Four facts about the COVID-19 boosters Four facts about the COVID-19 boosters The FDA and CDC endorsed boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines just a month after the agencies did the same for a Pfizer/BioNTech booster. Here’s what’s known today about these shots.
Mandates likely work to increase vaccine uptake Mandates likely work to increase vaccine uptake Rather than causing a backlash, vaccination requirements will succeed at getting more people inoculated, according to research from PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín and colleagues at Penn.
We need a better way to talk about booster shots Penn In the News The Atlantic We need a better way to talk about booster shots Paul Offit and med student Rishi Goel of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the science of booster shots. Generally speaking, a booster “gets you back up to some threshold we know is important” and is intended to restore lost immunity, said Goel. A scientific hunch. Then silence. Until the world needed a lifesaving vaccine Penn In the News The Washington Post A scientific hunch. Then silence. Until the world needed a lifesaving vaccine Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine was profiled in a series of articles about the scientists who helped create the COVID-19 vaccines. “The person who achieves his goal is the one that has faced frustration and dealt with it, understood it, and used it to their advantage,” Weissman said. A one-way ticket. A cash-stuffed teddy bear. A dream decades in the making Penn In the News The Washington Post A one-way ticket. A cash-stuffed teddy bear. A dream decades in the making Katalin Karikó of the Perelman School of Medicine was profiled in a series of articles about the scientists who helped create the COVID-19 vaccines. “I think she should be given credit for saving the world,” said her colleague Jean Bennett. Karikó’s ideas were “so ahead of her time, she had a hard time convincing people that they would actually work,” Bennett said. “They seemed too science fiction-y to people and too challenging.” Penn RNA scientists win Philly’s Scott award for research used in COVID-19 vaccines Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Penn RNA scientists win Philly’s Scott award for research used in COVID-19 vaccines Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine have been awarded Philadelphia’s 2021 John Scott Award for their research on mRNA. Philadelphia doctor develops rapid COVID test with results on smartphone Penn In the News ABC News Philadelphia doctor develops rapid COVID test with results on smartphone A team of researchers led by Ping Wang of the Perelman School of Medicine is developing a more accurate rapid test for COVID-19 that uses smart phone cameras. “The PCR is great. It's sensitive, but at the same time it's only residing in the core laboratories,” she said. “So, you can't really do PCR at home for most settings.” Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó receive 2021 Lasker Award mRNA scientists Drew Weissman, the Roberts Family Professor of Vaccine Research in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, and Katalin Karikó, an adjunct professor of neurosurgery at Penn and a senior vice president at BioNTech. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine) Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó receive 2021 Lasker Award Weissman and Karikó’s mRNA technology is recognized for enabling rapid development of highly effective COVID-19 vaccines Two COVID vaccine pioneers win 2021 Lasker Awards in medicine Penn In the News The New York Times Two COVID vaccine pioneers win 2021 Lasker Awards in medicine Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine received the Lasker Award for their research on mRNA, which ultimately lead to the creation of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines. Load More
A scientific hunch. Then silence. Until the world needed a lifesaving vaccine Penn In the News The Washington Post A scientific hunch. Then silence. Until the world needed a lifesaving vaccine Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine was profiled in a series of articles about the scientists who helped create the COVID-19 vaccines. “The person who achieves his goal is the one that has faced frustration and dealt with it, understood it, and used it to their advantage,” Weissman said. A one-way ticket. A cash-stuffed teddy bear. A dream decades in the making Penn In the News The Washington Post A one-way ticket. A cash-stuffed teddy bear. A dream decades in the making Katalin Karikó of the Perelman School of Medicine was profiled in a series of articles about the scientists who helped create the COVID-19 vaccines. “I think she should be given credit for saving the world,” said her colleague Jean Bennett. Karikó’s ideas were “so ahead of her time, she had a hard time convincing people that they would actually work,” Bennett said. “They seemed too science fiction-y to people and too challenging.” Penn RNA scientists win Philly’s Scott award for research used in COVID-19 vaccines Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Penn RNA scientists win Philly’s Scott award for research used in COVID-19 vaccines Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine have been awarded Philadelphia’s 2021 John Scott Award for their research on mRNA. Philadelphia doctor develops rapid COVID test with results on smartphone Penn In the News ABC News Philadelphia doctor develops rapid COVID test with results on smartphone A team of researchers led by Ping Wang of the Perelman School of Medicine is developing a more accurate rapid test for COVID-19 that uses smart phone cameras. “The PCR is great. It's sensitive, but at the same time it's only residing in the core laboratories,” she said. “So, you can't really do PCR at home for most settings.” Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó receive 2021 Lasker Award mRNA scientists Drew Weissman, the Roberts Family Professor of Vaccine Research in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, and Katalin Karikó, an adjunct professor of neurosurgery at Penn and a senior vice president at BioNTech. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine) Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó receive 2021 Lasker Award Weissman and Karikó’s mRNA technology is recognized for enabling rapid development of highly effective COVID-19 vaccines Two COVID vaccine pioneers win 2021 Lasker Awards in medicine Penn In the News The New York Times Two COVID vaccine pioneers win 2021 Lasker Awards in medicine Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine received the Lasker Award for their research on mRNA, which ultimately lead to the creation of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines. Load More
