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| Praying Mantis at Wildlife Explorers Basecamp at San Diego Zoo (Taken 3.15.22) |
I thought that I was going to skip a Tuesday post but once I open my laptop it's hard not to just do what I've been doing. Creature of habit. Plus, I was too lazy to drag my ass to the Casbah for Devotchka so what else am I gonna do but watch murder shows and read through my inboxes?
Tuesday was a pretty spectacular afternoon, as Darren and I met a friend and his 2 year old niece at the San Diego Zoo. It seemed a little less crowded than Monday and the animals weren't super active, but we spent more time in the Wildlife Explorers Basecamp and were so in awe in the remaining houses and animal habitats that we missed on Monday. Honestly, you could probably go to the Zoo and spend all day in there discovering new things or watching the naked mole rats or the orb weavers' webs. I'm hoping to get listings done quickly on Wednesday so I can go back for more. The only thing I would say is that I think the San Diego Zoo is making a mistake by not requiring, or at least increasing signage recommending masks. The rising numbers around the globe should be raising some red flags, especially because most of us who got boosters are over four months past having them available for everyone. China is locking down millions of people and the resulting work stoppages are certainly going to bring back supply issues and shortages of goods once again. Plan for the worst and hope for the best, I guess.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- China's worst COVID-19 surge since 2020 poised to further disrupt global supply chains - Becker's Hospital Review (3.15.22)
- A surge in COVID-19 spurs new lockdowns in China's cities - npr/kpbs (3.15.22)
- Covid cases are rising as omicron’s ‘stealth’ subvariant spreads around the world - CNBC (3.15.22)
- School mask mandates in the U.S. reduced coronavirus transmission. Mandatory masking lowered transmission of the delta variant by 72 percent - Science News (3.15.22)
- Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 15 March 2022 - WHO
- CDC MMWR:
- Hospitalization of Infants and Children Aged 0–4 Years with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 2020–February 2022
- Politics:
- Emhoff Tests Positive for COVID-19; VP Harris Still Negative - VOA/AP News (3.15.22)
- White House Leans on Congress for COVID Funds, Warns of Inaction — Administration says it's running out of cash for monoclonals, another booster, and surveillance - MedPage Today (3.15.22)
- Ukraine to appeal to US for more help amid Russian bombing - AP News (3.16.22)
- News:
- Governor Newsom Helps Package Emergency Relief Supplies for Shipment to Ukraine - Office of Governor Newsom (3.15.22)
- Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Ensure Access for Incoming UC Berkeley Students - Office of Governor Newsom (3.15.22)
- Other Reading:
- Full Tank, Empty Wallet? - Statista (3.15.22)
- Government:
- White House
- Remarks by President Biden at an Event on Equal Pay Day to Celebrate Women’s History Month
- Executive Order on Advancing Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness in Federal Contracting by Promoting Pay Equity and Transparency
- Remarks by Vice President Harris During a Conversation with Current and Former Members of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team
- Remarks by Vice President Harris at the Equal Pay Day Summit
- FACT SHEET: Biden Harris Administration Announces Commitments to Advance Pay Equity and Support Women’s Economic Security
- Remarks by President Biden at Signing of H.R. 2471, “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022”
- Readout of Supply Chain Event Launching Data Initiative for Greater Supply Chain Resilience
- Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Initiative to Improve Supply Chain Data Flow
- Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on COVID Response and Funding Needs
- FACT SHEET: Consequences of Lack of Funding for Efforts to Combat COVID-19 if Congress Does Not Act
- WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Celebrate the First Anniversary of the American Rescue Plan
- President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Maine Disaster Declaration
- Press Release: Nominations Sent to the Senate
- Bill Signed: H.R. 2471
- Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Meetings with Prime Minister Mario Draghi of Italy and Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister Luigi Mattiolo
- Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the President’s Travel to Belgium
- The White House Announces 2022 Public Tours
- Readout of the March National Climate Task Force Meeting
- Bills Signed: S. 1543, S. 1662, S. 3706
- Dept of Defense
- State Dept
- Briefing with Senior Administration Officials on the U.S. Humanitarian Assistance Response to Russia’s Further Invasion of Ukraine
- U.S. Announces Sanctions on Key Members of Russia’s Defense Enterprise
- Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Ukraine
- Human Rights Abuses by the Governments of Russia and Belarus
- FDA
- Dept of Justice
- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Issues New FOIA Guidelines to Favor Disclosure and Transparency
- Justice Department and FTC Extend Deadline for Public Comment on Ways to Strengthen Enforcement Against Illegal Mergers
- North Carolina Man Sentenced for $1.7 Million COVID-19 Fraud
- Labor
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 3.15.22 11:20pm):
- 461,679,643 Known Cases/46,146,043 28-Day New Cases
- 6,051,511 Known Deaths/215,901 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 79,586,939 Cases/1,514,889 28 Day New Cases
- 966,470 Deaths/38,974 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- 47,600 New Cases/79,418,377 Known Cases
- 1,399 New Deaths/963,244 Known Deaths
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- R-effective: 0.8
- 727 New Cases/8,439,055 Total Cases (7.6 new cases/100k)
- -2 New Deaths/86,792 Total Deaths (0.2 new deaths/100k)
- 1.5% 7-day test positivity rate
- -36 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (2,263 patients, -1.6% from prior day)
- 419 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-24 patients, -5.4% from prior day)
- 2,201 ICU beds available (-38 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: 0.67
- County Data:
- 433 New Cases/745,310 Total Cases
- +10 New Daily Deaths/5,126 Total Deaths
- 2.7% 7-day average
- +5 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- +1 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- Universities:
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