Coronavirus Research

Three vials of vaccines: RSV, COVID, and flu.

Public knowledge varies greatly on flu and COVID-19

The latest Annenberg Public Health and Knowledge Survey finds the answers to eight survey questions—four for the flu and four for COVID—have the strongest ability to independently predict individual vaccine willingness.

kariko and weissman at nobel press conference

A wrong number, a cryptic message, and a big Nobel win

Nobel Prize winners Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman share their thoughts on their newly minted honor at a University press conference.

Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for identifying a chemical tweak to messenger RNA that laid the foundation for COVID-19 vaccines.

Who should get a COVID vaccine this year?

Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine believes that the COVID boosters should be recommended annually only for high-risk groups.

COVID boosters can’t outpace new mutations. Here’s why they still work

Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine explains why it doesn’t matter which variant to target when it comes to vaccine-booster development.

A low-cost, eco-friendly COVID test

César de la Fuente and a team of Penn engineers work on creative ways to create faster and cheaper testing for COVID-19. Their latest innovation incorporates speed and cost-effectiveness with eco-friendly materials.

Grapevine: Prestigious prize

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine will be honored by Technion–Israel Institute of Technology in 2024 for their role in the development of the COVID-19 vaccines.

After COVID placed her in spotlight, scientist behind mRNA vaccines, in Hong Kong for award, voices hope technology can treat other conditions

A profile on Katalin Karikó of the Perelman School of Medicine examines her tumultuous research journey, her accomplishments with mRNA vaccines, and her view on Hong Kong’s bid to become a biotech hub.

Two masked medical professionals seated on the floor looking burned out.

Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout

A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing finds that physicians and nurses experienced adverse outcomes during the pandemic and want significant improvements in their work environments and in patient safety.

A person with a child holds up a hand to stop a person approaching with a vaccine vial and syringe.

People with a conspiracy mindset resist childhood vaccination

Research by Dan Romer and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center explains the role that having a conspiracy mindset plays in adult reluctance to vaccinate children.

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