Five tips for talking to young children about COVID-19 today Five tips for talking to young children about COVID-19 today Many vaccinated adults have started going maskless, but most children still cannot. Some states are now fully open. Psychologist Caroline Watts offers parents language they can use to talk openly as a family about this newest phase of the pandemic.
Philly gives doctors of color starring role to encourage vaccinations Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Philly gives doctors of color starring role to encourage vaccinations Rotonya M. Carr of the Perelman School of Medicine participated in a campaign by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health to encourage COVID-19 vaccination. “I love that we’re able to amplify how many in our area have already been vaccinated,” she said. Penn mRNA pioneers receive the Princess of Asturias Award Drew Weissman (left) is the Roberts Family Professor of Vaccine Research in the Perelman School of Medicine. Katalin Karikó is an adjunct professor of Neurosurgery at Penn and a senior vice president at BioNTech. (Image: Penn Medicine) Penn mRNA pioneers receive the Princess of Asturias Award Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó earned the prestigious honor for their foundational research that led to development of two lifesaving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. Having a strong life purpose eases the loneliness of COVID-19 isolation Having a strong life purpose eases the loneliness of COVID-19 isolation Those who felt their life was guided by meaningful values or goals were more willing to engage in COVID-19 protective behaviors. Eugene Lew reflects on a year without live performances Eugene Lew, lecturer and director of Sound and Music Technology in the Department of Music. (Image: OMNIA) Eugene Lew reflects on a year without live performances During the pandemic, the lecturer and director of Sound and Music Technology in the Department of Music switched from organizing live performance events to collaborative online technology. Third COVID vaccine dose helps some transplant patients Penn In the News WebMD Third COVID vaccine dose helps some transplant patients Richard Wender of the Perelman School of Medicine said specialists, not primary care doctors, should be responsible for responding to emerging vaccination recommendations for unique populations such as transplant patients. Primary care doctors’ “focus needs to be on helping to overcome hesitancy, mistrust, lack of information, or anti-vaccination sentiment to help more people feel comfortable being vaccinated—this is a lot of work and needs constant focus,” he said. Scientists report earliest known coronavirus infections in five U.S. states Penn In the News The New York Times Scientists report earliest known coronavirus infections in five U.S. states Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on new research that identifies seven people who may be been infected with COVID-19 before the first confirmed cases in the U.S. “This is an interesting paper because it raises the idea that everyone thinks is true, that there were infections that were going undiagnosed,” he said. Mass. joins several other states already deploying vaccine lotteries Penn In the News Boston Globe Mass. joins several other states already deploying vaccine lotteries David Asch of the Wharton School and Perelman School of Medicine said vaccine lotteries “appeal to the emotional side of our nature rather than the quantitative transactional side, and the former usually wins.” Penn teams up with City of Philadelphia to announce vaccine sweepstakes Penn teams up with City of Philadelphia to announce vaccine sweepstakes Wharton Professor Katy Milkman and Mayor Jim Kenney have announced the “Philly Vax Sweepstakes,” which gives vaccinated Philadelphians a chance to win up to $50,000. A link between COVID-19 vaccination and a cardiac illness may be getting clearer Penn In the News CNN A link between COVID-19 vaccination and a cardiac illness may be getting clearer Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine said the CDC could increase parental confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine by providing more updates on the potential side effect of myocarditis in adolescents. Still, he said, “I would vaccinate my teenager in a second. This is an extremely rare risk.” Load More
Penn mRNA pioneers receive the Princess of Asturias Award Drew Weissman (left) is the Roberts Family Professor of Vaccine Research in the Perelman School of Medicine. Katalin Karikó is an adjunct professor of Neurosurgery at Penn and a senior vice president at BioNTech. (Image: Penn Medicine) Penn mRNA pioneers receive the Princess of Asturias Award Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó earned the prestigious honor for their foundational research that led to development of two lifesaving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.
Having a strong life purpose eases the loneliness of COVID-19 isolation Having a strong life purpose eases the loneliness of COVID-19 isolation Those who felt their life was guided by meaningful values or goals were more willing to engage in COVID-19 protective behaviors.
Eugene Lew reflects on a year without live performances Eugene Lew, lecturer and director of Sound and Music Technology in the Department of Music. (Image: OMNIA) Eugene Lew reflects on a year without live performances During the pandemic, the lecturer and director of Sound and Music Technology in the Department of Music switched from organizing live performance events to collaborative online technology.
