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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

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

How unflagged, factual content drives vaccine hesitancy
Many hands holding smartphones and other sources of information about COVID-19.

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How unflagged, factual content drives vaccine hesitancy

A new paper from computational social scientist Duncan Watts examines how factual, vaccine-skeptical content on Facebook has a greater overall effect than “fake news,” discouraging millions from the COVID-19 shot.

From Penn Engineering Today