A one-way ticket. A cash-stuffed teddy bear. A dream decades in the making Penn In the News The Washington Post A one-way ticket. A cash-stuffed teddy bear. A dream decades in the making Katalin Karikó of the Perelman School of Medicine was profiled in a series of articles about the scientists who helped create the COVID-19 vaccines. “I think she should be given credit for saving the world,” said her colleague Jean Bennett. Karikó’s ideas were “so ahead of her time, she had a hard time convincing people that they would actually work,” Bennett said. “They seemed too science fiction-y to people and too challenging.” Penn RNA scientists win Philly’s Scott award for research used in COVID-19 vaccines Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Penn RNA scientists win Philly’s Scott award for research used in COVID-19 vaccines Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine have been awarded Philadelphia’s 2021 John Scott Award for their research on mRNA. Philadelphia doctor develops rapid COVID test with results on smartphone Penn In the News ABC News Philadelphia doctor develops rapid COVID test with results on smartphone A team of researchers led by Ping Wang of the Perelman School of Medicine is developing a more accurate rapid test for COVID-19 that uses smart phone cameras. “The PCR is great. It's sensitive, but at the same time it's only residing in the core laboratories,” she said. “So, you can't really do PCR at home for most settings.” Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó receive 2021 Lasker Award mRNA scientists Drew Weissman, the Roberts Family Professor of Vaccine Research in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, and Katalin Karikó, an adjunct professor of neurosurgery at Penn and a senior vice president at BioNTech. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine) Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó receive 2021 Lasker Award Weissman and Karikó’s mRNA technology is recognized for enabling rapid development of highly effective COVID-19 vaccines Two COVID vaccine pioneers win 2021 Lasker Awards in medicine Penn In the News The New York Times Two COVID vaccine pioneers win 2021 Lasker Awards in medicine Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine received the Lasker Award for their research on mRNA, which ultimately lead to the creation of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines. Load More
Penn RNA scientists win Philly’s Scott award for research used in COVID-19 vaccines Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Penn RNA scientists win Philly’s Scott award for research used in COVID-19 vaccines Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine have been awarded Philadelphia’s 2021 John Scott Award for their research on mRNA. Philadelphia doctor develops rapid COVID test with results on smartphone Penn In the News ABC News Philadelphia doctor develops rapid COVID test with results on smartphone A team of researchers led by Ping Wang of the Perelman School of Medicine is developing a more accurate rapid test for COVID-19 that uses smart phone cameras. “The PCR is great. It's sensitive, but at the same time it's only residing in the core laboratories,” she said. “So, you can't really do PCR at home for most settings.” Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó receive 2021 Lasker Award mRNA scientists Drew Weissman, the Roberts Family Professor of Vaccine Research in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, and Katalin Karikó, an adjunct professor of neurosurgery at Penn and a senior vice president at BioNTech. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine) Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó receive 2021 Lasker Award Weissman and Karikó’s mRNA technology is recognized for enabling rapid development of highly effective COVID-19 vaccines Two COVID vaccine pioneers win 2021 Lasker Awards in medicine Penn In the News The New York Times Two COVID vaccine pioneers win 2021 Lasker Awards in medicine Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine received the Lasker Award for their research on mRNA, which ultimately lead to the creation of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines. Load More
Philadelphia doctor develops rapid COVID test with results on smartphone Penn In the News ABC News Philadelphia doctor develops rapid COVID test with results on smartphone A team of researchers led by Ping Wang of the Perelman School of Medicine is developing a more accurate rapid test for COVID-19 that uses smart phone cameras. “The PCR is great. It's sensitive, but at the same time it's only residing in the core laboratories,” she said. “So, you can't really do PCR at home for most settings.” Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó receive 2021 Lasker Award mRNA scientists Drew Weissman, the Roberts Family Professor of Vaccine Research in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, and Katalin Karikó, an adjunct professor of neurosurgery at Penn and a senior vice president at BioNTech. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine) Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó receive 2021 Lasker Award Weissman and Karikó’s mRNA technology is recognized for enabling rapid development of highly effective COVID-19 vaccines Two COVID vaccine pioneers win 2021 Lasker Awards in medicine Penn In the News The New York Times Two COVID vaccine pioneers win 2021 Lasker Awards in medicine Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine received the Lasker Award for their research on mRNA, which ultimately lead to the creation of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines. Load More
Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó receive 2021 Lasker Award mRNA scientists Drew Weissman, the Roberts Family Professor of Vaccine Research in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, and Katalin Karikó, an adjunct professor of neurosurgery at Penn and a senior vice president at BioNTech. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine) Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó receive 2021 Lasker Award Weissman and Karikó’s mRNA technology is recognized for enabling rapid development of highly effective COVID-19 vaccines
Two COVID vaccine pioneers win 2021 Lasker Awards in medicine Penn In the News The New York Times Two COVID vaccine pioneers win 2021 Lasker Awards in medicine Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine received the Lasker Award for their research on mRNA, which ultimately lead to the creation of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines.