36 year old Indah (b. 6.23.86) with baby Kaja (b. 1.4.22) You can see the two in their public orangutan habitat at the San Diego Zoo from opening until around 10:30am each day. (Photo taken 7.24.22) |
My preview day of Comic-Con didn't happen. I had worked all night to get my listings up for the week and updating my Comic-Con page, that by the time I was done, I didn't want to steal the final hour of Darren's sleep before his long day of 100 degree temps at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, so I continued working while watching old seasons of Bergen on Netflix, which a friend recommended while I was sick with COVID-19.
I was feeling a little funny all week. I know I tested negative and life is back to normal, but that means allergies, misery when it's hot, being tired after working late nights, still having to help move my dad to his medical bed several nights a week, wh8ich means long late night drives to Chula Vista and back. Every day I psyched myself up, then made excuses to myself for not going to Comic-Con when if I had just been honest with myself-- after having COVID I don't want it again, I don't feel comfortable in massive gatherings, I don't want to be indoors with others-- I could've just enjoyed the weekend a little more fully and without guilt. It proved true after Darren and I attempted to go the Observatory on Thursday night for Purity Ring, but left after I was done shooting. If we couldn't handle a 1,000 person venue at a not even sold out show, how was I supposed to tolerate the Convention Center? Or even navigating the crowded streets outside? I don't imagine my life will always be this way, but for now, this is where I am and I just need to be honest about that and to be okay with that. It doesn't mean I'm not sad for missing it. It doesn't mean I didn't enjoy all the pictures and posts on social media. I just couldn't pull it off myself.
Besides Purity Ring, I did (of course) go to the zoo more than a few times, even going in the morning then going back in the evening on the same day, attempted to drive downtown for Comic-Con but got cold feet and ended up only shopping at the Grocery Outlet down there, helped my dad a few nights, drove around with Nova and Darren through downtown just to see the Comic-Con action on Saturday night, and went to the Safari Park. It was a full weekend, not the least of which because for the first time ever in all my years of having a zoo pass, I woke up early enough for the early hour open to members only. That was a whole thing, but maybe I'll talk about it another time. For now, last week's updates to explain why everyone you know is sick.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- Got COVID? Get Treatment Now! - County News Center (7.21.22)
- Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘very mild symptoms’. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden has begun taking Paxlovid, an antiviral drug designed to reduce the severity of the disease. - AP News (7.21.22)
- Q&A: COVID expert on why BA.5 variant is 'substantially different' - kpbs (7.20.22)
- Weekly Epidemiological Update - WHO (7.20.22)
- After an increasing trend over the past five weeks, globally, the number of weekly cases during the week of 11 to 17 July 2022 remained stable, with just under 6.3 million new cases. The number of new weekly deaths was similar to the figure reported during the previous week, with 11 000 fatalities reported.
- WHO: COVID triples across Europe, hospitalizations double - AP News (7.19.22)
- More San Diegans at risk for long COVID as transmission rises - inewsource (7.18.22)
- The Durability of Natural Infection and Vaccine-induced Immunity Against Future Infection by SARS-CoV-2 - Proceedings of the National Academies (7.15.22)
- Investigating Trends in those who Experience Menstrual Bleeding Changes after SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination - Science Advances (7.15.22)
- Politics:
- Rep. Jacobs among 17 democratic lawmakers arrested at abortion protest in DC = kpbs/City News Service (7.19.22)
- Government:
- White House
- ICYMI: Treasury Secretary Yellen Says US Economy Not in Recession
- Letter from Dr. Kevin O’Connor: President Biden SARS-CoV-2 Update (7.24)
- Letter from Dr. Kevin O’Connor: President Biden SARS-CoV-2 Update (7.23)
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha (7.22)
- Letter from Dr. Kevin O’Connor: President Biden SARS-CoV-2 Update (7.22)
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha (7.21)
- Letter from Dr. Kevin O’Connor: President Biden Screened “Positive” for SARS-CoV-2 (7.21)
- Statement from Raj Panjabi, Director of White House Pandemic Preparedness Office, on World Health Organization Declaration on Monkeypox
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 7.24.22 pm):
- 570,187,854 Known Cases/25,986,662 28-Day New Cases
- 6,384,336 Known Deaths/55,473 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 90,410,386 Cases/3,353,634 28 Day New Cases
- 1,026,951 Deaths/10,859 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- 126,128 New Cases/89,972,868 Known Cases
- 355 New Deaths/1,021,546 Known Deaths
- 6,236 New Admissions/36,622 Current Hospitalizations
- California COVID-19 Stats (As of 7.22.22):
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- R-effective: 1.05
- 52,294 New Cases/9,804,803 Total Cases (45.6 new cases/100k)
- 177 New Deaths/92,469 Total Deaths (0.1 new deaths/100k)
- 16.4% 7-day test positivity rate
- 4,711 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-51 patients, -1.1% from prior day)
- 552 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (+2 patients, +0.4% from prior day)
- 2,181 ICU beds available (0 from prior day)
- San Diego County
- Free Testing Sites and Schedule in San Diego
- COVID ActNow Daily Updates for San Diego Metro
- San Diego Unified School District COVID Dashboard
- State Data:
- R-effective: 1.08
- 5,668 New Cases/870,102 Total Cases
- 16.7% Daily Positivity
- 5 Deaths/5,380 Total Deaths
- 463 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (+2 patients, +0.4% from prior day)
- 49 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (0 patients, 0% from prior day)
- 220 ICU beds available (-15 from prior day)
- County Data (as of 7.21.22):
- San Diego County COVID-19 Watch
- Weekly Status Update
- 2,007 New Cases/870,079 Total Cases
- Case rate: 49.1 per 100,000 residents overall
- 30.02 for fully vaccinated people
- 51.52 for fully vaccinated + boosted people
- 89.64for not fully vaccinated San Diegans.
- 10 New Daily Deaths/5,387 Total Deaths
- 18.4% 7-day average/18.9% 7-day average after 7-day lag
- 28 New COVID-19 Hospitalizations Since Last Report
- 461 COVID-19 Hospitalizations. 108% over 30 days
- 49 ICU Patients. 145% over 30 days
- 51 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- 28 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
- Universities:
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