The WHO report on COVID-19’s origins shows we may never know where the coronavirus came from Penn In the News BuzzFeed.com The WHO report on COVID-19’s origins shows we may never know where the coronavirus came from Susan Weiss of the Perelman School of Medicine expressed skepticism regarding conspiracy theories that SARS-CoV-2 was engineered in a lab. Conspiracy theorists cite one of the virus’ unique features, which makes it more infectious, as evidence of genetic engineering. “I just don’t buy that any human could figure that out,” Weiss said. MaskUPenn: A year of mask-wearing in pictures MaskUPenn: A year of mask-wearing in pictures Following CDC guidelines and campus mandates, the Penn community put their best face coverings forward for a masked photo series. Penn Medicine finds viral variants of concern in over a third of latest COVID-19 samples nocred Penn Medicine finds viral variants of concern in over a third of latest COVID-19 samples Experts call on the public to continue masking, social distancing, and other protection efforts to prevent spread and further mutation of the virus. Keeping COVID vaccines cold isn’t easy. These ideas could help Penn In the News MIT Technology Review Keeping COVID vaccines cold isn’t easy. These ideas could help Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine and Michael Mitchell of the School of Engineering and Applied Science spoke about efforts to develop new ways to keep temperature-sensitive COVID-19 vaccines cold during shipment. Rutgers University is 'on fairly solid ground ' to require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 Penn In the News Yahoo! Finance Rutgers University is 'on fairly solid ground ' to require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 Eric Feldman of the Law School spoke about Rutgers University’s requirement that all students be vaccinated for COVID-19 before returning to campus. “Rutgers is on fairly solid ground, and we’re likely to see a good number of universities, both public and private, start to mandate the vaccine,” he said. The pandemic dramatically reduced flu cases. That could backfire Penn In the News Politico.com The pandemic dramatically reduced flu cases. That could backfire Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine said the next annual flu outbreak could, but likely won’t, be tempered with lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Could we reasonably in a winter month wear masks just at least when we’re outside in large crowds? Did we learn that or are we comfortable having hundreds of 1000s of cases of hospitalizations for flu and 10s of 1000s deaths?” he asked. “I suspect the answer is B.” What to know about traveling for summer vacation this year Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer What to know about traveling for summer vacation this year Stephen Gluckman of the Perelman School of Medicine offered tips for summer travelers, including cleaning rental car interiors and hotel rooms, maintaining distance outdoors, and choosing campsites without shared bathrooms. Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Penn Today brings together noteworthy stories and images from the past year and highlights ways for individual members of the Penn community to share their personal experiences. No, vaccine seekers, your condo is not a congregate living facility Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer No, vaccine seekers, your condo is not a congregate living facility Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine explained why apartment buildings and condo associations shouldn’t encourage their residents to cut the COVID-19 vaccine line by claiming to live in “congregate settings.” “I would also like to be vaccinated,” she wrote. “But each of us has an ethical obligation to wait our turn.” The monumental effort to scale up campus COVID-19 testing As of mid-March, more than 140,000 saliva-based tests for COVID-19 have been conducted since the start of the spring semester Penn Cares testing program. By the Numbers The monumental effort to scale up campus COVID-19 testing Key facts and figures point to the scale of the Penn Cares testing program and how Project Quaker helped bring students back to campus this spring. Load More
MaskUPenn: A year of mask-wearing in pictures MaskUPenn: A year of mask-wearing in pictures Following CDC guidelines and campus mandates, the Penn community put their best face coverings forward for a masked photo series.
Penn Medicine finds viral variants of concern in over a third of latest COVID-19 samples nocred Penn Medicine finds viral variants of concern in over a third of latest COVID-19 samples Experts call on the public to continue masking, social distancing, and other protection efforts to prevent spread and further mutation of the virus.
