Bonobo -- maybe Loretta -- Taking in The San Diego Sun (Taken 2.17.22) |
Today was a good day. The weather was perfect, the San Diego Zoo was a little crowded in anticipation of Presidents' Weekend but not too bad in my favorite spots, and Darren went shopping this morning so we had an amazing dinner at home before we had to go to Chula Vista to help my dad. Now I'm trying to get work done so I can kick back for the weekend, but I think Darren is falling asleep before I can catch up with some bevvies.
I did watch Governor Newsom and Dr. Ghaly and others in their press conference today and it sounded good in practice but we'll see how it translates. I did like Newsom's response to a question about what about parents who don't want their kids in masks and are fed up after seeing so many people at massive events without them? or something to that effect to which he came back with our state statistics of high adult vaccination rates, events being outdoors, and only 29% of kids 5-11 are vaccinated (23% in San Diego, as I highlighted yesterday. So while he can't exactly use the phrasing I would and do, he basically said you don't get it both ways...vaccinate or masks (and ideally both until transmission is lower).
As for the Casbah, masks are still required for unvaccinated, and "highly recommended" for everyone else when not drinking, and we're continuing our vaccine verification or negative PCR withing 72 hours of shows. So there's that. And speaking of...I have a newsletter to write.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- Governor Newsom Unveils SMARTER Plan Charting California’s Path Forward on Nation-Leading Pandemic Response - Office of Governor Newsom (2.17.22)
- Shots
- Masks
- Awareness
- Readiness
- Testing
- Education
- Rx & Therapeutics
- ‘SMARTER’: Newsom administration outlines future plans for COVID - CalMatters (2.17.22)
- California adopts nation’s 1st ‘endemic’ virus policy - AP News (2.17.22)
- Contact tracing and quarantine in the context of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant: interim guidance - WHO (2.17.22)
- Vaccination After COVID Sank Reinfection Rates — Two studies show bolstered protection with vaccines for those with past infections - MedPage Today (2.16.22)
- COVID vaccines offer lasting protection against reinfection, studies find - CIDRAP (2.17.22)
- Long COVID Less Likely in the Vaccinated — Even getting vaccinated after infection appears to help, review concludes - MedPage Today (2.16.22)
- CDC MMWR:
- Multistate Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant Infections Among Persons in a Social Network Attending a Convention — New York City, November 18–December 20, 2021
- Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Associated With a Large Indoor Convention — New York City, November–December 2021
- Notes from the Field: Outbreak of COVID-19 Among a Highly Vaccinated Population Aboard a U.S. Navy Ship After a Port Visit — Reykjavik, Iceland, July 2021
- Politics:
- Innocence Project lawyer, nominated to be judge, faces GOP attacks - Reuters (2.16.22)
- Attorney General Bonta Announces Charges Against 54 California Highway Patrol Officers in East Los Angeles - Rob Bonta Attorney Genreal (2.17.22)
- News:
- A € 500 million pledge under the WHO – EIB partnership, with the support of the EU, for health systems in Africa - WHO (2.17.21)
- Virtual Town Hall Set on Policing Equity Report on Sheriff’s Department - County News Center (2.17.22)
- Other Reading:
- Coachella Stops Caring About COVID-19. This year’s festival will have “no vaccination, testing or masking requirements,” according to newly issued guidelines. - GQ (2.16.22)
- Investors bought a record share of homes in 2021. See where. An analysis of 40 major metro areas revealed unequal levels of investor activity, with southern cities and Black neighborhoods disproportionately affected - The Washington Post (2.16.22)
- Government:
- White House
- Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan
- Remarks by President Biden Before Marine One Departure
- President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Kansas Disaster Declaration
- Readout of President Biden’s Call with Prime Minister Draghi of Italy
- Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on Middle East and North Africa Coordinator McGurk’s Travel to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
- Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Great Lakes Restoration
- Dept of Defense
- Acting Director of the Sexual Assault Response Prevention Office Dr. Nate Galbreath and Director of Health & Resilience Research With the Office of People Analytics Dr. Ashlea Klahr Hold a Media Roundtable on the Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies
- Readout of the U.S.-Guatemala Defense Bilateral Working Group
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Holds a Press Conference at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
- Interior
- State Dept
- Dept of Justice
- Justice Department Announces First Director of National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team
- Department of Justice Announces Initiative to Protect Americans from Collusive Schemes Amid Supply Chain Disruptions
- DHS
- Statement by DHS Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas Regarding Actions Taken to Combat Threats Posed by Unruly Passengers to Air Transportation Security
- DHS Proposes Fair and Humane Public Charge Rule
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 2.17.22 10:21pm):
- 419,693,180 Known Cases/76,639,462 28-Day New Cases
- 5,862,740 Known Deaths/283,523 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 78,269,443 Cases/8,855,184 28 Day New Cases
- 931,741 Deaths/67,328 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +109,422 New Cases/78,060,327 Known Cases
- +2,430 New Deaths/926,497 Known Deaths
- 684,648,105 Doses Delivered
- 548,934,364 Doses Administered
- 252,539,755 Partially Vaccinated
- 214,474,721 Fully Vaccinated
- 64.6% of Total Population
- 68.7% of Population ≥ 5 Years of Age
- 73.2% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 74.7% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- 92,372,036 Boosters (43.1%)
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- R-effective: 0.63
- 83,738,335 Doses Delivered/70,926,254 Doses Administered
- 3,283,339 Partially Vaccinated/27,893,306 Fully Vaccinated
- 13,706,202 Boosters Administered (55.8%)
- 12,098 New Cases/8,283,568 Total Cases (42.3 new cases/100k)
- 207 New Deaths/82,589 Total Deaths (0.4 new deaths/100k)
- 5.7% 7-day test positivity rate
- 7,271 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-374 patients, -4.9% from prior day)
- 1,438 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-64 patients, -4.3% from prior day)
- 1,679 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: 0.64
- 1,124 New Cases/728,610 Total Cases
- 8.6% Daily Positivity
- +17 Deaths/4,931 Total Deaths
- 682 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-6 patients, -0.9% from prior day)
- 122 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (-9 patients, -6.9% from prior day)
- 185 ICU beds available (-2 from prior day)
- County Data:
- 1,338 New Cases/729,597 Total Cases
- 11 New Daily Deaths/4,958 Total Deaths
- 9.9% 7-day average
- +15 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- +4 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- Universities:
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