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Text messaging shows promise in reaching unvaccinated patients
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Text messaging shows promise in reaching unvaccinated patients

A Penn study finds that while automated texting did not get more patients to get their vaccinations against COVID-19, it reached roughly the same amount as manned phone calls.

From Penn Medicine News

Dan Treglia on the caregivers lost to COVID
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Dan Treglia on the caregivers lost to COVID

The associate professor of practice in the School of Arts & Sciences identifies the number of children who have lost parents and caregivers to COVID-19 and how to support them.

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Genomic differences selected through evolution may offer clues as to why COVID-19 outcomes vary widely
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COVID-19’s hard-to-predict effects likely owe in part to genetic differences. A Penn-led study analyzing the genomes of a diverse set of populations globally points to genetic variants that may help explain some of the variability in disease severity.

Genomic differences selected through evolution may offer clues as to why COVID-19 outcomes vary widely

A team from the University of Pennsylvania analyzed genomic data from global populations, including thousands of ethnically diverse Africans, to identify genetic variants that may be associated with clinical COVID-19 outcomes.

Katherine Unger Baillie

COVID mortality age patterns changed significantly during pandemic
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COVID mortality age patterns changed significantly during pandemic

Between March 2020 and October 2021, death rates from the virus decreased for those 80 and older and increased for those 25 to 54, results that held across racial and ethnic groups.

Michele W. Berger

DNA analysis finds links between severe COVID and other conditions
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DNA analysis finds links between severe COVID and other conditions

Through analyzing human DNA samples in a large biobank, Penn Medicine researchers found associations between genetic variants with severe COVID and conditions involving blood clots and respiratory issues.

From Penn Medicine News