California issued shelter in-place orders on Tue Mar 17, 2020. I have been logging the highlights and lowlights. Don't flirt with COVID-19. The May month was the fastest of the year. Normal life is coming back slowly.
Wed May 1. The Center For Disease Control (CDC) reported weekly hospitalizations reached the lowest levels since the pandemic started. The most recent data was 5,615 people hospitalized with COVID-19 nationwide. The highest was 150,000 people hospitalized in early 2022 during the omicron variant. Hospitals no longer need to report respiratory illnesses starting on Apr 30, 2024. Officials use other data sources such as wastewater readings, laboratory tests, and emergency departments.
22.6% of adults and 14% of children received the latest COVID-19 vaccine. Adults 65 years or older are recommended to receive an additional dose of the latest COVID-19 vaccine due to their increased risk. Deaths declined from an average of 25,000 weekly deaths during the delta variant to an average of 231 weekly deaths in 2024.
Fri May 3. There are two FLiRT variants. The KP.2 represented 25% of cases and the KP.1.1 represented 7.5% of cases. The JN.1 represented 22% of cases. The FLiRT variants are part of the omicron variant.
Tue May 7. Went to AAA and Stevens Creek Toyota for car errands.
Wed May 8. AstraZeneca withdrew its vaccine Vaxzevria due to a plethora of updated vaccines and lower demand for its vaccine. More than 3 billion doses administered worldwide beginning in the United Kingdom on Jan 4, 2021. No revenue generated from Vaxzevria since Apr 2023. A reason was the messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines being more effective. AstraZeneca withdrew marketing authorizations within Europe because Vaxzevria is no longer manufactured.
Fri May 9. Novavax signed a co-exclusive licensing agreement with Sanofi SA for COVID-19 and flu-COVID-19 combination vaccines. Novavax receives from $500 million up to $1.2 billion in payments for development regulatory and distribution. Sanofi sells Novavax's adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine and pay R&D, regulatory, and commercial expenses starting in 2025. Novavax receives at least 10% royalty payments from its sales. Sanofi develops and commercializes the novel flu-COVID-19 combination vaccine containing a Sanofi flu vaccine.
Sat May 11. Celebrated Mother's Day.
Mon May 13. The KP.2 variant was the dominant COVID-19 strain at an estimated 28.2% of cases according to the CDC. JN.1 was 15.7%. JN.1.7 was 13.3%.
Fri May 17. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time. Powell tested positive for the first time on Jan 2023.
Tue May 21. The State Of CA reported no deaths due to COVID-19 on Tue Apr 2, 2024. It was the first day of zero COVID-19 deaths since Mar 18, 2020. CA shut down on Tue Mar 17, 2020. Tue Jan 12, 2021 was the deadliest day with 718 deaths. The average daily deaths was four in Apr 2024. 107,000 total CA residents died.
Sat May 25. Shopped at Costco.
Tue May 28. The FLiRT subvariants KP.2, KP.3, and KP1.1 are the dominant strains overtaking JN.1. FLiRT accounted for 50.4% of the nation's infections. It was 20% in Apr 2024. FLiRT doesn't appear to be more severe. The current vaccine is expected to provide good protection.
Wed May 29. Ran errands at the bank, Target, REI, Nob Hill, and Big 5 Sporting Goods.
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