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A Peek At Wildlife Explorers Basecamp at San Diego Zoo Opens to the Public on Friday at 10am (Photo Taken 1.29.22) |
I'm both angry and concerned that congress dropped COVID-19 funding out of the omnibus package they passed this week. I'm concerned that with numbers declining locally that County officials will start to roll back testing, too. To me this is a terrible idea. From the beginning of the pandemic through December 1st, the county had experienced a total of 385,396 cases confirmed by PCR testing. By January 29th, that number was 686,003, meaning 300,607 people tested positive in TWO MONTHS. Why does it matter? Because once you've tested positive on a PCR test, the county tells you that you can do antigen/rapid tests, but not to take a PCR test for 90 days because sometimes the virus can linger and still be detected even if it is long dead and no longer replicating. Today is March 10, which means many of those who previously tested positive are eligible or will become eligible to take PCR tests again. We can't pull back on free testing. Meanwhile, across the country, states are already dropping to weekly reporting on cases, so CDC numbers are going to be much less reliable moving forward, and that, I think, is bad for everyone. Potentially waiting for hospitalizations to rise is too late to reinstate simple mitigations.
I'll keep posting so long as the information is available, though life will certainly get a little more hectic with Darren starting his job next week and things pretty much back to normal at the Casbah. As I mentioned, I'll be doing merch on Friday at Casbah and Soda Bar on Saturday, plus Nova has derby, my parents still demand our help which means multiple trips back and forth to Chula Vista throughout the week, and I'm still trying to keep up my needed time at the San Diego Zoo. Today Darren and I went for a couple hours before having to get Nova to piano, took Ficus to Grape Street, then back home in time to make dinner, and then off to my parents' house. It's a lot, but we're keeping masks on and doing our best to manage. I hope you all are managing, too. It's been a long, exhausting two years.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- TSA extends the travel mask mandate through April 18 - npr/kpbs (3.10.22)
- 'Exceptional' ECMO Outcomes in COVID-19 Reflect Early Choices — When not used for last-ditch salvage, high proportion survive and recover lung function - MedPage Today (3.10.22)
- Two grueling years later, world takes cautious steps forward - AP News (3.11.22)
- CDC MMWR:
- COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Access and Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 5–11 Years — United States, November 2021–January 2022
- Politics:
- Judge Rules Against City on Measure C. A Superior Court judge this week ruled that city moves to set the stage for its legal argument that a 2020 hotel-tax measure passed with less than a two thirds vote were wrongful. This fight likely isn’t over. - Voice of San Diego (3.9.22)
- Senate gives final approval to Ukraine aid, huge budget bill - AP News (3.10.22)
- House passes spending bill that cuts $15.6B in pandemic aid - Becker's Hospital Review (3.9.22)
- House passes sweeping $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill - The Hill (3.9.22)
- In Los Angeles, Governor Newsom Convenes Inaugural CARE Court Roundtable - Office of Governor Newsom (3.10.22)
- Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement Following Restorative Justice Hearings Attended by the Sackler Family - Office of AG Rob Bonta (3.10.22)
- News:
- The 2020 census had big undercounts of Black people, Latinos and Native Americans - npr/kpbs (3.10.22)
- Why are gas prices skyrocketing? - The Hustle (3.10.22)
- Other Reading:
- Ranking All 20 Wordle Variants (That I'm Aware Of) - Paste (3.10.22)
- Government:
- White House
- Remarks by President Biden at the Democratic National Committee’s Winter Meeting
- Statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Senate Passage of the Bipartisan Funding Bill
- Joint Statement by President Joseph R. Biden Jr. of the United States and President Iván Duque Márquez of the Republic of Colombia U.S.-Colombia Bicentennial Partnership
- Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Meeting with Africa Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat
- Remarks by President Biden and President Duque of the Republic of Colombia Before Bilateral Meeting
- CORRECTED: Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Andrzej Duda of Poland in Joint Press Conference
- Statement of President Joe Biden on the Justice Department Naming a Chief Pandemic Prosecutor
- Press Release: Nominations Sent to the Senate
- Memorandum on the Designation of the State of Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally
- Remarks by Vice President Harris and Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada Before Bilateral Meeting
- Remarks by Vice President Harris Before a Roundtable Discussion with People Displaced from Ukraine
- Readout of President Biden’s Call with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey
- Bills Signed: H.R. 2044 and H.R. 3210
- Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials Previewing the Visit of President Duque of Colombia
- FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Applauds House Passage of Bipartisan Government Funding Bill
- Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Andrzej Duda of Poland in Joint Press Conference
- Statement by President Biden on Consumer Price Index in February
- During Week of Anniversary of American Rescue Plan, Biden-Harris Administration Highlights Health Insurance Subsidies That Promoted Critical Increases in Enrollment and Cost Savings
- Vice President Kamala Harris Announces Additional U.S. Funding to Respond to Humanitarian Needs in Ukraine and Eastern Europe
- Remarks by Vice President Harris and Prime Minister Morawiecki of Poland Before Bilateral Meeting
- Dept of Defense
- Dept of Justice
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 3.10.22 10:20pm):
- 453,465,071 Known Cases/47,173,427 28-Day New Cases
- 6,029,828 Known Deaths/237,821 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 79,454,920 Cases/1,984,126 28 Day New Cases
- 965,464 Deaths/47,859 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- 49,710 New Cases/79,248,406 Known Cases
- 1,938 New Deaths/961,620 Known Deaths
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- R-effective: 0.74
- 3,221 New Cases/8,422,875 Total Cases (9.7 new cases/100k)
- 160 New Deaths/86,185 Total Deaths (0.3 new deaths/100k)
- 1.9% 7-day test positivity rate
- 2,796 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-76 patients, -2.6% from prior day)
- 516 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-20 patients, -3.7% from prior day)
- 1,999 ICU beds available (-25 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: 0.78
- 352 New Cases/743,956 Total Cases
- 3.3% Daily Positivity
- 6 Deaths/5,083 Total Deaths
- 261 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-11 patients, -4.0% from prior day)
- 52 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (-6 patients, -10.3% from prior day)
- 213 ICU beds available (0 from prior day)
- County Data:
- 562 New Cases/743,280 Total Cases
- 10 New Daily Deaths/5,100 Total Deaths
- 3.6% 7-day average
- 0 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- 2 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- Universities:
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