Golden Takin Kid Born March 19, 2022 (Taken 4.12.22) |
As I'm sure you can tell, I've backed off on the daily posts. With Darren working and Nova in school all day, I've been trying to reclaim my days. On Monday I tagged along with Darren to the Safari Park and just took my laptop with me, but haven't really found an optimum place for working. On Tuesday I had to knock off several tasks -- filed my taxes, deposited a check, did some shopping because I've finally worn out my favorite zoo shoes, stocked up on necessities at Costco, and then got a couple hours in at the zoo, before coming home and having a sushi dinner and being up all night to do my listings. That made for a more sluggish Wednesday for sure, but I still got my animal time in. The San Diego Zoo is a bit more crowded right now than normal because of varying spring breaks, but it's still easy to find spaces and places away from everyone else. Some days I'll just sit with the two mandrill juveniles, some days I'll hit the aviaries, others I'll ride the Skyfari and do the long slow walk around elephant odyssey to the hoofed mesa. I kinda freaked out yesterday because they've got a transport crate in with Henry, the greater one-horned rhino, but someone on staff said it is probably just for his semi-annual checkup and not a transfer. Henry is like a big puppy and comes when you call his name, and makes a 'moo' noise and wriggles his ears when he's excited.
There's obviously a ton of news this week, but mostly I'm just sticking to the highlights so I can get out of the house and get some Vitamin D before everyone comes home. I'm trying to figure out a regular posting cadence and still have a ton of actual show recaps and photos to post, but again, it will all have to wait or I'll go stir crazy on this couch.
- COVID-19:
- Second COVID-19 Pediatric Death Reported - San Diego County News Center (4.13.22)
- COVID remains a public health emergency for now, the WHO and Biden administration say - npr/kpbs (4.13.22)
- Statement on Timeline for COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements in Schools - CDPH (4.14.22)
- Incomplete data likely masks a rise in U.S. Covid cases as focus on infection counts fades. Experts agree that daily U.S. Covid cases are dramatically undercounted. Some have begun to question the stat’s importance in this phase of the pandemic. - NBC News (4.10.22)
- CDC extends transportation mask mandate until May 3 - kpbs/npr (4.13.22)
- SARSCoV2 can cause a transient ischemic attack-TIA, a mini stroke. - @AMannanBaig (4.12.22)
- Of variable duration:
- Head and Neck – the face may deflect to one side, changed smile, eye changes, pupil diameter gone uneven
- Body – One may not be able to lift arms and legs for a while.
- Speech – speech may be slurred.
- Loss of consciousness for a short duration..with recovery.
- Statement on the eleventh meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic - WHO (April 2022)
- CDC MMWR:
- COVID-19 Mortality and Vaccine Coverage — Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, January 6, 2022–March 21, 2022
- Effectiveness of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in Preventing COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization Among Adults with Previous SARS-CoV-2 Infection — United States, June 2021–February 2022
- Politics:
- Biden approves $800M in new military assistance for Ukraine - AP/kpbs (4.13.22)
- Other Reading:
- Why thinking about inflation leads to more inflation. America is dealing with its worst inflation in nearly 40 years. It could get worse if inflationary psychology takes hold. - The Hustle (4.9.22)
- U.S. Inflation Surges to a 4-Decade High - Statista (4.13.22)
- 1,849 Lost Years: Exonerees in 2021 - The Crime Report (4.12.22)
- America’s Highest Earners and Their Taxes Revealed - ProPublica (4.13.22)
- Government:
- White House (4.14.22)
- Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
- President Biden Announces Key Regional Appointments for USDA and SBA
- Remarks by President Biden Before Air Force One Departure
- Readout of Vice President Harris’s Call with President Herzog of Israel
- Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese on EXIM Bank’s Domestic Finance Initiative
- FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Agency Equity Action Plans to Advance Equity and Racial Justice Across the Federal Government
- Getting the Child Tax Credit Right for Puerto Rico: The American Rescue Plan’s Permanent, Historic Changes to Tax Relief in Puerto Rico
- Statement by CEA Chair Cecilia Rouse on the Economic Report of the President
- White House (4.13.22)
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 13, 2022
- Bill Signed: S. 3294
- President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to The Netherlands to Attend the Fifth Invictus Games
- December 2021 Visitor Log Records Posted
- Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden for Month of the Military Child at Knob Noster High School
- Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
- Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation
- Notice on the Continuation Of The National Emergency With Respect To Specified Harmful Foreign Activities Of The Government Of The Russian Federation
- Statement by President Joe Biden on Call with President Zelenskyy and Additional Security Assistance to Ukraine
- Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional Actions in Response to Vice President Harris’s Call to Action on Maternal Health
- Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Impact of Texas Border Delays
- President Biden Names Sixteenth Round of Judicial Nominees
- White House (4.12.22)
- Statement by NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with President Maia Sandu of Moldova
