California issued shelter in-place orders on Tue Mar 17, 2020. I have been logging the highlights and lowlights. Jun slowed down with a few slow days. Regardless, 2021 year continues to move quicky. CA is reopened.
Tue Jun 1. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported 1.9 million people in US airports during the Memorial Day weekend. The number was the highest during the pandemic.
Thur Jun 3. President Joe Biden announced the US shares 80M vaccines. 75% of the 80M is donated through COVAX. Priority goes to Latin America, the Caribbean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa. The remaining 25% goes to immediate need and suppress surges around the world.
Fri Jun 4. The State of CA started a CA Vax For The Win state contest to encourage people to get vaccinated. 15 vaccinated people won $50,000. The second drawing was Fri Jun 11. 10 people won $1,500,000 on Jun 15.
CA Occupational Safety And Health Standards Board (CALOSHA) approved workplaces maskless if every employee is fully vaccinated. Fully vaccinated people can skip masks and social distancing in nearly all workplace situations starting on Jun 15.
A 65 year old fully vaccinated person died in Napa County. He had underlying medical conditions. He was hospitalized with COVID-19.
Tue Jun 8. Shopped at Lucky and Costco between 3pm and 4pm. Costco was dead like a weekday morning opening hour. There were more cars on the freeway. Traffic drove at the limit.
Wed Jun 9. The State of CA aligned with the Center For Disease Control (CDC) mask guidance. Fully vaccinated residents don't have to wear a mask in most social situations. Masks are required in public transportation, schools, child care facilities, health care facilities, and nursing homes. Unvaccinated residents must wear a mask in all social situations. Most businesses are not required to check vaccination statuses.
Indoor events with 5,000 or more people must wear a mask from now till Oct 1, 2021. All crowded outdoor events people must wear a mask.
Thur Jun 10. The US purchased 500 million of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to share with 92 countries over the next 12 months.
Fri Jun 11. San Francisco is the first city in the US to vaccinate at least 80% of eligible residents with at least one dose.
Sun Jun 13. The United Kingdom delayed reopening for one month.
Tue Jun 15. The State of CA is reopened.
Wed Jun 16. I shopped at Costco. The number of customers were like a weeknight. All customers and all employees wore masks. All cashier stations back in their original position aligned together. There is no additional spacing.
There were more cars on the main road along Costco. There were more cars on the freeway. The opposite bound traffic experienced slower speeds. Some of the metering lights were activated.
Thur Jun 17. 4% of CA COVID-19 cases were the delta variant. 10% of US COVID-19 cases were the delta variant.
President Biden announced a 3.2 billion antiviral bill "Antiviral Program For Pandemics." The bill develops COVID treatments and prevents future viruses causing future pandemics.
Fri Jun 18. The US Government announced 300 million vaccine shots were administered in 150 days during the Biden administration. 168 million or 65.1% of US adults 18 and over received vaccine shots.
CALOSHA announced fully vaccinated workers don't have to wear a mask in most industries.
Mon Jun 21. The WHO announced the delta variant is fast and is more lethal.
Tue Jun 22. Dr. Anthony Fauci said the delta variant is a threat to COVID-19 herd immunity. The vaccines protect against the delta variant.
Wed Jun 23. The TSA announced business travel increased 19% from Mar to Apr.
Thur Jun 24. San Francisco is the first city in CA to require city workers to be vaccinated. However, the vaccines must be fully approved by the FDA. The vaccines are currently under emergency approval.
Fri Jun 25. Mass vaccination site Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA closed. 350,000 shots were administered.
The CDC confirmed 323 vaccinated cases experienced a rare heart inflammation. Most of the cases were people under 30. 216 of the 323 are male. The 323 is one case for every 12 million.
Tue Jun 29. The WHO urge immunized people to continue wearing masks and practice social distancing because of the delta variant.
Los Angeles County issued a mask mandate. People are encouraged to wear a mask indoors vaccinated or not.
Update On A Past Blog
A random thought entered my mind. The thought was an event at my second company I worked decades ago. The second in-command managing partner organized an afternoon workplace gathering at an upscale pool hall to celebrate and destress. The entire office staff and brokers worked hard. Revenues were high. The year was 1999 during the dot-com boom. We played pool. Cocktails and food were served. The staff was given the rest of the day off. Almost all of the brokers went back to the office to work. There was work to be completed. They were being professional.
The pool hall gathering reminded me of a scene from the ten-part Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls' six NBA championships documentary titled The Last Dance. I wrote a blog Ten Thoughts From The Last Dance Documentary on Jul 20, 2020. Michael Jordan organized an afternoon golf outing for all his teammates by ending practice early. I remember Jordan went inside the chartered bus's driver seat to honk the horn for, I think, Scottie Pippen, to get on the bus.
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