California issued shelter in-place orders on Tue Mar 17, 2020. I have been logging the highlights and lowlights. Half of the 2022 year past in a blank of an eye. Global positive rates continued to increase due to omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants. Monkeypox is spreading.
Thur Jun 2. Watched Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors NBA Finals Game 1.
Alameda County reinstated indoor mask requirements effective Fri Jun 3. Indoor facilities included grocery stores, gyms, and summer schools. The county was the first in the Bay Area to reinstate since Feb when California lifted indoor mask requirements.
Fri Jun 3. Assisted my dad running errands recycling metal and shopping at Costco and The Home Depot.
Sun Jun 5. Watched Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors NBA Finals Game 2.
Tue Jun 7 The Food And Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee approved the Novavax vaccine. Two vaccine dosage for adults 18 years and older. The risk of a heart attack was a primary concern. Novavax is the fourth vaccine authorized in the USA if the FDA and Center For Disease Control (CDC) approves. There is no data on the effectiveness of the omicron variant because the vaccine targeted the original strain. The side effects were pain on the injection site, fatigue, headache, and muscle pain.
Millions of COVID-19 vaccine dosages were thrown away from Dec 2020 to May 2022. The reasons included expiration dates and open virals containing a few doses with nobody to receive at the end of the day, decline in demand, large minimum orders, and multi-dose virals made it hard to avoid waste.
Wed Jun 8. Watched Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics NBA Finals Game 3.
Fri Jun 10. First Spare The Air alert in 2022.
Watched Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics NBA Finals Game 4. I also watched the Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants 7th inning.
The CDC lifted the requirement foreign travelers must test negative before entering the US effective Sun Jun 12 at midnight. The requirement was in place since Jan 2021.
Mon Jun 13. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tested positive for COVID-19 again. Trudeau was vaccinated and boosted. Trudeau met with President Joe Biden and California Governor Gavin Newsom days ago.
Watched Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors NBA Finals Game 5.
US Health & Human Secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive for COVID-19 again less than a month after being infected.
Wed Jun 15. Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci tested positive for COVID-19 again. Fauci is fully vaccinated and boosted twice. Mild symptoms.
Thur Jun 16. Watched Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics NBA Finals Game 6.
Fri Jun 17. The FDA approved emergency authorization use for the Moderna vaccine and the Pfizer vaccine for children as young as 6 months. The Moderna vaccine was approved for children and teens ages 6-18. The Pfizer vaccine is three shots for which the first two shots are three weeks apart, and the third shot is two months after the second shot. The Moderna vaccine is two shots four weeks apart. Children 5 or younger were ineligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Sat Jun 18. The CDC approved the COVID-19 Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for children 6 months to 5 years.
Mon Jun 20. The weather forecast was 90 degrees or hotter for the entire week. It was the first time in 2022.
Wed Jun 22. The European Centre For Disease Prevention And Control said case numbers increased last week due to the omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants. Some of the European countries included Portugal, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Greece, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, and Spain. Affected people with BA.4 and BA.5 didn't experience severe illnesses.
A CDC study from Jun 1 to Jun 13 stated 19% of adults with COVID-19 reported long COVID-19 symptoms. 7.5% of adults reported long COVID-19 symptoms year-to-date. Long COVID-19 is defined as symptoms not experienced before contracting the virus and lasted at least three months after contracting the virus. The symptoms included fatigue, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, cognitive difficulties, and chronic pain. Younger adults were more likely to have long COVID than older adults.
Thur Jun 23. The San Jose Airport passenger count year-to-date is the highest during the pandemic.
Moderna announced a new vaccine providing protection against the omicron variant including the current BA.4 and BA.5 variants.
Fri Jun 24. Alameda County lifted indoor mask mandate effective Sat Jun 25. The county COVID-19 transmission level changed from high to moderate. Masks were still required for correctional facilities, homeless shelters, and long-term care facilities.
California reached 10 million total cases.
Sat Jun 25. An updated Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster is effective against the omicron variant including the current BA.4 and BA.5 variants.
Mon Jun 27. China reduced the number of quarantine days for inbound travelers from 14 days to seven days. China reported Beijing and Shanghai are back to zero COVID cases.
Wed Jun 29. The US purchased 105 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses for a fall booster campaign. The total cost is $3.2 billion coming from an earlier COVID-19 relief package to be reallocated for the fall booster campaign. There is an option for an additional 300 million doses. The first shots are the new vaccine version pending approval to combat the omicron variants. The current vaccines are weak to protect from omicron; although, the current vaccines protect against hospitalization and death. There is a stalemate in Congress to pass additional COVID-19 funding.
Thur Jun 30. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported global case numbers increased 18% last week. 110 countries reported increases. The Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5 were the biggest factor. WHO was concern over weak vigilance and efforts to sequence the virus.
I mailed a letter at the post office, shopped at used book stores, and shopped at Target. More people were walking in public without wearing masks.
Dr. Anthony Fauci said in an interview with the Foreign Policy's Global Health Forum he took Paxlovid because his symptoms worsen when he got COVID-19 a second time. Fauci tested negative after he completed the five-day course. Fauci tested positive on the fourth day after he tested negative. Fauci felt fatigue. Fauci took another five-day Paxlovid course. His health condition improved.
The CDC stated regarding additional Paxlovid courses, "There is currently no evidence that additional treatment for COVID-19 is needed for COVID-19 rebound. Based on data available at this time, patient monitoring continues to be the most appropriate management for patients with recurrence of symptoms after completion of a treatment course of Paxlovid." The FDA agreed. However, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said a second Paxlovid course can be used to treat rebound cases. Pfizer makes paxlovid. There is no information how and why rebounds happen.
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