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| 3 Month Old Mawe (Taken 2.23.22) |
After I wrapped up listings today, Darren and I hit the San Diego Zoo for the last hour of the day. I cannot wait for them to expand hours because this 5pm closing can sometimes cramp my style. That's how we ended up at Sea World over the weekend: it was too late for the Zoo that night. Still, it was fun and we closed the day with Mawe, the baby giraffe, going crazy with the zoomies.
Besides all the crazy news out in the world, I wanted to congratulate Soda Bar, which was announced today as the recipient of a Small Venue grant from the Live Music Society. That is super awesome for them.
Today's general news was all over the place and I'm trying to wrap my head around the Ukraine situation and watched the White House daily press conference as well as the entire State Department briefing and the crazy interview with Wesley Clark on CNN. It's definitely not looking good. It feels a little messed up to be just carrying on as normal, but what is the alternative? Whatever you do, do not fall into the 24 hour news hypnosis. Believe me. It's not good for anyone.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- More than 5,000 San Diegans Have Died from COVID-19 - County News Center (2.23.22)
- WHO Director-General's remarks at Ports to Arms – 23 February 2022
- "...vaccine nationalism and manufacturers prioritizing high-income countries severely limited the number of vaccines COVAX was able to supply in the first half of last year.
As a result, 83% of the population of Africa is yet to receive a single dose.
This is not only a moral failure, it is also an epidemiological failure, which is creating the ideal conditions for new variants to emerge. - The pandemic pummeled long-term care – it may not recover quickly, experts warn - npr/kpbs (2.22.22)
- CDC: Some people should wait longer for 2nd COVID shot. U.S. health officials say some people getting Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines should consider waiting up to eight weeks between the first and second doses - AP News via ABC News (2.23.22)
- MIS-C After COVID Vaccination Exceedingly Rare in Young People — Most cases involved adolescents with evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection - MedPage Today (2.23.22)
- No Real-World Evidence BA.2 Is More Severe — WHO eases BA.2 concerns; South African data show no increase in severity - MedPage Today (2.23.22)
- Politics:
- Supreme Court won't review religious challenge to Maine vaccination mandate - Becker's Hospital Review (2.23.22)
- News:
- East County Man Dies from Influenza - County News Center (2.23.22)
- 38 New Cases This Week
- 1,582 Total Cases This Season
- 3 Deaths To Date
- Congratulations to SODA BAR for being awarded a Small Music Venue Grant for Spring 2022!! Grants are between $10k-$50k!!
- Russia attacks Ukraine - CNN (2.23.22)
- General Wesley Clark in live interview warns that Russia will do anything -- "use unconventional weapons" "could use nuclear weapons to make a point" to NATO or anyone who interferes with his "plan to reestablish world order".
- SFRC Chairman Menendez Statement on Russia’s Attack on Ukraine
UNION CITY, N.J. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, tonight issued the following statement in reaction to Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine:“This unprovoked attack has brought into sharp focus the need to expel the current Kremlin leadership from the international community. Today must mark a historical shift in how the world views and deals with the despot in Moscow.
“Tonight, my heart is heavy for the people of Ukraine. As we pray for them in this dark moment of uncertainty, it is clear that history will prove Vladimir Putin’s decision to sacrifice the lives of countless Ukrainians and Russians was made out of fear—fear of allowing a neighboring independent, sovereign nation to pursue democracy and freedom.
“The United States and our allies have successfully galvanized an international coalition to counter Russian aggression; now we must refuse to stand by and watch innocent Ukrainian men, women, and children suffer. As Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I am committed to ensuring that the United States upholds our responsibility to exact maximum costs on Putin, the Russian economy, and those who enabled and facilitated this trampling of Ukraine’s sovereignty.
“Ukrainians are a resilient, determined people. We know that they will stand up for their country and their freedom. And we will continue to stand with them. But tonight, our prayers are with an entire nation, young and old, who refuse to let a tyrant use military might to impose his will on Ukraine.”
- Governor Newsom Statement on Woman Killed in San Francisco Encampment Fire - Office of Governor Newsom (2.23.22)
- FDA Permits Marketing of First Condom Specifically Indicated for Anal Intercourse - FDA (2.23.22)
- San Diego Unified will enforce COVID vaccination mandate for students 16 and up starting with summer session - kpbs (2.22.22)
- Other Reading:
- Spreading like Wildfire: The Rising Threat of Extraordinary Landscape Fires - United Nation (2.23.22)
- Financial Instability and Delays in Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Due to COVID-19: Findings from Patients in Iowa, Arizona and Wisconsin - Guttmacher Institute (2.23.22)
- Access to contraception was curtailed during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for those who experienced employment and financial instability.
- Government:
- White House
- Statement by President Joe Biden on Phone Call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine
- President Zelenskyy reached out to me tonight and we just finished speaking. I condemned this unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces. I briefed him on the steps we are taking to rally international condemnation, including tonight at the United Nations Security Council. He asked me to call on the leaders of the world to speak out clearly against President Putin’s flagrant aggression, and to stand with the people of Ukraine. Tomorrow, I will be meeting with the Leaders of the G7, and the United States and our Allies and partners will be imposing severe sanctions on Russia. We will continue to provide support and assistance to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.
