Author: Congxing Cai

Here is a digest of the best links each week for anyone who might be interested. The Pandemic: the reality we live in Immunology, which we really need to understand to better cope with coronavirus, is very complicated. The Atlantic published a well crafted essay on its complexity: Immunology Is Where Intuition Goes to Die. There…

Here is a digest of the best links each week for anyone who might be interested. The Pandemic: the reality we live in The Atlantic took a hard reflection on How the Pandemic Defeated America. I have been wondering if we could do better if another pandemic hits again (which is inevitable). Will we not repeat…

Here is a digest of the best links each week for anyone who might be interested. The Pandemic: the reality we live in Buddy, first dog to test positive for COVID-19 in the U.S., has died. The German shepherd likely had lymphoma, a type of cancer. We don’t know if the cancer made him more…

Here is a digest of the best links each week. The Pandemic: the reality we live in The active case of coronavirus across the United States continues to soar this week. You need a test? It’s much easier to get in wealthier, whiter neighborhoods, but the disease is hitting Black and Hispanic communities hardest. Meanwhile, it’s always…

Here is a digest of the best links each week for anyone who might be interested. The Pandemic: the reality we live in A second coronavirus death surge is coming. In the meantime, US officially notified to withdraw from WHO. Though it needs to wait another year for making the move with also uncertainties depending on…

Here is a digest of the best links I found each week for anyone who might be interested. Pandemic: the reality we live in US coronavirus new cases are breaking records each day. The virus is spreading faster in many states. We are starting to see the deaths ticking up. In the meantime, we are facing a tough…

Here is a digest of the best links I found each week for anyone who might be interested. Pandemic: the reality we live in Contract tracking is critical in addition to the testing infrastructure to slow down the virus spread. However, there are many ethical and privacy concerns that can impact the government and each individual’s decision on…

Here is a digest of the best links I found each week for anyone who might be interested. Pandemic: the reality we live in It’s not a great week. US daily new cases reached new high. In order to safely reopen the economy, the country needs to significantly increase its testing capability. One technique is “pool testing”:…

Here is a digest of the best links I found each week for anyone who might be interested. The Pandemic: the reality we live in All states are reopening, but almost half of them are seeing rising cases. Good news is that US has crossed 500k minimum daily tests. However, not all new cases can be attributed…