California issued shelter in-place orders on Tue Mar 17, 2020. I have been logging the highlights and lowlights. Minuscule COVID-19 coverage due to President Donald Trump. No rain. A slow month to begin 2025 ever though current events portray the opposite.
Thur Jan 9. Picked up a pre-order at Kloud KPOP. Shopped at Costco and Top Fitness.
Thur Jan 16. Shopped at Sherwin-Williams Auto Paint store and The Home Depot.
Fri Jan 17. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. asked the federal government to revoke COVID-19 vaccines in May 2021. He petitioned the Food And Drug Administration (FDA) to revoke the Emergency Use Authorization five months after the FDA approved the vaccine. The FDA denied the petition three months later.
Mon Jan 20. President Donald Trump announced 8,000 military service members who refused the COVID-19 vaccine can return to the military with back pay. The vaccine was mandatory from Aug 2021 to Jan 2023. There were exceptions for medial or religious reasons.
Five years ago today was the first positive case in the US. The person lived in Washington state. He returned from Wuhan, China.
Tue Jan 21. Ran errands at the post office, bank, and the library.
Thur Jan 23. Shopped for used books at the Saratoga Library and the Los Gatos Library. Ate lunch at Chipotle.
Sat Jan 25. The CIA said the COVID-19 virus was leaked from the Wuhan Institute Of Virology lab in China. The judgment had low confidence. A research lab and natural origin as the sources of the global pandemic remains plausible. The CIA has said it was unclear where the COVID-19 pandemic originated. No new evidence was found for the low confidence judgment.
Mon Jan 27. Trump signed an executive order to reinstate military personnel discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. These military members must file for reinstatement. They are restored to their prior rank and receive back pay and benefits. 43 of the 8,000 troops who were discharged returned when the vaccine mandate was repealed in Jan 2023.
Ran errands at the post office.
Thur Jan 30. Visited my dentist. Shopped at Costco. There were more customers wearing masks.
Fri Jan 31. The US declared a public health emergency five year ago today. The Center For Disease Control (CDC) reported 2,100 died in 2025 year-to-date. The COVID-19 death rate was 1.8%. Hospitalizations and emergency visits increased. Less than 25% of adults were vaccinated with the latest vaccine as of Jan 4, 2025.
The World Health Organization stated seven million died globally. COVID-19 was no longer a global emergency on May 5, 2023.
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