Keeping COVID vaccines cold isn’t easy. These ideas could help Penn In the News MIT Technology Review Keeping COVID vaccines cold isn’t easy. These ideas could help Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine and Michael Mitchell of the School of Engineering and Applied Science spoke about efforts to develop new ways to keep temperature-sensitive COVID-19 vaccines cold during shipment. Rutgers University is 'on fairly solid ground ' to require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 Penn In the News Yahoo! Finance Rutgers University is 'on fairly solid ground ' to require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 Eric Feldman of the Law School spoke about Rutgers University’s requirement that all students be vaccinated for COVID-19 before returning to campus. “Rutgers is on fairly solid ground, and we’re likely to see a good number of universities, both public and private, start to mandate the vaccine,” he said. The pandemic dramatically reduced flu cases. That could backfire Penn In the News Politico.com The pandemic dramatically reduced flu cases. That could backfire Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine said the next annual flu outbreak could, but likely won’t, be tempered with lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Could we reasonably in a winter month wear masks just at least when we’re outside in large crowds? Did we learn that or are we comfortable having hundreds of 1000s of cases of hospitalizations for flu and 10s of 1000s deaths?” he asked. “I suspect the answer is B.” What to know about traveling for summer vacation this year Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer What to know about traveling for summer vacation this year Stephen Gluckman of the Perelman School of Medicine offered tips for summer travelers, including cleaning rental car interiors and hotel rooms, maintaining distance outdoors, and choosing campsites without shared bathrooms. Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Penn Today brings together noteworthy stories and images from the past year and highlights ways for individual members of the Penn community to share their personal experiences. No, vaccine seekers, your condo is not a congregate living facility Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer No, vaccine seekers, your condo is not a congregate living facility Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine explained why apartment buildings and condo associations shouldn’t encourage their residents to cut the COVID-19 vaccine line by claiming to live in “congregate settings.” “I would also like to be vaccinated,” she wrote. “But each of us has an ethical obligation to wait our turn.” The monumental effort to scale up campus COVID-19 testing As of mid-March, more than 140,000 saliva-based tests for COVID-19 have been conducted since the start of the spring semester Penn Cares testing program. By the Numbers The monumental effort to scale up campus COVID-19 testing Key facts and figures point to the scale of the Penn Cares testing program and how Project Quaker helped bring students back to campus this spring. Load More
Rutgers University is 'on fairly solid ground ' to require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 Penn In the News Yahoo! Finance Rutgers University is 'on fairly solid ground ' to require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 Eric Feldman of the Law School spoke about Rutgers University’s requirement that all students be vaccinated for COVID-19 before returning to campus. “Rutgers is on fairly solid ground, and we’re likely to see a good number of universities, both public and private, start to mandate the vaccine,” he said. The pandemic dramatically reduced flu cases. That could backfire Penn In the News Politico.com The pandemic dramatically reduced flu cases. That could backfire Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine said the next annual flu outbreak could, but likely won’t, be tempered with lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Could we reasonably in a winter month wear masks just at least when we’re outside in large crowds? Did we learn that or are we comfortable having hundreds of 1000s of cases of hospitalizations for flu and 10s of 1000s deaths?” he asked. “I suspect the answer is B.” What to know about traveling for summer vacation this year Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer What to know about traveling for summer vacation this year Stephen Gluckman of the Perelman School of Medicine offered tips for summer travelers, including cleaning rental car interiors and hotel rooms, maintaining distance outdoors, and choosing campsites without shared bathrooms. Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Penn Today brings together noteworthy stories and images from the past year and highlights ways for individual members of the Penn community to share their personal experiences. No, vaccine seekers, your condo is not a congregate living facility Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer No, vaccine seekers, your condo is not a congregate living facility Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine explained why apartment buildings and condo associations shouldn’t encourage their residents to cut the COVID-19 vaccine line by claiming to live in “congregate settings.” “I would also like to be vaccinated,” she wrote. “But each of us has an ethical obligation to wait our turn.” The monumental effort to scale up campus COVID-19 testing As of mid-March, more than 140,000 saliva-based tests for COVID-19 have been conducted since the start of the spring semester Penn Cares testing program. By the Numbers The monumental effort to scale up campus COVID-19 testing Key facts and figures point to the scale of the Penn Cares testing program and how Project Quaker helped bring students back to campus this spring. Load More
The pandemic dramatically reduced flu cases. That could backfire Penn In the News Politico.com The pandemic dramatically reduced flu cases. That could backfire Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine said the next annual flu outbreak could, but likely won’t, be tempered with lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Could we reasonably in a winter month wear masks just at least when we’re outside in large crowds? Did we learn that or are we comfortable having hundreds of 1000s of cases of hospitalizations for flu and 10s of 1000s deaths?” he asked. “I suspect the answer is B.” What to know about traveling for summer vacation this year Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer What to know about traveling for summer vacation this year Stephen Gluckman of the Perelman School of Medicine offered tips for summer travelers, including cleaning rental car interiors and hotel rooms, maintaining distance outdoors, and choosing campsites without shared bathrooms. Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Penn Today brings together noteworthy stories and images from the past year and highlights ways for individual members of the Penn community to share their personal experiences. No, vaccine seekers, your condo is not a congregate living facility Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer No, vaccine seekers, your condo is not a congregate living facility Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine explained why apartment buildings and condo associations shouldn’t encourage their residents to cut the COVID-19 vaccine line by claiming to live in “congregate settings.” “I would also like to be vaccinated,” she wrote. “But each of us has an ethical obligation to wait our turn.” The monumental effort to scale up campus COVID-19 testing As of mid-March, more than 140,000 saliva-based tests for COVID-19 have been conducted since the start of the spring semester Penn Cares testing program. By the Numbers The monumental effort to scale up campus COVID-19 testing Key facts and figures point to the scale of the Penn Cares testing program and how Project Quaker helped bring students back to campus this spring. Load More
What to know about traveling for summer vacation this year Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer What to know about traveling for summer vacation this year Stephen Gluckman of the Perelman School of Medicine offered tips for summer travelers, including cleaning rental car interiors and hotel rooms, maintaining distance outdoors, and choosing campsites without shared bathrooms. Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Penn Today brings together noteworthy stories and images from the past year and highlights ways for individual members of the Penn community to share their personal experiences. No, vaccine seekers, your condo is not a congregate living facility Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer No, vaccine seekers, your condo is not a congregate living facility Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine explained why apartment buildings and condo associations shouldn’t encourage their residents to cut the COVID-19 vaccine line by claiming to live in “congregate settings.” “I would also like to be vaccinated,” she wrote. “But each of us has an ethical obligation to wait our turn.” The monumental effort to scale up campus COVID-19 testing As of mid-March, more than 140,000 saliva-based tests for COVID-19 have been conducted since the start of the spring semester Penn Cares testing program. By the Numbers The monumental effort to scale up campus COVID-19 testing Key facts and figures point to the scale of the Penn Cares testing program and how Project Quaker helped bring students back to campus this spring. Load More
Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Penn Today brings together noteworthy stories and images from the past year and highlights ways for individual members of the Penn community to share their personal experiences.
No, vaccine seekers, your condo is not a congregate living facility Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer No, vaccine seekers, your condo is not a congregate living facility Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine explained why apartment buildings and condo associations shouldn’t encourage their residents to cut the COVID-19 vaccine line by claiming to live in “congregate settings.” “I would also like to be vaccinated,” she wrote. “But each of us has an ethical obligation to wait our turn.” The monumental effort to scale up campus COVID-19 testing As of mid-March, more than 140,000 saliva-based tests for COVID-19 have been conducted since the start of the spring semester Penn Cares testing program. By the Numbers The monumental effort to scale up campus COVID-19 testing Key facts and figures point to the scale of the Penn Cares testing program and how Project Quaker helped bring students back to campus this spring.
The monumental effort to scale up campus COVID-19 testing As of mid-March, more than 140,000 saliva-based tests for COVID-19 have been conducted since the start of the spring semester Penn Cares testing program. By the Numbers The monumental effort to scale up campus COVID-19 testing Key facts and figures point to the scale of the Penn Cares testing program and how Project Quaker helped bring students back to campus this spring.