Frontline voices from the pandemic’s early days Frontline voices from the pandemic’s early days In his new book, “The Wuhan Lockdown,” Guobin Yang uses personal diaries from that city’s residents to recreate how it felt at the epicenter of what was then a scary and unknown new virus.
COVID mortality age patterns changed significantly during pandemic 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.
Want to know which COVID variant you have? WHYY (Philadelphia) Want to know which COVID variant you have? Frederick Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on COVID variant tracking: “If we know what variants are involved, what their properties are, we can tell what to expect by sort of forecasting by the experience of other places that are ahead of us, based on our sequence and knowledge of the different variants.” Omicron infection produces better immunity response than booster shots: Report Business Today Omicron infection produces better immunity response than booster shots: Report John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine says COVID breakthrough infections should be thought of as essentially equivalent to another dose of vaccine and that, if someone had COVID recently, they could wait before getting another booster shot. Stop dismissing the risk of long COVID The Washington Post Stop dismissing the risk of long COVID PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel writes that COVID-19 is not a mere cold or mild flu and we still do not know enough about the complications that come after the initial infection. COVID-19 long haulers discuss their lengthy recoveries Fox 29 (Philadelphia) COVID-19 long haulers discuss their lengthy recoveries Benjamin Abramoff of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on how long-haul COVID can affect people and what he’s seeing among patients. How to judge COVID risks and when to wear a mask Scientific American How to judge COVID risks and when to wear a mask Ethan Craig of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses how immunosuppression medications can factor into personal risk calculations and the differences in potential risk based on the environment a person enters into. Do you need a second COVID booster? ‘It depends,’ Penn Medicine experts say WHYY (Philadelphia) Do you need a second COVID booster? ‘It depends,’ Penn Medicine experts say John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine says that as antibody levels go down to expect more mild infections and more asymptomatic infections now that there is increased testing. Why it is hard to know who needs a COVID booster: Mysterious T cells The Wall Street Journal Why it is hard to know who needs a COVID booster: Mysterious T cells E. John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine relays data from his lab showing that, after the initial series of vaccines, T cells remain in the body for at least nine to 12 months. America created its own booster problems The Atlantic America created its own booster problems Jessica Fishman of the Perelman School of Medicine and Annenberg School for Communication is featured in this article about the role messaging has played in exacerbating the booster campaign. Load More
Omicron infection produces better immunity response than booster shots: Report Business Today Omicron infection produces better immunity response than booster shots: Report John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine says COVID breakthrough infections should be thought of as essentially equivalent to another dose of vaccine and that, if someone had COVID recently, they could wait before getting another booster shot. Stop dismissing the risk of long COVID The Washington Post Stop dismissing the risk of long COVID PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel writes that COVID-19 is not a mere cold or mild flu and we still do not know enough about the complications that come after the initial infection. COVID-19 long haulers discuss their lengthy recoveries Fox 29 (Philadelphia) COVID-19 long haulers discuss their lengthy recoveries Benjamin Abramoff of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on how long-haul COVID can affect people and what he’s seeing among patients. How to judge COVID risks and when to wear a mask Scientific American How to judge COVID risks and when to wear a mask Ethan Craig of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses how immunosuppression medications can factor into personal risk calculations and the differences in potential risk based on the environment a person enters into. Do you need a second COVID booster? ‘It depends,’ Penn Medicine experts say WHYY (Philadelphia) Do you need a second COVID booster? ‘It depends,’ Penn Medicine experts say John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine says that as antibody levels go down to expect more mild infections and more asymptomatic infections now that there is increased testing. Why it is hard to know who needs a COVID booster: Mysterious T cells The Wall Street Journal Why it is hard to know who needs a COVID booster: Mysterious T cells E. John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine relays data from his lab showing that, after the initial series of vaccines, T cells remain in the body for at least nine to 12 months. America created its own booster problems The Atlantic America created its own booster problems Jessica Fishman of the Perelman School of Medicine and Annenberg School for Communication is featured in this article about the role messaging has played in exacerbating the booster campaign. Load More
