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. 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.” Hospital doctors are seeing far fewer COVID-19 patients now. That feels good Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Hospital doctors are seeing far fewer COVID-19 patients now. That feels good George Anesi and Benjamin Sun of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the decline in coronavirus patients since the vaccines became more widely available. Anesi said, of the few current cases at Penn Medicine, “the strong, strong majority are unvaccinated. That’s very discouraging for us because almost all of those are preventable.” Workers sue over vaccine mandates Penn In the News Bloomberg Workers sue over vaccine mandates Eric Feldman of the Law School discussed the lawsuits filed by workers against employers’ COVID-19 vaccine requirements. “There’s a distinction that’s not drawn in this lawsuit between mandatory vaccination and compulsory vaccination,” he said. “Compulsory vaccination is literally holding people down and jabbing a needle in their arm and forcing them to get vaccinated against their will; mandatory vaccination isn’t forcing anyone to get vaccinated.” Philadelphia residents could now win as much as $50,000 for getting the COVID-19 vaccine Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia residents could now win as much as $50,000 for getting the COVID-19 vaccine Katy Milkman of the Wharton School and colleagues helped Philadelphia design a system that uses a sweepstakes to incentivize COVID-19 vaccination. Milkman said those living in ZIP codes with the lowest vaccination rates have a significantly higher chance of winning. In countries where vaccines are available, offers of free airline tickets and apartments for the fully inoculated Penn In the News The Washington Post In countries where vaccines are available, offers of free airline tickets and apartments for the fully inoculated Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about tactics to incentivize COVID-19 immunization, such as lotteries and giveaways. “I’m generally optimistic that we will see some increase, but it’s not going to get us to the high levels of vaccination” needed, she said. “Incentives are not going to move everyone who is holding out over the finish line.” New study predicts a summer baby boom Penn In the News Forbes New study predicts a summer baby boom Hans-Peter Kohler of the School of Arts & Sciences said data showing an increase in births at one large hospital system may be indicative of “more women choosing this system as compared to other providers,” rather than a baby boom. U.S. public skeptical of sharing digital data for COVID-19 control U.S. public skeptical of sharing digital data for COVID-19 control According to a new study, even in the midst of a pandemic, most U.S. consumers would not look favorably upon the use of their digital data for public health purposes. Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters Penn In the News The Washington Post Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters Paul Offit and John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine said the COVID-19 vaccines appear to be effective enough to not require yearly booster shots. Regardless, said Wherry, “Even if we require boosters or get to the point where we see immunity waning a little bit, we still are going to be far better off than we were a year ago.” 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.” Hospital doctors are seeing far fewer COVID-19 patients now. That feels good Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Hospital doctors are seeing far fewer COVID-19 patients now. That feels good George Anesi and Benjamin Sun of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the decline in coronavirus patients since the vaccines became more widely available. Anesi said, of the few current cases at Penn Medicine, “the strong, strong majority are unvaccinated. That’s very discouraging for us because almost all of those are preventable.” Workers sue over vaccine mandates Penn In the News Bloomberg Workers sue over vaccine mandates Eric Feldman of the Law School discussed the lawsuits filed by workers against employers’ COVID-19 vaccine requirements. “There’s a distinction that’s not drawn in this lawsuit between mandatory vaccination and compulsory vaccination,” he said. “Compulsory vaccination is literally holding people down and jabbing a needle in their arm and forcing them to get vaccinated against their will; mandatory vaccination isn’t forcing anyone to get vaccinated.” Philadelphia residents could now win as much as $50,000 for getting the COVID-19 vaccine Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia residents could now win as much as $50,000 for getting the COVID-19 vaccine Katy Milkman of the Wharton School and colleagues helped Philadelphia design a system that uses a sweepstakes to incentivize COVID-19 vaccination. Milkman said those living in ZIP codes with the lowest vaccination rates have a significantly higher chance of winning. In countries where vaccines are available, offers of free airline tickets and apartments for the fully inoculated Penn In the News The Washington Post In countries where vaccines are available, offers of free airline tickets and apartments for the fully inoculated Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about tactics to incentivize COVID-19 immunization, such as lotteries and giveaways. “I’m generally optimistic that we will see some increase, but it’s not going to get us to the high levels of vaccination” needed, she said. “Incentives are not going to move everyone who is holding out over the finish line.” New study predicts a summer baby boom Penn In the News Forbes New study predicts a summer baby boom Hans-Peter Kohler of the School of Arts & Sciences said data showing an increase in births at one large hospital system may be indicative of “more women choosing this system as compared to other providers,” rather than a baby boom. U.S. public skeptical of sharing digital data for COVID-19 control U.S. public skeptical of sharing digital data for COVID-19 control According to a new study, even in the midst of a pandemic, most U.S. consumers would not look favorably upon the use of their digital data for public health purposes. Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters Penn In the News The Washington Post Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters Paul Offit and John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine said the COVID-19 vaccines appear to be effective enough to not require yearly booster shots. Regardless, said Wherry, “Even if we require boosters or get to the point where we see immunity waning a little bit, we still are going to be far better off than we were a year ago.” Load More
