Wednesday, December 16, 2020

12-16: Deaths rising so fast California must order more body bags

✅ Orange County ICU capacity remains dangerously low
 
Orange County's intensive care capacity hung by a thread this week as nine-in-10 adult ICU beds were occupied and inundated emergency rooms redirected ambulance traffic elsewhere. 
—OC Reg 

New national poll found students were satisfied over all with the quality of college classes this fall, with some discrepancies for those taking completely online classes. However, one-third of students considered discontinuing college during the pandemic. 
—Inside Higher Ed 

—Inside Higher Ed 

—Inside Higher Ed 
     Almost all private, nonprofit institutions responding to a survey reported losses in tuition and fees, room and board, and auxiliary services revenue amid the pandemic this fall, according to information released by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities…. 

Rigor is conspicuously absent from the current discourse on educational innovation. 
—Inside Higher Ed 

—CHE 

The progressive star bluntly stated that “we need new leadership in the Democratic Party.” 
—Politico 
     Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez argued in a new interview that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer should no longer lead Democrats in Congress, and complained that the party had failed at grooming a “next generation” of younger lawmakers to succeed them…. 
     The remarks from the freshman congresswoman and superstar of the party’s left wing represented her most direct attack yet on Pelosi and Schumer, and come as Democrats are locked in a fierce debate over their broader message following a disappointing showing in 2020 congressional races across the country.
      Schumer, who is 70 years old, was reelected as leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus last month, and Pelosi is positioned to be reelected as speaker in January — all but ensuring the House Democratic Caucus will continue to be governed by the same octogenarian triumvirate that has occupied the party’s top three leadership roles for the past 14 years: the 80-year-old Pelosi, 81-year-old House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and 80-year-old House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.)….

Deaths rising so fast California must order more body bags
-- Gov. Gavin Newsom offered a message of hope in his Tuesday press conference celebrating the arrival of the vaccine, but cautioned that the state has many dark and difficult months ahead amid the deadliest surge since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amy Graff in the San Francisco Chronicle$ Kim Bojórquez in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 12/16/20 

California expects 1 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses this month -- But that stream of vaccines, though welcome, will do little to dam the river of new infections that has flooded California in recent weeks. The supply remains limited and initially will be steered toward frontline healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities. Luke Money in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 12/16/20

1 comment:

Bob said...

Chilling. Think of the knowledge many of these individuals had, the skill sets, the experiences in life--gone.

Roy's obituary in LA Times and Register: "we were lucky to have you while we did"

  This ran in the Sunday December 24, 2023 edition of the Los Angeles Times and the Orange County Register : July 14, 1955 - November 20, 2...