《華人週末》 We Chinese in America Weekend

【《华人》传媒编辑王惠豫2022年01月21】自从新冠病毒大流行以来，加州大学圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）的研究人员对校园宿舍大楼的废水监测，

【《华人》传媒编辑王惠豫2022年01月20】美国哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）住南非记者黛博拉·帕塔（Debora Patta）一直在跟踪南非的疫情。从现在南非首都约翰内斯堡街头的情形，以及根据在医院的采访到的信息，前天发来报道，南非的Omicron浪潮结束了。

【《华人》传媒编辑王惠豫2022年01月19日】【编者按】辉瑞的新冠肺炎治疗口服药Paxlovid据说可以降低住院和死亡风险89%，但是要在确诊后3天（最迟5天）内服用，且需要医生处方。联邦政府购买了2千万剂分发到各州，但是患者如何能够及时得到该药仍然是一个挑战。以下这篇文章的作者是一位《纽约时报》的记者，专门跟踪报道有关新冠肺炎疫情，十分了解获得该新药的要求和途径，但是当她的妈妈确诊新冠病肺炎后，为了让妈妈得到Paxlovid治疗，出乎意外地艰难，历经千辛万苦终于如愿以偿，她的经历也告诉我们，对普通患者来说，要想及时得到Paxlovid并非易事。正如作者说道：“这一经历表明，对许多人来说，获得潜在的挽救生命的治疗是多么困难。”

【《华人》传媒编辑王惠豫2022年01月18日】Kaiser Permanente南加州医疗系统收集了2021年11月30日至2022年1月1日期间在该医疗系统确诊的新冠肺炎患者的资料，在患者年龄分布，住院率，ICU率，死亡率，需要呼吸机，平均住院天数等方面对Omicron变体患者与Delta变体患者的临床表现作比较，帮助我们了解两个新冠病毒变体在临床上的差别。

【《华人》传媒编辑王惠豫2022年01月17日】新出台的加州公共卫生局（CDPH）的临时返回工作岗位指南规定，COVID-19检测呈阳性且无症状的医护人员可立即返回工作岗位，无需隔离或测试。

(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 21, 2022) British Prime Minister Johnson (Photo from European News Agency), who was caught in the "Party Gate" storm, opened a party of 100 during the lockdown period and was forced by the party and facing a crisis of stepping down. When he was questioned by lawmakers in Parliament on the 19th, he even said "Hello" in Chinese. "It's nice...

(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 21, 2022) Students at Penn's Wharton School generally overestimate the average annual American salary. What is the average annual salary of the average American? Nina Strohminger, a professor of legal studies and business ethics at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, pointed out that when students were asked this question,...

(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 21, 2022) The FDA could approve Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine as soon as next month for children between the ages of six months and five. White House chief anti-epidemic adviser Anthony Fauci said on the 19th that the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expects to approve Pfizer's new COVID vaccine as soon as next month for children...

(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 20, 2022) The list of 40 finalists (Finalist) of the 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search, which enjoys the reputation of "Junior Nobel Prize", was announced on the 20th. There are three Chinese students in the Los Angeles area. In the week-long finals on the 16th, the top 10 will compete for scholarships totaling more than $1.8 million.

The...

(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 20, 2022) Lu Jianjie shared his secret recipe for relieving symptoms, and suggested continuing epidemic prevention, but if you are hit, you must remain optimistic.

Due to the high infectivity of the mutated virus Omicron, the number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) has soared every day, and many Chinese have also...

Omicron tests positive. (Photo from Reuters)

(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 20, 2022) Many public health officials are heartened by early evidence that infections with the Omicron variant tend to cause milder symptoms compared with other types of the new coronavirus, The New York Times reported. But another important question arises whether infection with Omicron, including...

The latest model shows that the number of deaths from the new COVID 19 epidemic in the United States will usher in a peak, around mid-March, and vaccination is still the priority. Pictured is a vaccination station in New York City. (Photo from Associated Press)

(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 19, 2022) When the federal government started to provide free rapid screening...

Pfizer announced on the 18th that experiments showed that its new COVID 19 drug Paxlovid was effective against Omicron. (Photo from Reuters)

(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 19, 2022) Pfizer (Pfizer) issued a press release on the 18th, saying that its new COVID 19 drug Paxlovid has shown that the main ingredient nirmatrelvir is effective in the treatment of patients...

Chinese New Year, the Year of the Tiger(Feb 1, 2022) is approaching, Chinese Media is holding an essay call for Chinese New Year.

Topic: “My Favorite Chinese Food”, “My Favorite Chinese Restaurant”, or” My Chinese Friends”. The number of words is no more than 1,000. Pictures/photos are welcome. Please include a short bio – no more than 100 words and a photo of...

Several airlines in the United States have warned that the C-band signal of the 5G network may affect flight safety and cause flight disruptions. (Photo from Euronews)

(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 18, 2022) All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines announced on the evening of the 18th that they had cancelled some flights between Japan and the United States due to...

U.S. stocks opened lower today. (Photo from Associated Press)

(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 18, 2022) The market is worried that major central banks may raise interest rates faster than originally expected, driving U.S. Treasury yields soaring and triggering selling pressure on the stock market. The three major U.S. stock indexes fell about 1.5% in early trading...

The U.S. government is scrutinizing Alibaba's cloud business to determine whether it jeopardizes national security. (Photo from Reuters)

(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 18, 2022) The U.S. government is reviewing Alibaba's cloud business to determine whether it jeopardizes national security, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

The review...

Dining with Asian Food & Wine - PEKING DUCK in the LUNAR NEW YEAR - “THE YEAR OF THE TIGER”

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Ronald Jan, M.D.

Celebrating the NEW YEAR has been challenging in the midst of a pandemic. Still, it reems reasonable to acknowledge some of the traditions that come - paying bills before NEW YEAR’S DAY, cleaning the house before NEW YEAR’S DAY. Described...

With the rapid spread of the Omicron variant virus, the number of deaths in nursing care centers has increased, and each center has restricted visitors to prevent the tragedy from repeating. (Associated Press)

(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 17, 2022) The COVID-19 outbreak has seen a record surge due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant virus. Nursing homes...

Bourla, President and CEO of Pfizer. (Photo from Reuters)

(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 17, 2022) In an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro, Pfizer President and Chief Executive Bourla predicted that after two years of the epidemic, people are expected to return to normal life "soon", Bloomberg reported.

"We will soon be able to return to normal life,"...