Hospital doctors are seeing far fewer COVID-19 patients now. That feels good Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Hospital doctors are seeing far fewer COVID-19 patients now. That feels good George Anesi and Benjamin Sun of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the decline in coronavirus patients since the vaccines became more widely available. Anesi said, of the few current cases at Penn Medicine, “the strong, strong majority are unvaccinated. That’s very discouraging for us because almost all of those are preventable.” Workers sue over vaccine mandates Penn In the News Bloomberg Workers sue over vaccine mandates Eric Feldman of the Law School discussed the lawsuits filed by workers against employers’ COVID-19 vaccine requirements. “There’s a distinction that’s not drawn in this lawsuit between mandatory vaccination and compulsory vaccination,” he said. “Compulsory vaccination is literally holding people down and jabbing a needle in their arm and forcing them to get vaccinated against their will; mandatory vaccination isn’t forcing anyone to get vaccinated.” Philadelphia residents could now win as much as $50,000 for getting the COVID-19 vaccine Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia residents could now win as much as $50,000 for getting the COVID-19 vaccine Katy Milkman of the Wharton School and colleagues helped Philadelphia design a system that uses a sweepstakes to incentivize COVID-19 vaccination. Milkman said those living in ZIP codes with the lowest vaccination rates have a significantly higher chance of winning. In countries where vaccines are available, offers of free airline tickets and apartments for the fully inoculated Penn In the News The Washington Post In countries where vaccines are available, offers of free airline tickets and apartments for the fully inoculated Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about tactics to incentivize COVID-19 immunization, such as lotteries and giveaways. “I’m generally optimistic that we will see some increase, but it’s not going to get us to the high levels of vaccination” needed, she said. “Incentives are not going to move everyone who is holding out over the finish line.” New study predicts a summer baby boom Penn In the News Forbes New study predicts a summer baby boom Hans-Peter Kohler of the School of Arts & Sciences said data showing an increase in births at one large hospital system may be indicative of “more women choosing this system as compared to other providers,” rather than a baby boom. U.S. public skeptical of sharing digital data for COVID-19 control U.S. public skeptical of sharing digital data for COVID-19 control According to a new study, even in the midst of a pandemic, most U.S. consumers would not look favorably upon the use of their digital data for public health purposes. Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters Penn In the News The Washington Post Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters Paul Offit and John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine said the COVID-19 vaccines appear to be effective enough to not require yearly booster shots. Regardless, said Wherry, “Even if we require boosters or get to the point where we see immunity waning a little bit, we still are going to be far better off than we were a year ago.” Load More
Workers sue over vaccine mandates Penn In the News Bloomberg Workers sue over vaccine mandates Eric Feldman of the Law School discussed the lawsuits filed by workers against employers’ COVID-19 vaccine requirements. “There’s a distinction that’s not drawn in this lawsuit between mandatory vaccination and compulsory vaccination,” he said. “Compulsory vaccination is literally holding people down and jabbing a needle in their arm and forcing them to get vaccinated against their will; mandatory vaccination isn’t forcing anyone to get vaccinated.” Philadelphia residents could now win as much as $50,000 for getting the COVID-19 vaccine Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia residents could now win as much as $50,000 for getting the COVID-19 vaccine Katy Milkman of the Wharton School and colleagues helped Philadelphia design a system that uses a sweepstakes to incentivize COVID-19 vaccination. Milkman said those living in ZIP codes with the lowest vaccination rates have a significantly higher chance of winning. In countries where vaccines are available, offers of free airline tickets and apartments for the fully inoculated Penn In the News The Washington Post In countries where vaccines are available, offers of free airline tickets and apartments for the fully inoculated Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about tactics to incentivize COVID-19 immunization, such as lotteries and giveaways. “I’m generally optimistic that we will see some increase, but it’s not going to get us to the high levels of vaccination” needed, she said. “Incentives are not going to move everyone who is holding out over the finish line.” New study predicts a summer baby boom Penn In the News Forbes New study predicts a summer baby boom Hans-Peter Kohler of the School of Arts & Sciences said data showing an increase in births at one large hospital system may be indicative of “more women choosing this system as compared to other providers,” rather than a baby boom. U.S. public skeptical of sharing digital data for COVID-19 control U.S. public skeptical of sharing digital data for COVID-19 control According to a new study, even in the midst of a pandemic, most U.S. consumers would not look favorably upon the use of their digital data for public health purposes. Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters Penn In the News The Washington Post Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters Paul Offit and John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine said the COVID-19 vaccines appear to be effective enough to not require yearly booster shots. Regardless, said Wherry, “Even if we require boosters or get to the point where we see immunity waning a little bit, we still are going to be far better off than we were a year ago.” Load More
