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Biden promised to follow the science. But sometimes, he gets ahead of the experts

Biden promised to follow the science. But sometimes, he gets ahead of the experts

Steven Joffe of the Perelman School of Medicine weighed in on CDC Director Rochelle Walensky’s decision to expand COVID-19 booster shot eligibility, saying she may have been influenced by the Biden administration’s earlier support for the move. “To what extent did she feel like she was bound to follow that line of decision-making?” he said. “I can’t get inside her head and answer that question. The fact that the final decision makers had already staked out their final positions had put the advisory committees in a very difficult position.”

A how-to guide for PennOpen Pass
people in a large open tent taking saliva covid tests

Ongoing asymptomatic screening testing is taking place this fall at the High Rise tent on Rodin field. Currently, a Green Pass is required for entry into all health care spaces on campus, which includes Penn Medicine facilities, Penn Cares testing sites, and Student Health and Counseling offices. 

A how-to guide for PennOpen Pass

Penn Today provides details on how to use the daily and exposure symptom tracker, what members of the Penn community should do if they receive a Red Pass, and new platforms available for visitors accessing campus spaces.

Erica K. Brockmeier

What’s behind the rise in prices?
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  • Q&A

    • What’s behind the rise in prices?

    Wharton finance professor, Itay Goldstein, talks to Penn Today on inflation report, and supply and demand.

    Dee Patel

    Reimagining scientific discovery through the lens of an artist
    a headshot of Rebecca Kamen in front of an abstract painting

    Reimagining scientific discovery through the lens of an artist

    The latest exhibition by Rebecca Kamen, Penn artist-in-residence and visiting scholar, at the American University Katzen Art Center explores curiosity and the creative process across art and science.

    Erica K. Brockmeier

    mRNA COVID-19 vaccines induce T-cell responses in multiple sclerosis patients
    Person in full PPE administering a vaccine to another person sittting on a hospital bed.

    mRNA COVID-19 vaccines induce T-cell responses in multiple sclerosis patients

    Research from Penn Medicine shows mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are effective at inducing T-cell responses in multiple sclerosis patients who receive B cell-depleting Infusions even if their antibody responses are diminished.

    From Penn Medicine News

    In hard-hit neighborhoods, Philly CEAL outreach aims to address COVID disparities
    A person in a mask holding a clipboard at the bottom of steps outside a home. On the porch are an unmasked adult and two unmasked children.

    Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine Service in Action

    In hard-hit neighborhoods, Philly CEAL outreach aims to address COVID disparities

    Through community engagement and improved information dissemination, researchers at Penn Nursing, Penn Medicine, and Annenberg, in conjunction with the City of Philadelphia, are working to increase vaccination and testing rates and decrease new COVID-19 infections.

    Michele W. Berger

    A big delta unknown

    A big delta unknown

    Aaron Richterman of the Perelman School of Medicine said that, when it comes to distinctions between the delta variant and earlier version of the COVID virus, “Any difference is a small difference.”