Stop dismissing the risk of long COVID The Washington Post Stop dismissing the risk of long COVID PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel writes that COVID-19 is not a mere cold or mild flu and we still do not know enough about the complications that come after the initial infection. COVID-19 long haulers discuss their lengthy recoveries Fox 29 (Philadelphia) COVID-19 long haulers discuss their lengthy recoveries Benjamin Abramoff of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on how long-haul COVID can affect people and what he’s seeing among patients. How to judge COVID risks and when to wear a mask Scientific American How to judge COVID risks and when to wear a mask Ethan Craig of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses how immunosuppression medications can factor into personal risk calculations and the differences in potential risk based on the environment a person enters into. Do you need a second COVID booster? ‘It depends,’ Penn Medicine experts say WHYY (Philadelphia) Do you need a second COVID booster? ‘It depends,’ Penn Medicine experts say John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine says that as antibody levels go down to expect more mild infections and more asymptomatic infections now that there is increased testing. Why it is hard to know who needs a COVID booster: Mysterious T cells The Wall Street Journal Why it is hard to know who needs a COVID booster: Mysterious T cells E. John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine relays data from his lab showing that, after the initial series of vaccines, T cells remain in the body for at least nine to 12 months. America created its own booster problems The Atlantic America created its own booster problems Jessica Fishman of the Perelman School of Medicine and Annenberg School for Communication is featured in this article about the role messaging has played in exacerbating the booster campaign. Load More
COVID-19 long haulers discuss their lengthy recoveries Fox 29 (Philadelphia) COVID-19 long haulers discuss their lengthy recoveries Benjamin Abramoff of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on how long-haul COVID can affect people and what he’s seeing among patients. How to judge COVID risks and when to wear a mask Scientific American How to judge COVID risks and when to wear a mask Ethan Craig of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses how immunosuppression medications can factor into personal risk calculations and the differences in potential risk based on the environment a person enters into. Do you need a second COVID booster? ‘It depends,’ Penn Medicine experts say WHYY (Philadelphia) Do you need a second COVID booster? ‘It depends,’ Penn Medicine experts say John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine says that as antibody levels go down to expect more mild infections and more asymptomatic infections now that there is increased testing. Why it is hard to know who needs a COVID booster: Mysterious T cells The Wall Street Journal Why it is hard to know who needs a COVID booster: Mysterious T cells E. John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine relays data from his lab showing that, after the initial series of vaccines, T cells remain in the body for at least nine to 12 months. America created its own booster problems The Atlantic America created its own booster problems Jessica Fishman of the Perelman School of Medicine and Annenberg School for Communication is featured in this article about the role messaging has played in exacerbating the booster campaign. Load More
How to judge COVID risks and when to wear a mask Scientific American How to judge COVID risks and when to wear a mask Ethan Craig of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses how immunosuppression medications can factor into personal risk calculations and the differences in potential risk based on the environment a person enters into. Do you need a second COVID booster? ‘It depends,’ Penn Medicine experts say WHYY (Philadelphia) Do you need a second COVID booster? ‘It depends,’ Penn Medicine experts say John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine says that as antibody levels go down to expect more mild infections and more asymptomatic infections now that there is increased testing. Why it is hard to know who needs a COVID booster: Mysterious T cells The Wall Street Journal Why it is hard to know who needs a COVID booster: Mysterious T cells E. John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine relays data from his lab showing that, after the initial series of vaccines, T cells remain in the body for at least nine to 12 months. America created its own booster problems The Atlantic America created its own booster problems Jessica Fishman of the Perelman School of Medicine and Annenberg School for Communication is featured in this article about the role messaging has played in exacerbating the booster campaign. Load More
Do you need a second COVID booster? ‘It depends,’ Penn Medicine experts say WHYY (Philadelphia) Do you need a second COVID booster? ‘It depends,’ Penn Medicine experts say John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine says that as antibody levels go down to expect more mild infections and more asymptomatic infections now that there is increased testing. Why it is hard to know who needs a COVID booster: Mysterious T cells The Wall Street Journal Why it is hard to know who needs a COVID booster: Mysterious T cells E. John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine relays data from his lab showing that, after the initial series of vaccines, T cells remain in the body for at least nine to 12 months. America created its own booster problems The Atlantic America created its own booster problems Jessica Fishman of the Perelman School of Medicine and Annenberg School for Communication is featured in this article about the role messaging has played in exacerbating the booster campaign. Load More
Why it is hard to know who needs a COVID booster: Mysterious T cells The Wall Street Journal Why it is hard to know who needs a COVID booster: Mysterious T cells E. John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine relays data from his lab showing that, after the initial series of vaccines, T cells remain in the body for at least nine to 12 months. America created its own booster problems The Atlantic America created its own booster problems Jessica Fishman of the Perelman School of Medicine and Annenberg School for Communication is featured in this article about the role messaging has played in exacerbating the booster campaign. Load More
America created its own booster problems The Atlantic America created its own booster problems Jessica Fishman of the Perelman School of Medicine and Annenberg School for Communication is featured in this article about the role messaging has played in exacerbating the booster campaign.