Philadelphia residents could now win as much as $50,000 for getting the COVID-19 vaccine Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia residents could now win as much as $50,000 for getting the COVID-19 vaccine Katy Milkman of the Wharton School and colleagues helped Philadelphia design a system that uses a sweepstakes to incentivize COVID-19 vaccination. Milkman said those living in ZIP codes with the lowest vaccination rates have a significantly higher chance of winning. In countries where vaccines are available, offers of free airline tickets and apartments for the fully inoculated Penn In the News The Washington Post In countries where vaccines are available, offers of free airline tickets and apartments for the fully inoculated Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about tactics to incentivize COVID-19 immunization, such as lotteries and giveaways. “I’m generally optimistic that we will see some increase, but it’s not going to get us to the high levels of vaccination” needed, she said. “Incentives are not going to move everyone who is holding out over the finish line.” New study predicts a summer baby boom Penn In the News Forbes New study predicts a summer baby boom Hans-Peter Kohler of the School of Arts & Sciences said data showing an increase in births at one large hospital system may be indicative of “more women choosing this system as compared to other providers,” rather than a baby boom. U.S. public skeptical of sharing digital data for COVID-19 control U.S. public skeptical of sharing digital data for COVID-19 control According to a new study, even in the midst of a pandemic, most U.S. consumers would not look favorably upon the use of their digital data for public health purposes. Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters Penn In the News The Washington Post Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters Paul Offit and John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine said the COVID-19 vaccines appear to be effective enough to not require yearly booster shots. Regardless, said Wherry, “Even if we require boosters or get to the point where we see immunity waning a little bit, we still are going to be far better off than we were a year ago.” Load More
In countries where vaccines are available, offers of free airline tickets and apartments for the fully inoculated Penn In the News The Washington Post In countries where vaccines are available, offers of free airline tickets and apartments for the fully inoculated Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about tactics to incentivize COVID-19 immunization, such as lotteries and giveaways. “I’m generally optimistic that we will see some increase, but it’s not going to get us to the high levels of vaccination” needed, she said. “Incentives are not going to move everyone who is holding out over the finish line.” New study predicts a summer baby boom Penn In the News Forbes New study predicts a summer baby boom Hans-Peter Kohler of the School of Arts & Sciences said data showing an increase in births at one large hospital system may be indicative of “more women choosing this system as compared to other providers,” rather than a baby boom. U.S. public skeptical of sharing digital data for COVID-19 control U.S. public skeptical of sharing digital data for COVID-19 control According to a new study, even in the midst of a pandemic, most U.S. consumers would not look favorably upon the use of their digital data for public health purposes. Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters Penn In the News The Washington Post Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters Paul Offit and John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine said the COVID-19 vaccines appear to be effective enough to not require yearly booster shots. Regardless, said Wherry, “Even if we require boosters or get to the point where we see immunity waning a little bit, we still are going to be far better off than we were a year ago.” Load More
New study predicts a summer baby boom Penn In the News Forbes New study predicts a summer baby boom Hans-Peter Kohler of the School of Arts & Sciences said data showing an increase in births at one large hospital system may be indicative of “more women choosing this system as compared to other providers,” rather than a baby boom. U.S. public skeptical of sharing digital data for COVID-19 control U.S. public skeptical of sharing digital data for COVID-19 control According to a new study, even in the midst of a pandemic, most U.S. consumers would not look favorably upon the use of their digital data for public health purposes. Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters Penn In the News The Washington Post Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters Paul Offit and John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine said the COVID-19 vaccines appear to be effective enough to not require yearly booster shots. Regardless, said Wherry, “Even if we require boosters or get to the point where we see immunity waning a little bit, we still are going to be far better off than we were a year ago.” Load More
U.S. public skeptical of sharing digital data for COVID-19 control U.S. public skeptical of sharing digital data for COVID-19 control According to a new study, even in the midst of a pandemic, most U.S. consumers would not look favorably upon the use of their digital data for public health purposes.
Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters Penn In the News The Washington Post Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters Paul Offit and John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine said the COVID-19 vaccines appear to be effective enough to not require yearly booster shots. Regardless, said Wherry, “Even if we require boosters or get to the point where we see immunity waning a little bit, we still are going to be far better off than we were a year ago.”