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Bubonic plague left lingering scars on the human genome

Ziyue Gao of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the innovative promise of the University of Chicago’s work uncovering the Black Death’s effect on human genetics.

What’s keeping some Hispanic Americans from getting the COVID shot?

A study co-authored by Adriana Perez of the School of Nursing identifies four key barriers stopping Hispanic Americans who want to be vaccinated.

The FDA authorizes omicron boosters for kids as young as 5 years old

On an episode of “All Things Considered,” Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there’s no evidence yet that the bivalent vaccine is any better than the original COVID vaccines.

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Microbes that cause cavities can form superorganisms able to ‘crawl’ and spread on teeth

These multicellular, cross-kingdom assemblages were more resistant to antimicrobials and removal and caused more extensive tooth decay than their single-species equivalents, according to research led by School of Dental Medicine scientists.

COVID vaccine myths drive low rates of uptake among U.S. kids

A new study from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that misinformation about vaccine safety is responsible for the dramatic discrepancy between child and adult vaccination rates, with a quote from Dan Romer.

Penn researchers explore how COVID misinformation hampers child vax rates

A study by Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and colleagues finds that even parents who have received COVID vaccines might hesitate to vaccinate their children.

Misinformation drives low child COVID vaccination rates, Penn study finds

A new study from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that fears of COVID vaccines are influencing parents’ decisions not to vaccinate their children, featuring a quote from Dan Romer.

Five women who should have won a Nobel Prize

Katalin Karikó of the Perelman School of Medicine is lauded for her work with Perelman’s Drew Weissman pioneering the use of synthetic messenger RNA to fight diseases, which served as the basis for two widely used COVID-19 vaccines.

Education power players—Lauren Overton, Principal, Penn Alexander School

In a video interview, Lauren Overton, principal of the Penn Alexander School and a doctoral candidate in the Graduate School of Education, discusses how she and her staff at PAS have adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic.

What we learned from Philadelphia’s vaccine lottery

In an op-ed, Katy Milkman and Linnea Gandhi of the Wharton School and Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences explain what policy answers they learned by developing the Philly Vax Sweepstakes, a citywide regret lottery.

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