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How a ‘conspiracy mindset’ promotes acceptance of vaccine misinformation, and how to counter it
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How a ‘conspiracy mindset’ promotes acceptance of vaccine misinformation, and how to counter it

A new paper from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center analyzes data from three COVID-19 pandemic years and finds that those with conspiracy mindsets discount messages from sources they don’t trust; challenges to misinformation are most effective from their own trusted community.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

What a new innovation index tells us about Philadelphia
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What a new innovation index tells us about Philadelphia

Penn is lauded for its research and development efforts, including the modified mRNA technique that was commercialized into a COVID vaccine and won its researchers a Nobel Prize last year.

COVID-19 pandemic worsened patient safety measures
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COVID-19 pandemic worsened patient safety measures

A new study from Penn Nursing found that rates of falls, infections, and injuries increased significantly during the pandemic, and have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels.

From Penn Nursing News

This may be the most overlooked COVID symptom
The New York Times

This may be the most overlooked COVID symptom

Ken Cadwell of the Perelman School of Medicine studies how COVID affects the gut and explains you will feel the illness in other parts of your body and not just your lungs.

Knowledge a factor in closing Black-white COVID-19 vaccination gap
A line of people waiting to register for vaccines.

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Knowledge a factor in closing Black-white COVID-19 vaccination gap

New research from the Annenberg Public Policy Center shows that exposure to knowledge about vaccine safety and efficacy from trusted sources can matter.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center