Skip to Content Skip to Content

Coronavirus

Overheard with Ajay Raju
6ABC.com

Overheard with Ajay Raju

James Wilson of the Perelman School of Medicine critically examines the COVID-19 pandemic, questioning whether we’ve learned enough to prepare for the next one.

Testing, treatments, and more: A glossary for year three of the pandemic
Illustration of people talking about the coronavirus pandemic

The lexicon of the coronavirus pandemic continues to expand as new knowledge about COVID-19 emerges. 

Testing, treatments, and more: A glossary for year three of the pandemic

Penn Today adds a new installment to this series aimed at making sense of the language around COVID-19.

Marilyn Perkins

How to navigate another summer of COVID-19
On a sunny day on an outdoor patio, a man in a surgical mask pours a smiling woman a drink.

Hosting safe summer gatherings is possible with the right precautions. Penn's Melanie Kornides and John Wherry give advice as to how.

How to navigate another summer of COVID-19

John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine and Melanie Kornides of the School of Nursing stress the continued importance of vaccination and testing.

Luis Melecio-Zambrano

Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines
An adult wearing a mask squatting next to a child wearing a mask at the end of a slide on an outdoor playground.

Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines

In a Q&A, Lori Handy of Penn Medicine and CHOP discusses what it means now that this final group can get protection, plus offers recommendations for families with concerns about doing so.

Michele W. Berger

University of Pennsylvania’s first NFT commemorates mRNA research
Lots of gold blobs, some larger and closer to the front of the image, some smaller and farther away, on a pinkish background.

A still image from the 3D animated video component of the non-fungible token, which will also include patent documents and a letter from Drew Weissman of Penn Medicine. (Image: Courtesy Penn Medicine and Christie’s)

University of Pennsylvania’s first NFT commemorates mRNA research

Proceeds from the July auction of the non-fungible token—a digital asset—will benefit ongoing research at Penn.

Penn Medicine, Brandon Lausch , Peter Winicov