Wei-Shin Lai, M.D.New UK Strain Ramifications for the USThe new UK coronavirus strain (VUI202012/01) is in the US, but we don’t know what percentage of the cases are with the new strain. It…8 min read·Dec 23, 2020----
Wei-Shin Lai, M.D.Travel and Quarantine Between China and Taiwan During COVID-19I just had a conversation with a man who travelled back and forth from China to Taiwan during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Taiwanese citizen…7 min read·Oct 28, 2020----
Wei-Shin Lai, M.D.Coronavirus Antibody Testing and Immunity PassportsThe WHO put out a statement recently about how antibody testing cannot be used for “immunity passports” because the test cannot guarantee…4 min read·Apr 27, 2020----
Wei-Shin Lai, M.D.Problems with the Santa Clara StudyOne of the first studies of its kind, researchers from Stanford recruited 3,330 people via online advertising (Facebook and Reddit) for…5 min read·Apr 21, 2020--1--1
Wei-Shin Lai, M.D.Coronavirus Can Be a Catalyst to Promoting Freedom and World PeaceIn 1985, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev took a break from formal negotiations. According to Gorbachev, Reagan asked him if the Soviet…2 min read·Apr 2, 2020----
Wei-Shin Lai, M.D.Coronavirus Quarantine Application SpecificationsWhen we commit as a country to strictly enforce isolation of coronavirus patients and quarantine their close contacts, we will need an…9 min read·Mar 31, 2020----
Wei-Shin Lai, M.D.When and How Will We Get to the New Normal?When will things get back to “normal?” When we are able to give the vaccine to most of the population by the end of summer in 2021. In the…14 min read·Mar 30, 2020----
Wei-Shin Lai, M.D.Common Problems Leading to Inaccurate Coronavirus Mortality RatesHow to interpret confirmed cases and mortality rates when doing your own math.6 min read·Mar 23, 2020----