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Will coronavirus vaccines work against new variant? UPenn doctor weighs in
Susan Weiss of the Perelman School of Medicine said the COVID-19 vaccine should still be effective on new mutations of the novel coronavirus, a theory vaccine-makers are testing now. "It's a good thing to do but I am sure they're pretty confident it's not going to show anything different," she said.
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I’m a pregnant doctor. Should I get the COVID vaccine?
Michal Elovitz of the Perelman School of Medicine said it’s possible that an mRNA-based vaccine could potentially cause harm to a developing fetus, but that there’s not enough data to know for sure. “To avoid having pregnant people guess, we should be advocating for more preclinical and clinical research focused on pregnant patients,” she said.
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Time to ride, and buy: Peloton to acquire Precor
Americus Reed of the Wharton School says Peloton needs to be forward-thinking as competitors flood the exercise equipment market. “The way to stay out in front of this is to make sure you’re in a position to deliver kind of the next add-on aspect to this,” he said.
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The coronavirus pandemic is killing people with diabetes or Alzheimer’s who didn’t even contract the virus
Lisa Walke of the Perelman School of Medicine said pandemic-related stress has intensified daily life for people with dementia and/or diabetes. “Stress causes your sugars to be less well-controlled and, obviously, this has been a stressful time,” she said.
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There’s a way Biden can raise more from the rich without higher taxes
Natasha Sarin of the Law School and the Wharton School said investing in the I.R.S. would generate a greater payoff to the treasury. “The I.R.S. doesn’t have the resources it needs to go after the big fish,” she said. “That puts undue burden on everyone else.”
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Now that grandma has been vaccinated, may I visit her?
Joshua Uy of the Perelman School of Medicine said nursing home visitors still need to wear a mask when seeing elderly family members, with or without a vaccine.
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A byproduct of the pandemic? Colleges see soaring interest in health fields
Neha Vapiwala of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on the uptick in applications to medical programs. “There is a sense of respect and in some cases newfound respect for health-care workers, for scientists, for this idea that during a pandemic, when so many other aspects of life were unavailable or deemed nonessential, that the one source of inspiration was the role of health-care workers, of doctors and nurses on the front lines helping people get through this frightening time,” she said.
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One-size-fits-all approach to rent relief leaves tenants and landlords without assistance
Vincent Reina and Sydney Goldstein of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design spoke about their research on the experiences of tenants and landlords engaging with rental assistance programs amid the pandemic. “We’ve consistently bought into ownership-based models for rental assistance programs without fully understanding how owners engage with those programs and what the opportunities and challenges are,” said Reina.
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History will remember 2020. Here’s four ways it will shape Pa. politics moving forward
Mary Frances Berry of the School of Arts & Sciences said she wasn’t surprised that the protests following the police killing of George Floyd have slowed. “The election came, and the campaign for the presidency. And what it did was to disrupt and diminish the protests,” she said. “The establishment, the political establishment wanted to get everybody involved in the election, hoping they would forget about the protests and all the disruption.”
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Finding joy this holiday season
Karen Reivich and James Pawelski of the School of Arts & Sciences offered tips for staying happy and resilient over the holidays, in spite of the pandemic.