- Remarks by President Biden Before Air Force One Departure
- Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Administration’s Historic Commitment to Worker Organizing and Empowerment
- Remarks by President Biden on Lowering Energy Costs for Working Families
- FACT SHEET: Using Homegrown Biofuels to Address Putin’s Price Hike at the Pump and Lower Costs for American Families
- Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jen Psaki
- Statement from Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Oklahoma Law Restricting Access to Reproductive Health Care
- Readout of President Joe Biden’s Call with Prime Minister Johnson of the United Kingdom
- White House (4.11.22)
- Remarks by Vice President Harris Announcing Actions to Reduce the Burden of Medical Debt on American Families
- FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration Announces New Actions to Lessen the Burden of Medical Debt and Increase Consumer Protection
- Remarks by President Biden Announcing Actions to Fight Gun Crime and His Nominee for ATF Director, Steve Dettelbach
- FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration Cracks Down on Ghost Guns, Ensures That ATF Has the Leadership it Needs to Enforce Our Gun Laws
- First Lady Jill Biden Leads Administration Officials in Call for Puerto Rican Families to Sign Up for the American Rescue Plan’s Expanded Child Tax Credit
- Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on President Biden’s Selection of Special Advisors for the Summit of the Americas
- A Proclamation on Education and Sharing Day, USA, 2022
- Biden Administration Releases Rural Playbook, Launches Building A Better America Rural Infrastructure Tour to Highlight Impact of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on Rural America
- Statement by President Joe Biden on the Rural Infrastructure Tour
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 11, 2022
- Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on President Biden’s Virtual Meeting with Prime Minister Modi of India
- Readout of President Biden’s Call with Prime Minister Modi of India
- Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official on President Biden’s Virtual Meeting with Prime Minister Modi of India
- Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Modi of India Before Bilateral Meeting
- Dept of Defense
- Howitzers, Helicopters, Humvees Headed to Ukraine
- Multiple Factors Contribute to Ukraine's Battlefield Successes
- Russian Forces, Ukrainians Vie for Mariupol
- State Dept
- COVID-19 Travel Advisory Updates
- Plan to Advance Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities in Foreign Affairs
- Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination
- $800 Million in Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine
- Dept of Justice
- Russian Legislator and Two Staff Members Charged with Conspiring to Have U.S. Citizen Act as an Illegal Agent of the Russian Government in the United States
- Justice Department Releases Action Plan to Advance Equity
- Former Department of Homeland Security Employee Convicted of Scheme to Defraud the United States
- Justice Department Announces New Rule to Modernize Firearm Definitions
- SBA
- SBA Administrator Guzman Highlights New Biden-Harris Administration Reforms and SBA Initiatives for Small Business Online Growth in Columbus, Ohio
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 4.14.22 11:20am):
- 502,260,760 Known Cases/38,037,084 28-Day New Cases
- 6,191,796 Known Deaths/132,120 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 80,545,474 Cases/884,114 28 Day New Cases
- 987,801 Deaths/18,317 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- 29,401 New Cases/80,289,105 Known Cases
- 452 New Deaths/984,018 Known Deaths
- 1,455 New Admissions/9,476 Current Hospitalizations
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- R-effective: 0.89
- 15,562 New Cases/8,529,333 Total Cases (6.0 new cases/100k)
- 191 New Deaths/88,748 Total Deaths (0.1 new deaths/100k)
- 1.8% 7-day test positivity rate
- 1,040 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-13 patients, -1.2% from prior day)
- 156 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (+8 patients, +5.4% from prior day)
- 2,204 ICU beds available (-134 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: 0.97
- 1,303 New Cases/755,584 Total Cases
- 2.8% Daily Positivity
- 13 Deaths/5,223 Total Deaths
- 106 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-7patients, -6.2% from prior day)
- 22 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (0 patients, 0% from prior day)
- 249 ICU beds available (-10 from prior day)
- County Data:
- San Diego County COVID-19 Watch
- COVID-19 Weekly Update 4.13.22
- County Reports Slight Decrease in Flu Cases - County News Center (4.13.22)
- 242 New Cases/753,939 Total Cases
- Case rate: 6.2 per 100,000 residents overall
- 5.9 fully vaccinated and boosted
- 3.4 for fully vaccinated people
- 9.8 for not fully vaccinated San Diegans.
- 5 New Daily Deaths/5,229 Total Deaths
- 7,723,585 Doses Received/7,057,448 Doses Administered
- 2,963,805 Partially Vaccinated/2,603,408 Fully Vaccinated
- 1,229,500 Booster Doses
- 82.7% 5+ Population Fully Vaccinated/77.9% Total Population Fully Vaccinated
- 2.8% Daily Test Positivity/% 7-day average/% 7-day average after 7-day lag/% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 1 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- COVID-19 Hospitalizations 106 patients. -52% over 30 days
- ICU hospitalizations 22 patients. -53% over 30 days
- 67 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- Universities:
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