California issued shelter in-place orders on Tue Mar 17, 2020. I have been logging the highlights and lowlights. Little COVID-19 coverage whether case numbers increased, decreased, or held steady. Election coverage was too much. Received my sixth overall COVID-19 vaccine. October was another fast month in 2024.
Sat Oct 5. Shopped at Safeway, Books, Inc., and Barnes & Noble.
Sun Oct 6. Family birthday celebration at Halal Street Hot Pot & Xinjiang Cuisine. Shopped at Costco afterwards.
Watched most of the Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburg Steelers Sunday Night Football.
Tue Oct 8. Morning errands at Safeway and a nearby laundromat.
Thur Oct 10. Watched most of the San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks Thursday Night Football.
Tue Oct 15. The Center For Disease Control (CDC) reported KP.3.1.1 is the dominate COVID-19 variant in the US accounting for 57.2% of positive cases. The XEC variant is 10.7%. The XEC has been spreading fast. The XEC was first detected in Berlin, Germany in Jun 2024. It spread to France, Denmark, and the Netherlands.
Wed Oct 16. Went to Kaiser Hospital to get my updated COVID-19 vaccine. Sixth overall. Quick self-wash my car at a car wash.
The Food And Drug Administration placed a hold on the Novavax flu and COVID-19 experimental combination vaccine. A volunteer developed motor neuropathy resulting in movement problems.
Sat Oct 19. Alameda, Contra Consta, Napa, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties reinstated mask mandates in hospitals, nursing facilities, and other healthcare facilities from Nov 1, 2024 to either Mar 31, 2025 or Apr 30, 2025. The counties wanted to reduce the spread of the flu, COVID-19, and RSV. Santa Clara and San Mateo required visitors to wear masks. Santa Clara required all patients to wear masks.
Dump used shredder and a broken VoIP device to the neighborhood dumping day.
Wed Oct 23. The CDC recommended a second COVID-19 vaccine dose for seniors age 65 and older and immune-compromised people.
Thur Oct 24. Six Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) employees won a federal lawsuit claiming they were fired over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. A federal jury favored the employees over BART. Each employee received $1.3 million. The employees claimed religious exemptions. The transit agency failed the accommodations even though BART did initially grant the exemptions. The accommodations were work at home or regular COVID-19 testing.
Sun Oct 27. Listened to most of the Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers Sunday Night Football on the radio.
