NUMBERS BEING VERY STUBBORN.
SPEAKING OF STUBBORN, THE
CONTAINMENT NUMBERS RELATED TO
THE TRANSMISSION OF COVID
CONTINUES TO BE STUBBORN IN THE
STATE AND THAT IS WHY IT IS
IMPORTANT TO REMIND EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF YOU OF WHAT YOU
ALREADY KNOW, THAT IS COVID-19
WILL BE WITH US FOR A LONG TIME.
WE NEED TO ADAPT.
THIS IDEA IT WAS GOING TO GO
AWAY IN THE SUMMER DURING WARMER
MONTHS, SOMEHOW IT WOULD
DISAPPEAR BASED UPON AN
ASSERTION, A TWEET, OR A
HEADLI HAS BEEN SUBSTITUTED BY
A DIFFERENT REALITY THAT NOT
ONLY ARE WE EXPERIENCING IN
CALIFORNIA BUT ALL ACROSS THE
NATION.
IT IS A SOBER REMINDER THAT WHAT
WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING TODAY IN
TERMS OF OUR PROGRESS AND IN
TERMS OF OUR NEW STRATEGIES IN
TERMS OF HOW WE BEGIN TO MODIFY
OUR STAY-AT-HOME ORDER, THAT WE
MUST DEAL WITH THIS REALITY AND
LIVE WITH HIS TRUTH UNTIL THERE
IS A VACCINE, UNTIL WE HAVE THE
KIND OF THERAPEUTICS THAT CAN
MITIGATE THE SPREAD AND IMPACT
OF COVID-19, THAT WE WILL NEED
TO ADAPT OUR BEHAVIORS UNTIL
THAT TIME.
WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT OVER THE
COURSE OF THE LAST NUMBER OF
MONTHS ON HOW THIS VIRUS SPREADS
, A LOT OF FOCUS ON MOVING
ACTIVITIES TO THE EXTENT
POSSIBLE FROM INDOORS TO
OUTDOORS AS A SIGNIFICANT
CONTRIBUTOR TO MITIGATING THE
SPREAD OF THIS VIRUS, THE
IMPORTANCE OF FACE COVERINGS, OF
MASKS, PHYSICAL DISTANCING,
AVOIDING OUT OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD
COHORTS, ALL THOSE HINGS, WE
HAVE LEARNED WITH A GREATER
SENSE OF UNDERSTANDING THAT WE
ARE TRYING TO BRING IN AN
ADJUSTMENT THAT WILL BE MADE TO
OUR SECTOR FRAMEWORK.
WE HAVE BEEN PREVIEWING THAT WE
WANTED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS BASED
UPON THE INPUT WE RECEIVED FROM
COUNTY HEALTH OFFICERS, INPUT
FROM EXPERTS, OUR OWN EXPERIENCE
IN CALIFORNIA, TO ADJUST THE
FRAMEWORKS FROM THE OLD MONETARY
LIST TO A MORE DYNAMIC LIST THAT
WE HOPE IS NOT ONLY MORE DYNAMIC
BUT IS MORE SIMPLE TO
UNDERSTAND, STRINGENT IN TERMS
OF ITS APPLICATION, BUT
STATEWIDE IN TERMS OF ITS
CONSEQUENCE, IN TERMS OF WHAT IT
COVERS.
ALSO SLOW.
AS WE LOOK TO A BLUEPRINT FOR
SAFELY REOPENING THE ECONOMY,
PULLING IN THE LESSONS LEARNED,
PULLING IN OUR OWN EXPERIENCE,
OTHERS’ EXPERIENCES, LESSONS
LEARNED ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THESE ARE THE GUIDELINES THAT
FOUNDATION EARLY WE ARE
ADVANCING AS IT RELATES TO THIS
NEW BLUEPRINT.
WE ARE LOOKING TO A UNIFORM
FRAMEWORK, ONE THAT PROVIDES
FOUR TEARS.
-- TIERS.
THE COLORS ATTEST TO THAT, WE
WILL GET TO THAT IN A MOMENT.
FOUR, NOT 58 COUNTY VARIATIONS
AS WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST.
PROCESS NOT ONLY FOR TIGHTENING
RESTRICTIONS BUT FOR LOOSENING
RESTRICTIONS ARE BASED UPON
THESE METRICS.
THE METRICS THAT WE ASSERT ARE
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IN TERMS OF
GIVING US A LEADING INDICATOR OF
HOW THINGS ARE TAKING SHAPE IN A
PARTICULAR PART OF THE STATE.
CASE RATE AND TEST POSITIVITY
RATES.
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PER
POPULATION FOR HORDES, BE IT
THOUSAND OR HUNDRED THOUSAND
THAT TEST POSITIVE, THE
PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE THAT GET A
TEST THAT TEST POSITIVE, THE
POSITIVITY RATES.
CASE RATE AND TEST POSITIVITY
WILL BE THE NEW SIMPLE METRICS
THAT WILL DETERMINE MOVEMENT
WITHIN THE STEERS -- WITHIN
THESE TIERS THAT WE WILL BE
HIGHLIGHTING TODAY.
DR. GALLI WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING
THIS, ADDITIONAL HEALTH EQUITY
CONSIDERATION.
HE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT WE
ARE EXPLORING AND THAT SPACE BUT
THAT IS FOUNDATIONAL, ALWAYS
LOOKING AT THE LENS OF EQUITY AS
IT RELATES TO THE WORK DONE TO
TEST COHORTS, POPULATIONS,
ESSENTIAL WORKERS, BUT
VULNERABLE WORKERS A
WE ARE DOING JUSTICE AS IT
RELATES TO THE KIND OF TESTING
WE ARE DOING, THE SPECIFICITY
AND TARGETED COMMUNITIES WE ARE
TESTING BECAUSE WE DON’T WANT TO
SEE PEOPLE GAIN THESE NUMBERS.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THESE FOUR
TIERS, COLOR-CODED, MAKING IT
SIMPLE.
PURPLE, BREAD -- PURPLE, RED,
ORANGE, AND YELLOW.
WE DON’T BELIEVE THERE IS A
GREEN LIGHT THAT SAYS GO BACK TO
THE WAY THINGS WERE OR BACK TO A
PRE-PANDEMIC MINDSET.
THESE ARE THE GUIDELINES, THESE
COLOR-CODED COUNTY GUIDELINES WE
ARE PUTTING OUR WORD -- PUTTING
FORWARD TO GET US THROUGH THIS
FLU SEASON, TO PREPARE, AS WE
DEAL WITH FLU AND COVID-19 TO
WORK THROUGH THE NEXT FEW MONTHS
IN CALIFORNIA.
THIS IS A DYNAMIC PROCESS, AND
INTERACTIVE PROCESS.
WE ARE NOT STUBBORN IN TERMS OF
AN IDEOLOGICAL THRUST.
IT IS THE CONSIDERATIONS WE MAKE
IN REAL TIME WITH EXPERTS AND
HEALTH OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF
RESPECTED INDUSTRIES AND MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC THAT PROVIDE
GUIDANCE AND FEEDBACK BUT THE
GUIDANCE AND FEEDBACK WE HAVE
RECEIVED THAT HELPED US PUT THIS
IN PLACE, WE HAVE AN ADVANCED
AND ENGAGING, SEEKING THAT
GUID
