Four facts about the COVID-19 boosters Four facts about the COVID-19 boosters The FDA and CDC endorsed boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines just a month after the agencies did the same for a Pfizer/BioNTech booster. Here’s what’s known today about these shots.
Americans wonder: Which COVID-19 booster is best? Penn In the News Reuters Americans wonder: Which COVID-19 booster is best? Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine said COVID-19 booster shots are most important for older adults who got the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines. Models of Excellence program accepting nominations Image: Human Resources Models of Excellence program accepting nominations Models of Excellence program accepting nominations. In addition to the traditional award categories, a special award category—Supporting Penn Through COVID-19 and Return to Campus Work—has been added. Mandates likely work to increase vaccine uptake Mandates likely work to increase vaccine uptake Rather than causing a backlash, vaccination requirements will succeed at getting more people inoculated, according to research from PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín and colleagues at Penn. Mandates, not recommendations, work best to get folks vaccinated: Study Penn In the News US News Mandates, not recommendations, work best to get folks vaccinated: Study PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín authored a study that found mandates are more likely to lead to vaccine uptake than suggestions. “The requirement condition works better across the board, for different racial and ethnic groups and even among people who dislike feeling and being controlled by others,” she said. Waiting on U.S. mandate, some nursing homes are slow to vaccinate staff Penn In the News The New York Times Waiting on U.S. mandate, some nursing homes are slow to vaccinate staff PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel said lower COVID-19 vaccination rates lead to more infections. “We should be clear that mandates have been working and have been working in every industry that has tried them,” he said. Why breakthrough COVID deaths can be misunderstood Penn In the News ABC News Why breakthrough COVID deaths can be misunderstood Edward Stadtmauer of the Perelman School of Medicine advised cancer patients to get vaccinated against COVID-19. “If you have abnormal plasma cells to begin with or are getting therapy that might suppress or damage plasma cells, you can see why that this group of patients may have the most difficulty responding to a COVID infection and responding to vaccines,” he said. “If there is any group of patients who should be vaccinated and get a booster, it is this group of patients.” A pandemic year, in photos Annenberg’s Kyle Cassidy, with Pete Coyle, an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School. Together they came up with the idea for this exhibit, which Cassidy says can be adapted to almost any group and many kinds of spaces. A pandemic year, in photos ‘Apart Together,’ a new photography exhibit at the Annenberg School, shows that despite not being physically in the same place the past 18 months, our shared experiences kept us connected. Why COVID boosters weren't tweaked to better match variants Penn In the News ABC News Why COVID boosters weren't tweaked to better match variants John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine said there’s no guarantee that a booster shot retooled to target the delta variant would work better than a general COVID-19 vaccine booster. Why are incarcerated people, the only Americans with guaranteed health care, dying of COVID-19 faster than the general public? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Why are incarcerated people, the only Americans with guaranteed health care, dying of COVID-19 faster than the general public? Daniel Teixeira da Silva and SUMR scholar Kayla McLymont of the Leonard Davis Institute wrote an opinion piece about the lack of regulation of health care in U.S. correctional facilities. “The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how these shortcomings in how health care is overseen in prisons and jails can have fatal consequences,” they said. Load More
Models of Excellence program accepting nominations Image: Human Resources Models of Excellence program accepting nominations Models of Excellence program accepting nominations. In addition to the traditional award categories, a special award category—Supporting Penn Through COVID-19 and Return to Campus Work—has been added.
Mandates likely work to increase vaccine uptake Mandates likely work to increase vaccine uptake Rather than causing a backlash, vaccination requirements will succeed at getting more people inoculated, according to research from PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín and colleagues at Penn.
Mandates, not recommendations, work best to get folks vaccinated: Study Penn In the News US News Mandates, not recommendations, work best to get folks vaccinated: Study PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín authored a study that found mandates are more likely to lead to vaccine uptake than suggestions. “The requirement condition works better across the board, for different racial and ethnic groups and even among people who dislike feeling and being controlled by others,” she said. Waiting on U.S. mandate, some nursing homes are slow to vaccinate staff Penn In the News The New York Times Waiting on U.S. mandate, some nursing homes are slow to vaccinate staff PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel said lower COVID-19 vaccination rates lead to more infections. “We should be clear that mandates have been working and have been working in every industry that has tried them,” he said. Why breakthrough COVID deaths can be misunderstood Penn In the News ABC News Why breakthrough COVID deaths can be misunderstood Edward Stadtmauer of the Perelman School of Medicine advised cancer patients to get vaccinated against COVID-19. “If you have abnormal plasma cells to begin with or are getting therapy that might suppress or damage plasma cells, you can see why that this group of patients may have the most difficulty responding to a COVID infection and responding to vaccines,” he said. “If there is any group of patients who should be vaccinated and get a booster, it is this group of patients.” A pandemic year, in photos Annenberg’s Kyle Cassidy, with Pete Coyle, an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School. Together they came up with the idea for this exhibit, which Cassidy says can be adapted to almost any group and many kinds of spaces. A pandemic year, in photos ‘Apart Together,’ a new photography exhibit at the Annenberg School, shows that despite not being physically in the same place the past 18 months, our shared experiences kept us connected. Why COVID boosters weren't tweaked to better match variants Penn In the News ABC News Why COVID boosters weren't tweaked to better match variants John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine said there’s no guarantee that a booster shot retooled to target the delta variant would work better than a general COVID-19 vaccine booster. Why are incarcerated people, the only Americans with guaranteed health care, dying of COVID-19 faster than the general public? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Why are incarcerated people, the only Americans with guaranteed health care, dying of COVID-19 faster than the general public? Daniel Teixeira da Silva and SUMR scholar Kayla McLymont of the Leonard Davis Institute wrote an opinion piece about the lack of regulation of health care in U.S. correctional facilities. “The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how these shortcomings in how health care is overseen in prisons and jails can have fatal consequences,” they said. Load More