- Statement by President Biden on Russia’s Unprovoked and Unjustified Attack on Ukraine
- The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces. President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering. Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia accountable.
- Remarks by Vice President Harris Before a Meeting with the National Black Caucus of State Legislators
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 23, 2022
- Statement by President Biden on Nord Stream 2
- Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris AdministrationDelivering Results 100 Days into Infrastructure Implementation
- Joint Statement by President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on theOne-Year Anniversary of the Roadmap for a Renewed U.S.-Canada Partnership
- President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Iowa Disaster Declaration
- President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Nebraska Disaster Declaration
- Notice on on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Cuba and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels
- A Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Cuba and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels
- Dept of Defense
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's Call With U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace
- Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing
- State Dept
- Sanctioning NS2AG, Matthias Warnig, and NS2AG’s Corporate Officers
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Lester Holt of NBC Nightly News
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken With David Muir of ABC World News Tonight
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Norah O’Donnell of CBS Evening News
- Secretary Blinken’s Call with EU High Representative Josep Borrell
- United States Designates Houthi Finance Network in Coordination with Gulf Partners
- Secretary Blinken’s Call with UK Foreign Secretary Truss
- Deputy Secretary Sherman’sCall with NATO Deputy Secretary General Geoana, the OSCE Chair-in-Office represented by Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Przydacz, OSCE Secretary General Schmid, and EEAS Secretary General Sannino
- Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Liechtenstein Foreign Minister Hasler
- Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with French, German, Italian, and UK Counterparts
- Dept of Justice
- Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen Delivers Remarks on Countering Nation-State Threats
- Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Charges for Attacking Asian Family
- Three Men Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to a Plot to Attack Power Grids in the United States
- “These three defendants admitted to engaging in a disturbing plot, in furtherance of white supremacist ideology, to attack energy facilities in order to damage the economy and stoke division in our country...”
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 2.23.21 8:21pm):
- 429,717,855 Known Cases/68,626,221 28-Day New Cases
- 5,917,660 Known Deaths/290,509 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 78,733,444 Cases/6,301,167 28 Day New Cases
- 941,889 Deaths/64,314 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +121,906 New Cases/78,518,045 Known Cases
- +3,145 New Deaths/936,162 Known Deaths
- 687,728,405 Doses Delivered
- 551,372,287 Doses Administered
- 253,179,401 Partially Vaccinated
- 215,129,430 Fully Vaccinated
- 64.8% of Total Population
- 68.9% of Population ≥ 5 Years of Age
- 73.3% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 74.9% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- 93,428,100 Boosters (43.3%)
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- R-effective: 0.60
- 84,070,035 Doses Delivered/71,287,464 Doses Administered
- 3,522,290 Partially Vaccinated/27,732,379 Fully Vaccinated
- 13,871,819 Boosters Administered (84.8%)
- 6,483 New Cases/8,343,213 Total Cases (27.9 new cases/100k)
- 46 New Deaths/83,569 Total Deaths (0.4 new deaths/100k)
- 3.7% 7-day test positivity rate
- 5,487 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-168 patients, -3.0% from prior day)
- 1,069 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-29 patients, -2.6% from prior day)
- 1,906 ICU beds available (-64 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: 0.63
- 2,238 New Cases/734,536 Total Cases
- 6.4% Daily Positivity
- 0 Deaths/4,974 Total Deaths
- 562 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-12 patients, -2.1% from prior day)
- 100 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (-6 patients, -5.7% from prior day)
- 211 ICU beds available (+5 from prior day)
- County Data:
- COVID-19 Watch
- 659 New Cases/734,656 Total Cases
- Case rate: 38.6 per 100,000 residents overall (7 day average after 7-day lag)
- 52.6 for fully vaccinated people
- 104.1 for not fully vaccinated San Diegans
- 43.2 fully vaccinated + boosted
- 14 New Daily Deaths/5,002 Total Deaths
- 7,475,425 Doses Received/6,831,350 Doses Administered
- 2,916,017 Partially Vaccinated/2,563,024 Fully Vaccinated
- 1,151,574 Boosters Administered (54.3%)
- 10,293 Newly Fully Vaccinated Since Last Week
- 19,662 Newly Boosted Since Last Week
- 81.4% 5+ Population Fully Vaccinated/76.6% Total Population Fully Vaccinated
- 6.8% Daily Test Positivity/6.5% 7-day average/9.4% 7-day average after 7-day lag/6.8% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 69.1% Case Investigation
- +27 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- +2 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- -8.2% Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations (+562 patients. -56% over 30 days)
- 24% ICU Capacity (100 patients. -57% over 30 days)
- 62 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- 58 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
- 25 in TK-12th grade school settings
- 15 in daycare/preschool/childcare settings
- 4 in business settings
- 4 in college/university settings
- 4 in government settings
- 2 in healthcare settings
- 1 in a distribution warehouse setting
- 1 in an emergency services setting
- 1 in a faith-based agency setting
- 1 in a grocery setting
- 1 in a residence
- 1 in a restaurant/bar setting
- Universities:
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