BREAKING: CDC recommends indoor masking for all in Bay Area

CDC recommends entire Bay Area issue indoor mask mandate SFGate, by Eric Ting, July 27, 2021 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its masking guidance Tuesday to advise that all individuals — including vaccinated ones — wear masks indoors in areas with “high” and “substantial” COVID-19 transmission. According to the CDC’s map, four Bay … Continue reading BREAKING: CDC recommends indoor masking for all in Bay Area

Summer surge hitting Solano County hospitals, test positivity far surpassing US and CA rates

UPDATE: See today’s latest information By Roger Straw, Monday, July 26, 2021 Solano County on Monday, July 26: 289 new COVID infections over the weekend.  Hospitalizations up dramatically.  Test positivity nears 17%! Solano County COVID dashboard SUMMARY: [Sources: see below.  See also my ARCHIVE spreadsheet of daily Solano COVID updates.] Solano County reported no new deaths … Continue reading Summer surge hitting Solano County hospitals, test positivity far surpassing US and CA rates

States scale back virus reporting just as cases surge

[BenIndy Editor: Here in Solano County, our Public Health Department scaled back on virus reporting a month ago, on June 23.  Solano now updates its COVID-19 Dashboard only on Mon., Wed. and Fri..  Previously, the dashboard was updated 5 days a week M-F.  – R.S.] Vallejo Times-Herald, By Josh Funk, The Associated Press, July 25, … Continue reading States scale back virus reporting just as cases surge

Benicia Author Stephen Golub: Our “Lucky Town”: Unvaccinated Americans Procrastinate and Protest, Unvaccinated Foreigners Perish

Today’s dominant delta variant is the 2020 version “on steroids.” By Stephen Golub, A Promised Land, July 24, 2021 My Last Lecture I taught courses on law and international development at Berkeley Law School and elsewhere for quite a while. On the last day of class each year, I’d end with what I considered my “lucky” … Continue reading Benicia Author Stephen Golub: Our “Lucky Town”: Unvaccinated Americans Procrastinate and Protest, Unvaccinated Foreigners Perish