - AP News (1.6.22)
- Entertainment:
- San Diego REP: Curious Incident Postponement Until August/September 2022: On December 14 heavy rain caused major flooding of the Lyceum Space theatre, the venue where our production of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTIME will be performed. The theatre was flooded and rendered unsafe for artists and audiences. The repair of the major damage could not be accomplished in time for the production to be presented on the scheduled dates in January. We have been forced to postpone the production until August/September.
- Tristan Prettyman, DaBaby and others postpone San Diego concerts as COVID-19 surges - Pacific SD/SDUT (1.5.22)
- ‘Tomorrow' Comes for San Diego's Garth Brooks Fans. Petco Park show on March 5 will be Garth Brooks' only West Coast date on tour - NBC San DIego (1.5.22)
- Tickets on sale Friday
- $94.50 all-in tickets
- Other Reading:
- The Proud Boys Changed Tactics After Jan. 6. We Tracked Their Activity. The far-right street fighting gang looked to whitewash their reputation in 2021 by latching onto hyper-local right-wing culture war issues. - Vice (1.5.22)
- The Best & Worst U.S. Cities for Dog Fitness - OneVet
- This Is the Year of the Shadow Pandemic. The long-tail consequences of fighting Covid-19 must be mitigated—in education, women’s rights, climate, and more. - WIred (1.6.22)
- Government:
- White House
- Remarks By President Biden To Mark One Year Since The January 6th Deadly Assault On The U.S. Capitol
- Remarks by Vice President Harris Marking One Year Since the January 6th Deadly Assault on the U.S. Capitol
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, January 6, 2022
- State Dept
- Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with NATO Deputy Secretary General Geoana
- Secretary Blinken’s Call with Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Tileuberdi
- U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa
- Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with French, German, Italian and UK Counterparts
- Welcoming Dr. Emily J. Blanchard as Chief Economist
- Visa Restrictions Against Cuban Officials
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at the Virtual 2022 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee Meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, and Japanese Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo
- Dept of Justice
- Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Economic Espionage Conspiracy
- Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Production of Child Pornography
- Readout from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Meeting on the One Year Anniversary of the January 6th Attack on the Capitol
- DHS
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 1.6.22 9:21pm):
- 300,298,124 Known Cases/31,602,933 28-Day New Cases
- 5,472,629 Known Deaths/182,398 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 58,487,665 Cases/8,816,843 28 Day New Cases
- 833,988 Deaths/37,600 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +705,264 New Cases/57,898,239 Known Cases
- +1,577 New Deaths/829,740 Known Deaths
- 632,575,655 Doses Delivered
- 515,162,867 Doses Administered
- 245,653,518 Partially Vaccinated
- 207,016,514 Fully Vaccinated
- 62.4% of Total Population
- 66.3% of Population ≥ 5 Years of Age
- 71.4% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 73.1% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- 72,991,028 Boosters (35.3%)
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- R-effective: 1.58
- 76,399,625 Doses Delivered/65,613,968 Doses Administered
- 3,174,237 Partially Vaccinated/26,922,665 Fully Vaccinated
- 10,433,933 Boosters Administered (48.9%)
- 50,486 New Cases/5,530,751 Total Cases (107.1 new cases/100k)
- -5 New Deaths/76,049 Total Deaths (0.1 new deaths/100k)
- 21.4% 7-day test positivity rate
- 8,671 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (639 patients, +8.0% from prior day)
- 1,430 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (+40 patients, +2.9% from prior day)
- 1,574 ICU beds available (-77 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: 1.51
- 8,103 New Cases/466,602 Total Cases
- 24.9% Daily Positivity
- 8 Deaths/4,495 Total Deaths
- 774 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (+57 patients, +7.9% from prior day)
- 147 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+6 patients, +4.3% from prior day)
- 180 ICU beds available (+1 from prior day)
- County Data:
- 5,726 New Cases/471,278 Total Cases
- 0 New Daily Deaths/4.495 Total Deaths
- 23.5% Daily Test Positivity/25.4% 7-day average
- +100 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- +8 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- Universities:
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