Thursday, October 7, 2021

Monday, September 20, 2021

To Taiwan | 病毒的滲透 總在人們獵巫時開始

題為「病毒的滲透 總在人們獵巫時開始」之防疫建言,9月10日獲刋於台灣媒體《上報》:

https://www.upmedia.mg/news_info.php?SerialNo=124016


Wednesday, August 25, 2021

To Palau | Don't Consider Palau A Zero Risk Place

Palau reported two people arriving on August 15 were tested positive for COVID-19. These mark the country's first active positive COVID cases although they are travel-related.

I was actually on the August 15 United Airlines flight, which brought Palau the two travel-related COVID cases from Guam, and spent a week in Palau, experiencing the reactions of the government and the people of Palau to the situation. So, I wrote an op-ed article titled "Don't Consider Palau A Zero Risk Place" and submitted to Palau's newspaper Island Times to offer my advice to Palauans.

The article was published on August 24, 2021: https://islandtimes.org/dont-consider-palau-a-zero-risk-place/


Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Friday, July 2, 2021

To Taiwan | 以英國株經驗,超前部署印度株之戰

題為「以英國株經驗,超前部署印度株之戰 ─ 也談美國人認定的疫情終點」之防疫建言,6月30日獲刋於台灣媒體《上報》:

https://www.upmedia.mg/news_info.php?SerialNo=117225


Friday, June 25, 2021

To Taiwan | 放下對「群體免疫」的執著 回到對老者的關懷

接種COVID疫苗後死亡的個案在台灣成為社會焦點,我呼籲相關單位暫時放下對「群體免疫」這個目標的追求,先回歸最基本的人性關懷,尊重每個人自己對「打不打疫苗」的判斷和決定。尤其是上了年紀的長者,如果他們有所顧慮,那就應該提醒和協助他們「加強自我防護」。

我的建言,6月22日刋於《上報》:

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

To Taiwan | 該如何面對無症狀感染者?

很多人說,當然要儘可能找出「無症狀感染者」,才能切斷社區裡的「隱形傳播鏈」。然而,公共衛生的成敗,畢竟不可能建築在「想當然爾」的基礎之上,因此我以美國CDC新近發布的檢測指引和隔離指引為本,對「如何處理無症狀感染者的傳播風險」提出建議,6月14日獲刊在《上報》:https://www.upmedia.mg/news_info.php?SerialNo=115844