
Chao Dai
@chaodai
PhD Candidate at UChicago
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06-05-2009 19:44:02
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In the face of the unprecedented challenges presented by #COVID19, the people of Illinois have stepped up once again: our innovative biotech companies & state-of-the art manufacturers are teaming up with the State of Illinois to ramp up production of PPE. www2.illinois.gov/Pages/news-ite…

Philip Rucker MSNBC and CNN have just pulled their coverage. #BoycottTrumpBriefings #BoycottTrumpPressConferences

In January, Donald Trump claimed the coronavirus was “totally under control.” In February, he said it would disappear. Now, he’s saying it “could’ve been stopped pretty easily if we had known.” Donald Trump knew. He failed to act. And now we’re paying the price.

People keep saying COVID-19 is a 'black swan' event - completely unexpected. Then there's this, from 2013 by Kai Kupferschmidt: "This shows, that right now in China, there are bats carrying a virus that can directly infect people & cause another SARS pandemic" wired.com/2013/10/bats-n…



These are the burdens our medical heroes already face in NYC. It's only going to get harder across the country. Another reason to maintain social distancing policies at least until we have comprehensive testing in place. Not just for our sake—for theirs. newyorker.com/news/our-local…

Using real-time mobility data and detailed case data we elucidate "The effect of human mobility and control measures on the COVID-19 epidemic in China". Out today in Science Magazine w/Sam Scarpino @EvolveDotZoo and many others science.sciencemag.org/content/early/…



Computer models have never been more important in the response to an infectious disease. That puts a huge responsibility on the modelers. New story by Kai Kupferschmidt and me: bit.ly/39lzuIY





President Trump today at the White House said to me: “Be nice. Don't be threatening.” I’m not the first human being, woman, black person or journalist to be told that while doing a job. My take: Be steady. Stay focused. Remember your purpose. And, always press forward.

