California issued shelter in-place orders on Tue Mar 17, 2020. I have been logging the highlights and lowlights. Fewer COVID-19 headlines continued. Another slow month except the Thanksgiving week which was the fastest week of the year.
Wed Nov 1. Watched the World Series Game 5 bottom of the ninth inning Texas Rangers at Arizona Diamondbacks.
Fri Nov 3. Shopped at Lucky's first thing in the morning.
Thur Nov 9. Ran errands with my dad shopping at Costco, Lowe's, and an auto body shop for an estimate. I saw the Costco food court selling roast beef sandwiches.
Fri Nov 10. Shopped at O'Reilly's Auto Parts Store and Books, Inc.
A new COVID-19 variant HV.1 is spreading. HV.1 is an omicron subvariant first detected in late Jul overtaking other strains including the Eris EG.5 variant. HV.1 was 25% and EG.5 was 22% of the total cases as of late Oct. Cases and hospitalizations declined since the late summer surge. Other mutated strains noted include the BA.2.86 or Perola and the JN.1.
Tue Nov 14. The Annals Of Internal Medicine published a study 20% of people taking Paxlovid experienced rebound infections. Patients were still infected meaning they could spread COVID-19. The drug maker Pfizer said 2.3% of people rebounded. The Center For Disease Control (CDC) recommended Paxlovid for people age 12 and older with high risk of COVID-19 complications. The CDC also recommended people tested positive isolate for five days.
Fri Nov 17. First rain storm of the autumn and upcoming winter season.
Tue Nov 21. Shopped at Walgreens for their Black Friday weekly sale. Shopped at Cost Plus World Market using a Black Friday coupon.
Wed Nov 22. The CDC reported 15% of adults and 5% of children received the latest COVID-19 vaccine as of mid Nov. Hospitalizations increased; however, lower compared to the same time last year.
Fri Nov 24. Late morning Black Friday shopping at Big Lots, Nob Hill, and Walgreens. The Mimi's Cafe restaurant building at El Paseo was torn down.
Mon Nov 27. 10% of COVID-19 cases in the US was the BA.2.86 which tripled from two weeks ago. HV.1 and EG.5 variants were the dominate strains. The World Health Organization (WHO) said early data suggested no worse or no different symptoms than previous strains
Tue Nov 28. The WHO granted the Novavax updated vaccine emergency authorization use for people age 12 and older. Novavax was authorized in the US in Oct 2023. The updated vaccine targets the XBB lineage. Novavax's updated vaccine uses a traditional protein-based technology.
Wed Nov 29. The US life expectancy increased 1.1 years from 76.4 in 2021 to 77.5 in 2022 according to the CDC. The life expectancy was 78.8 in 2019. A decline in COVID-19 deaths, COVID-19 vaccines, and declines from cancer, heart disease, and intentional deaths are factors. On the other hand, pneumonia, flu, malnutrition, kidney disease, birth defects, and perinatal deaths increased.
Thur Nov 30. Picked up Black Friday and Cyber Monday purchases at a Korean music store Kloud KPOP and Kohl's. Also, recycled metal and paid fees at a county building.
The Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Pfizer for false COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness. Pfizer claimed its vaccine is 95% effective. Paxton claimed the efficacy is misleading. The clinical trial data and vaccine recipients showed lower effectiveness. The lawsuit seeks Pfizer to stop the false claims and to fine $10M for violating the Texas consumer protection laws.
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