Coronavirus, Covid 19, Vaccine

Vax’n 8 – I’m NOT throwin’ away my… SHOT!

March 18, 2021
[BenIndy: Thanks to Ed Ruszel for this!  Highly recommended!  – R.S.]

“My Shot!” – a song adapted from the hit Broadway show Hamilton

Vax’n 8, a group of physicians from Northern California working in a variety of specialties in medicine, are proud to present “My Shot!”, a song adapted from the hit Broadway show Hamilton. “My Shot” addresses the social, scientific and political issues currently affecting the decision to receive the vaccine against the virus SARS CoV-2, or COVID-19. While we completely respect everyone’s freedom of choice, we as a group of physicians support and encourage everyone who can to receive a vaccine based on our understanding of both the science behind its safety, and the global imperative to bring population immunity to the point where the pandemic can finally come to an end. Contact: vaxineight@gmail.com Follow us: @8vaxin on Instagram @vaxin81 on Twitter
Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

It just won’t quit: 3 new COVID deaths in Solano County overnight and 40 new cases

By Roger Straw. March 18, 2021

Solano County Coronavirus Report
Thursday, March 18, 2021, 6pm

I’ve been the skeptic, but… even I thought we were past this!  Another 3 deaths and 40 new cases just since yesterday, adding to 1 death and 43 new cases yesterday.  The virus is still on the move.  Stay safe, folks, get vaccinated, wear a mask!

The screenshot above is from today’s Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard.  The Dashboard is full of much more information and updated weekdays around 4pm.  On the County’s dashboard, you can hover a mouse or click on an item for more information.  Note the tabs at top for Cases – Summary, Cases – Demographics and Vaccines – Summary.  Click here to go to today’s Solano County Dashboard.

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Benicia Police, Community policing, Police culture

Video: author Rosa Brooks takes us inside police officer training and culture

By Roger Straw, March 17, 2021

I was taken by yesterday’s Lawrence O’Donnell MSNBC interview of Rosa Brooks, author of Tangled Up in Blue, a “radical inside examination of policing in modern America.”

Brooks is a Georgetown University law professor who mid-career decided to train and serve as a reserve police officer in Washington D.C.   Her inside perspective gives a close-up look at policing, good and bad.

The interview is posted on Youtube, (and here below) with the following introduction:  “Brooks says throughout academy training, police officers are ‘primed to think that a threat could come from anywhere at any time,’ but they must remember their ‘top priority is protecting the communities they serve.’

In light of recent news stories of extremist anti-government views among officers in nearby Vacaville, one begins to wonder about police training and “culture” in the Solano County sheriff department.  Benicia’s former Chief Erik Upson is serious about “community policing” and a “positive police culture.”  Let’s hope his perspective has taken root and continues deep in the culture of our local cops.

Coronavirus, Covid 19, Solano County CA

Coronavirus grieving in Solano County not over yet – another death and 46 new cases today

By Roger Straw. March 17, 2021

Solano County COVID-19 Report
Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 6pm

The screenshot above is from today’s Solano County COVID-19 Dashboard.  The Dashboard is full of much more information and updated weekdays around 4pm.  On the County’s dashboard, you can hover a mouse or click on an item for more information.  Note the tabs at top for Cases – Summary, Cases – Demographics and Vaccines – Summary.  Click here to go to today’s Solano County Dashboard.

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