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"All regions effective immediately are no longer in the stay at home order," governor says to open #NewsomAtNoon. Promises more about projections and confidence level in the projections. #coronavirus #COVID19
Currently SoCal is at 0% - San Joaquin is at 1.3% - but picture changes by February 21. Newsom's slide projects an even higher capacity for ICU in Southern California by then - 33% - than for Bay Area - 25%. Projections are for 22% in San Joaquin Valley. #coronavirus #covid19
Today we can lay claim to starting to see some real light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to case numbers, Newsom says. State 14-day average for positivity is in single digits. 7-day average for cases and positivity is dropping, with 7-day case pos rate at 8%.
We are in a new position, Newsom says. Not sure he could say the word decline any more often. Decline, decline, decline in case rates and positivity both trailing and projecting. #coronavirus
Deaths continue to be significant, Newsom says. We have battled our way through the most challenging surge. 7-day average for deaths is 504 a day.
Newsom saying Californians 65 and older needs to be prioritized along health care workers, frontline workers in food delivery and agriculture, teachers and school workers. #covidvaccine #coronavirus
Governor comparing #cavax to airplane boarding, which...wow. They don't wait for every first class passenger to get on before calling business class, or for every biz passenger to get on before economy class. Not sure exactly how this compares to #covid19 #vaccinestrategy.
Governor is announcing a state-developed "comprehensive, end-to-end" centralized system to enter vax doses and administer them and be a mechanism to address reporting lag on vaccines delivered/vaccines administered. Not just notification system or public rezzies - it's everything
Here's the pilot site for vaccination in California. Newsom says it's more robust as more clinics sign up. Not clear if signing up is mandatory for clinics. https://myturn.ca.gov/
State's Myturn site lets some people in LA County sign up right now, others can sign up to find place in line later. Here's the drop down on what professions get special attention, presumably for tiers 1b and 1c:
Newsom on rent moratorium: People can continue to pay 25% of rent through June 30, don't escape debt. Federal money potentially can help low-income renters. @solomonout to be reporting more on this.
Ghaly says that four variables: current capacity available, current community transmission rate, current regional case rates, and proportion of cases admitted to ICU are what 4-week ICU availability projections are based on. #covid19 #coronavirus
Newsom deflects question abt why restaurant association knew about lifting of stay at home before elected officials; says electeds (local and otherwise) had access to same data state did and delaying wasn't a good idea. "Many people were privy to these facts," he says. #covid19
Not sure this take is accurate - Newsom did not say that CDC-recommended tiers are being scrapped for age; state has emphasized equity in vax access as a priority - but shows how complex this is. https://twitter.com/akoseff/status/1353800545312460807
CDPH issues a correction to Newsom's slides. A month from now, February 21, state projects ICU availability to be:
Bay Area 25%
Sacramento 27.3%
Northern California: 18.9%
San Joaquin Valley: 22.3%
Southern California: 33.3%
Statewide: 30.3% #COVID19
Bay Area 25%
Sacramento 27.3%
Northern California: 18.9%
San Joaquin Valley: 22.3%
Southern California: 33.3%
Statewide: 30.3% #COVID19
