California issued shelter in-place orders on Tue Mar 17, 2020. I have been logging the highlights and lowlights. The late summer COVID-19 surge continues appearing in more headlines. Also, new variants appearing in headlines. August was the slowest month of the year.
Tue Aug 1. Japan approved the nation's first vaccine developed domestically. The vaccine is Daichirona made by Daiichi Sankyo. Daichirona is administered as a booster. Japan used Pfizer and Moderna beforehand.
Thur Aug 3. Shopped at Costco. Ate pizza for dinner at Tony & Alba's.
Mon Aug 7. The EG.5 variant was the dominant strain in the US. The Center For Disease Control (CDC) estimated 17.3% cases were EG.5, 15.6% cases were XBB.1.16, 11.2% cases were XBB.2.23, 10.3% cases were XBB.1.5, and 8.6% cases were FL.1.5.1. EG.5 is nicknamed Eris. All other variants were descendants of the XBB strain.
The Eris strain was growing in the United Kingdom.
Thur Aug 10. Shopped for used books at the Saratoga Library and the Los Gatos Library. Ate lunch at Chipotle.
Mon Aug 14. Morning errands at Safeway, Books, Inc., and Chevron.
Tue Aug 15. Utah resident Gordon Pederson was arrested for selling a fake cure. The fake cure was an alkaline silver solution. Pederson was on the run since Aug 2020. The charges included mail fraud, wire fraud, and felony introduction of misbranded drugs into interstate commerce with intent to defraud and mislead.
Wed Aug 16. The CDC reported COVID-19 hospitalizations increased 60% since early Jul. The increase was 14% since last week. Hospitalization rates were higher in the south including Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana. Wastewater samples indicated transmissions increased. The number of deaths increased slightly.
Thur Aug 17. The CDC tracked a new highly mutated variant strain BA.2.86 in Michigan. The World Health Organization (WHO) monitored BA.2.86 due to the large number of mutations. Denmark and Israel reported a case of BA.2.86.
Mon Aug 21. COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths increased because of three variants spreading in the US. EG.5 or Eris was the dominate strain estimated 20.6% of infections. FL.1.5.1 or Formax was the second dominate strain estimated 13.3% of infections.
Wed Aug 23. The US Justice Department announced 371 arrests totaling $836 million in COVID-19 fraud. A total of 3,200 arrests totaling $1.4 billion in stolen pandemic aid. There are five COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Strike Forces in Colorado, New Jersey, California, Florida, and Maryland.
Thur Aug 24. Shopped at Smart & Final, Trader Joe's, and Safeway.
The Lee County School District and Magoffin County School District in Kentucky cancelled in-person classes due to an increase in COVID-19 cases for the week. Classwork was completed remotely. Students return to classes on Mon Aug 28. Some of the school staff tested positive.
Also, the Runge School District in Texas closed since Tue Aug 22. The school reopens on Tue Aug 29.
Kaiser Permanente hospital in Santa Rosa, CA resumed mask requirements for doctors and staff. Patients and visitors were encouraged to wear masks.
Fri Aug 25. President Joe Biden requested more money from Congress for COVID-19 updated vaccines. The virus continued to mutate. Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax are manufacturing the updated XBB vaccine version.
Mon Aug 28. Shopped at Target, Smart & Final, and Trader Joe's.
Canada reported a case of BA.2.86.
Wed Aug 30. Red flag warning. Spare the air alert. The cause was the Northern California wildfires. No wind to dissipate.
A local tabletop gaming group meeting monthly at a local library organizer encouraged all attendees to get tested. The organizer tested positive being sick days after the meetup.
Thur Aug 31. Afternoon errands at Smart & Final and Lucky.
The State Of California Public Health announced the state's positivity rate was 13%. The rate was 3% at the start of the summer. The state's daily hospitalizations increased from 186 to 336.
Update On A Past Blog
There was another incident I failed to check my receipt. I blogged the first incident Stop And Smell The Roses And Read Your Receipt on Feb 3, 2022. I purchased three packs of chicken at the same supermarket on two days. I returned the three packs of chicken second day purchase to the same supermarket using the three packs of chicken first day purchase receipt. In other words, I used the first receipt on the second purchase. My emotional anger wasting time returning the chicken overwhelmed being calm. I admit I made a mistake.
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