Third COVID vaccine dose helps some transplant patients Penn In the News WebMD Third COVID vaccine dose helps some transplant patients Richard Wender of the Perelman School of Medicine said specialists, not primary care doctors, should be responsible for responding to emerging vaccination recommendations for unique populations such as transplant patients. Primary care doctors’ “focus needs to be on helping to overcome hesitancy, mistrust, lack of information, or anti-vaccination sentiment to help more people feel comfortable being vaccinated—this is a lot of work and needs constant focus,” he said. Scientists report earliest known coronavirus infections in five U.S. states Penn In the News The New York Times Scientists report earliest known coronavirus infections in five U.S. states Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on new research that identifies seven people who may be been infected with COVID-19 before the first confirmed cases in the U.S. “This is an interesting paper because it raises the idea that everyone thinks is true, that there were infections that were going undiagnosed,” he said. Mass. joins several other states already deploying vaccine lotteries Penn In the News Boston Globe Mass. joins several other states already deploying vaccine lotteries David Asch of the Wharton School and Perelman School of Medicine said vaccine lotteries “appeal to the emotional side of our nature rather than the quantitative transactional side, and the former usually wins.” Penn teams up with City of Philadelphia to announce vaccine sweepstakes Penn teams up with City of Philadelphia to announce vaccine sweepstakes Wharton Professor Katy Milkman and Mayor Jim Kenney have announced the “Philly Vax Sweepstakes,” which gives vaccinated Philadelphians a chance to win up to $50,000. A link between COVID-19 vaccination and a cardiac illness may be getting clearer Penn In the News CNN A link between COVID-19 vaccination and a cardiac illness may be getting clearer Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine said the CDC could increase parental confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine by providing more updates on the potential side effect of myocarditis in adolescents. Still, he said, “I would vaccinate my teenager in a second. This is an extremely rare risk.” Load More
Scientists report earliest known coronavirus infections in five U.S. states Penn In the News The New York Times Scientists report earliest known coronavirus infections in five U.S. states Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on new research that identifies seven people who may be been infected with COVID-19 before the first confirmed cases in the U.S. “This is an interesting paper because it raises the idea that everyone thinks is true, that there were infections that were going undiagnosed,” he said. Mass. joins several other states already deploying vaccine lotteries Penn In the News Boston Globe Mass. joins several other states already deploying vaccine lotteries David Asch of the Wharton School and Perelman School of Medicine said vaccine lotteries “appeal to the emotional side of our nature rather than the quantitative transactional side, and the former usually wins.” Penn teams up with City of Philadelphia to announce vaccine sweepstakes Penn teams up with City of Philadelphia to announce vaccine sweepstakes Wharton Professor Katy Milkman and Mayor Jim Kenney have announced the “Philly Vax Sweepstakes,” which gives vaccinated Philadelphians a chance to win up to $50,000. A link between COVID-19 vaccination and a cardiac illness may be getting clearer Penn In the News CNN A link between COVID-19 vaccination and a cardiac illness may be getting clearer Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine said the CDC could increase parental confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine by providing more updates on the potential side effect of myocarditis in adolescents. Still, he said, “I would vaccinate my teenager in a second. This is an extremely rare risk.” Load More
Mass. joins several other states already deploying vaccine lotteries Penn In the News Boston Globe Mass. joins several other states already deploying vaccine lotteries David Asch of the Wharton School and Perelman School of Medicine said vaccine lotteries “appeal to the emotional side of our nature rather than the quantitative transactional side, and the former usually wins.” Penn teams up with City of Philadelphia to announce vaccine sweepstakes Penn teams up with City of Philadelphia to announce vaccine sweepstakes Wharton Professor Katy Milkman and Mayor Jim Kenney have announced the “Philly Vax Sweepstakes,” which gives vaccinated Philadelphians a chance to win up to $50,000. A link between COVID-19 vaccination and a cardiac illness may be getting clearer Penn In the News CNN A link between COVID-19 vaccination and a cardiac illness may be getting clearer Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine said the CDC could increase parental confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine by providing more updates on the potential side effect of myocarditis in adolescents. Still, he said, “I would vaccinate my teenager in a second. This is an extremely rare risk.” Load More
Penn teams up with City of Philadelphia to announce vaccine sweepstakes Penn teams up with City of Philadelphia to announce vaccine sweepstakes Wharton Professor Katy Milkman and Mayor Jim Kenney have announced the “Philly Vax Sweepstakes,” which gives vaccinated Philadelphians a chance to win up to $50,000.
A link between COVID-19 vaccination and a cardiac illness may be getting clearer Penn In the News CNN A link between COVID-19 vaccination and a cardiac illness may be getting clearer Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine said the CDC could increase parental confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine by providing more updates on the potential side effect of myocarditis in adolescents. Still, he said, “I would vaccinate my teenager in a second. This is an extremely rare risk.”