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State vaccine incentives do little to boost vaccination rates, research shows

State vaccine incentives do little to boost vaccination rates, research shows

Research from Penn’s Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics found that incentives like cash lotteries and scholarships don’t boost vaccination rates. “We did not see more people coming into get vaccinated in the immediate aftermath of the introduction of these statewide incentives," said Harsha Thirumurthy of the Perelman School of Medicine.

Penn mRNA researchers Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó awarded the 2021 Albany Prize
Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó.

Drew Weissman, the Roberts Family Professor of Vaccine Research, and Katalin Karikó, an adjunct professor of Neurosurgery at the Perelman School of Medicine and a senior vice president at BioNTech. (Image: Penn Medicine News)

Penn mRNA researchers Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó awarded the 2021 Albany Prize

For their landmark research that set a foundation for the mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó have been selected to receive the prize after decades of work.

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COVID-19 mRNA vaccine that uses fundamental Penn technology receives FDA approval
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman look at a computer monitor wearing face masks.

Katalin Karikó, an adjunct professor of Neurosurgery at Penn and a senior vice president at BioNTech, and Drew Weissman, the Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research. (Image: Penn Medicine News)

COVID-19 mRNA vaccine that uses fundamental Penn technology receives FDA approval

Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine to prevent COVID-19 uses fundamental modified mRNA technology created by Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó at the Perelman School of Medicine.

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