Maza the Greater One Horned Rhino (Taken 4.13.22) |
I'm only doing a post today because Wednesday is when the County updates all their COVID-19 info. Even the State has cut back and is only updating on Tuesdays and Fridays, so I'm not feeling so bad about my infrequent updates. Nothing you don't already know...cases are rising in the County, testing is declining, as I said yesterday, follow the poop and do what you have to for your own safety and that of your family. My big gripe of the day is how every news story talking about the judge's ruling striking down the mask mandate on transit seems to only focus on planes...a mode of travel which is really still for the more privileged amongst us. While it is true that "2,900,000 passengers fly every day in and out of u.s. airports" according to the FAA, a more striking statistic is that "34 million times each weekday, people board public transportation," according to American Public Transportation Association's 2019 data. These 34 million are often the most vulnerable amongst us: seniors, people with disabilities, low-income, people of color, many of whom may not even have basic health care coverage or adequate information and resources about the pandemic. Buses, trains, subways, light rail and other modes of transit are not known for their ventilation in the first place, and dropping mask mandates in these spaces is absolutely appalling. We'll see where the Justice Department's appeal goes, but I don't have great confidence in the courts doing the right thing, so ideally the individual transit agencies will implement their own requirements to continue following CDC guidance.
Update: Just found this article from Time: Should You Still Wear a Mask on Planes, Trains, and Buses? Here’s What the Science Says. - Time (4.20.22)
But what I really wanted to talk about was the hot goss that I got at the San Diego Zoo today. I was lingering by the giraffes and Maza, who I've been calling Henry for over a year, the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros at the end of the day and came across a trainer and asked why Henry's crate was out. The conversation was kinda funny but in case he was sharing not-for-public information, I'll just summarize and say that the story for the moment is that Henry is moving to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. When he leaves, there will be some upgrades made to his current San Diego Zoo habitat. Once that is done, Funani and Amahle, the hippos, will be relocated there for 6-7 months while their "Hippo Beach" habitat is upgraded and remodeled. From that you can imagine all kinds of possibilities, like maybe Amahle will be like Fiona in Cincinnati and be introduced to a young male partner after she's 3 next February? It will be a long process for visitors because the pool on the mesa is far inferior to the current hippo habitat, but if it's all for an upgrade, it will be worth it. I'll still be there as much as possible regardless of what happens.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- Majority of Americans want masks for travelers: AP-NORC poll - kpbs/Associated Press (4.20.22)
- San Diego County Surpasses 30,000 COVID-19 Hospitalizations Since Start of Pandemic - County News Center (4.20.22)
- Vaccines, antibodies, antivirals: How some immunocompromised can cut Covid risk. Compared to last year, people with weakened immune systems now have several tools to protect themselves against Covid-19.- NBC News (4.20.22)
- A Reminder: When To Get Tested - CDC (Updated 3.31.22)
- Politics:
- Justice Dept. to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate - AP News (4.20.22)
- News:
- Earth Day Event at County Operations Center Friday - County News Center (4.20.22)
- Other Reading:
- Government:
- White House
- Statement by NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Meeting with President David Panuelo of the Federated States of Micronesia
- FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Creates Cost-Saving Clean Energy Opportunities to Combat Climate Crisis
- Remarks by President Biden Before Meeting with the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Combatant Commanders
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 20, 2022
- FACT SHEET: Update on the Collaborative Migration Management Strategy
- Remarks on a Modern American Industrial Strategy By NEC Director Brian Deese
- FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces the Rural Partners Network to Empower Rural Communities to Access Federal Resources
- Dept of Defense
- Russia Notified U.S. of ICBM Test Launch
- DOD Aims to Close Gap in Bringing U.S. Tech Innovation to Market
- Dept of Justice
- Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care-Related COVID-19 Fraud
- New Jersey Man Charged with Federal Hate Crimes for String of Violent Assaults on Members of Orthodox Jewish Community
- Interior
- Interior Department Outlines Roadmap for Continued Renewable Energy Progress on Public Lands. Approval of more than 120 renewable energy projects with combined generating capacity of 12,000 megawatts; new BLM report forecasts additional activity
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 4.20.22 11:21pm):
- 507,044,649 Known Cases/31,207,734 28-Day New Cases
- 6,207,756 Known Deaths/103,189 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 80,801,713 Cases/950,971 28 Day New Cases
- 990,208 Deaths/14,737 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- 40,925 New Cases/80,588,854 Known Cases
- 385 New Deaths/987,034 Known Deaths
- 1,552 New Admissions/9,527 Current Hospitalizations
- California COVID-19 Information Is Now Only Updated Tuesdays and Fridays.
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- 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
- County Data:
- Influenza Watch
- Influenza Activity Slows as Flu Season Nears End - County News Center (4.20.22)
- 136 New Cases/2,351 Total Cases
- 0 New Deaths/4 Deaths
- 405 New Cases/755,863 Total Cases
- Case rate: 7.6 per 100,000 residents overall
- 3.7 for fully vaccinated people
- 6.9 for fully vaccinated + boosted people
- 12.7 for not fully vaccinated San Diegans.
- 2 New Daily Deaths/5,233 Total Deaths
- 2,969,462 Partially Vaccinated 94.3%/2,607,527 Fully Vaccinated
- 1,237,325 Boosted 55.9%
- 82.8% 5+ Population Fully Vaccinated/78.0% Total Population Fully Vaccinated
- 3.3% Daily Test Positivity/% 7-day average/% 7-day average after 7-day lag/2.5% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 8 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- -1 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- COVID-19 Hospitalizations 100 patients. -46% over 30 days
- COVID-19 ICU 16 patients. -59% over 30 days
- 62 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- 5 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
- Universities:
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