Waiting on U.S. mandate, some nursing homes are slow to vaccinate staff Penn In the News The New York Times Waiting on U.S. mandate, some nursing homes are slow to vaccinate staff PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel said lower COVID-19 vaccination rates lead to more infections. “We should be clear that mandates have been working and have been working in every industry that has tried them,” he said. Why breakthrough COVID deaths can be misunderstood Penn In the News ABC News Why breakthrough COVID deaths can be misunderstood Edward Stadtmauer of the Perelman School of Medicine advised cancer patients to get vaccinated against COVID-19. “If you have abnormal plasma cells to begin with or are getting therapy that might suppress or damage plasma cells, you can see why that this group of patients may have the most difficulty responding to a COVID infection and responding to vaccines,” he said. “If there is any group of patients who should be vaccinated and get a booster, it is this group of patients.” A pandemic year, in photos Annenberg’s Kyle Cassidy, with Pete Coyle, an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School. Together they came up with the idea for this exhibit, which Cassidy says can be adapted to almost any group and many kinds of spaces. A pandemic year, in photos ‘Apart Together,’ a new photography exhibit at the Annenberg School, shows that despite not being physically in the same place the past 18 months, our shared experiences kept us connected. Why COVID boosters weren't tweaked to better match variants Penn In the News ABC News Why COVID boosters weren't tweaked to better match variants John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine said there’s no guarantee that a booster shot retooled to target the delta variant would work better than a general COVID-19 vaccine booster. Why are incarcerated people, the only Americans with guaranteed health care, dying of COVID-19 faster than the general public? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Why are incarcerated people, the only Americans with guaranteed health care, dying of COVID-19 faster than the general public? Daniel Teixeira da Silva and SUMR scholar Kayla McLymont of the Leonard Davis Institute wrote an opinion piece about the lack of regulation of health care in U.S. correctional facilities. “The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how these shortcomings in how health care is overseen in prisons and jails can have fatal consequences,” they said. Load More
Why breakthrough COVID deaths can be misunderstood Penn In the News ABC News Why breakthrough COVID deaths can be misunderstood Edward Stadtmauer of the Perelman School of Medicine advised cancer patients to get vaccinated against COVID-19. “If you have abnormal plasma cells to begin with or are getting therapy that might suppress or damage plasma cells, you can see why that this group of patients may have the most difficulty responding to a COVID infection and responding to vaccines,” he said. “If there is any group of patients who should be vaccinated and get a booster, it is this group of patients.” A pandemic year, in photos Annenberg’s Kyle Cassidy, with Pete Coyle, an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School. Together they came up with the idea for this exhibit, which Cassidy says can be adapted to almost any group and many kinds of spaces. A pandemic year, in photos ‘Apart Together,’ a new photography exhibit at the Annenberg School, shows that despite not being physically in the same place the past 18 months, our shared experiences kept us connected. Why COVID boosters weren't tweaked to better match variants Penn In the News ABC News Why COVID boosters weren't tweaked to better match variants John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine said there’s no guarantee that a booster shot retooled to target the delta variant would work better than a general COVID-19 vaccine booster. Why are incarcerated people, the only Americans with guaranteed health care, dying of COVID-19 faster than the general public? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Why are incarcerated people, the only Americans with guaranteed health care, dying of COVID-19 faster than the general public? Daniel Teixeira da Silva and SUMR scholar Kayla McLymont of the Leonard Davis Institute wrote an opinion piece about the lack of regulation of health care in U.S. correctional facilities. “The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how these shortcomings in how health care is overseen in prisons and jails can have fatal consequences,” they said. Load More
A pandemic year, in photos Annenberg’s Kyle Cassidy, with Pete Coyle, an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School. Together they came up with the idea for this exhibit, which Cassidy says can be adapted to almost any group and many kinds of spaces. A pandemic year, in photos ‘Apart Together,’ a new photography exhibit at the Annenberg School, shows that despite not being physically in the same place the past 18 months, our shared experiences kept us connected.
Why COVID boosters weren't tweaked to better match variants Penn In the News ABC News Why COVID boosters weren't tweaked to better match variants John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine said there’s no guarantee that a booster shot retooled to target the delta variant would work better than a general COVID-19 vaccine booster. Why are incarcerated people, the only Americans with guaranteed health care, dying of COVID-19 faster than the general public? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Why are incarcerated people, the only Americans with guaranteed health care, dying of COVID-19 faster than the general public? Daniel Teixeira da Silva and SUMR scholar Kayla McLymont of the Leonard Davis Institute wrote an opinion piece about the lack of regulation of health care in U.S. correctional facilities. “The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how these shortcomings in how health care is overseen in prisons and jails can have fatal consequences,” they said. Load More
Why are incarcerated people, the only Americans with guaranteed health care, dying of COVID-19 faster than the general public? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Why are incarcerated people, the only Americans with guaranteed health care, dying of COVID-19 faster than the general public? Daniel Teixeira da Silva and SUMR scholar Kayla McLymont of the Leonard Davis Institute wrote an opinion piece about the lack of regulation of health care in U.S. correctional facilities. “The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how these shortcomings in how health care is overseen in prisons and jails can have fatal consequences,” they said.