No, You Shouldn’t Ask for Someone’s Vaccination Status. Here’s What To Do Instead. | Elizabeth Wellington

Robert I. Field, PhD, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law and Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a May 17 Philadelphia Inquirer opinion article about whether it’s acceptable to ask someone’s vaccination status. 

Full FDA Approval of Pfizer’s COVID Shot Could Make Vaccine Mandates More Likely

Robert I. Field, PhD, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law and Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an May 7 Forbes article about whether full FDA approval of Pfizer and BioNTech could make vaccine mandates more likely.

Tiny Air Pollutants May Come From Different Sources, but They All Show a Similar Biased Trend

Ana V. Diez Roux, MD, PhD, the Dana and David Dornsife dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an April 28 Popular Science article about unequal exposures to pollution from fine particulate matter.

What Will the End of the COVID Pandemic Look Like?

Neal D. Goldstein, PhD, an assistant professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an April 26 WHYY segment about what the end of the pandemic will look like.

After a Year of Pandemic, Wearing Masks Outdoors Is Up for Debate

Charles Haas, PhD, LD Betz professor of Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering; Michael LeVasseur, PhD, an assistant teaching professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health; and Eric Zillmer, PsyD, the Carl R. Pacifico professor of Neuropsychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of Athletics, were quoted in an April 22 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the debate over wearing masks outdoors.

Penn, Drexel Requiring Students To Be Vaccinated for Fall Semester

Marla J. Gold, MD, director of the Return Oversight Committee, was interviewed April 22 in stories on WPVI-TV (6-abc) and WCAU-TV (NBC-10) about the University requiring all undergraduate and graduate students in full-time and part-time face-to-face programs to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. WTXF-TV (FOX-29), KYW-TV (CBS-3), WPHL-TV (PHL-17), Yahoo! News, MSN and the Philadelphia Business Journal also reported the story.

Vaccine Hesitancy Is Increasing Among Gen Z. Targeted Public Health Messaging Can Help, Experts Say.

Afrah Howlader, a student in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an April 19 Philadelphia Inquirer article about how health professionals are using social media to combat vaccine hesitancy. 

Flashpoint: Could Feds, States or Biz Sector Make COVID-19 Vaccines Mandatory? Transparency Act; Serving Victims

Robert I. Field, PhD, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law and Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an April 18 episode KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) "Flashpoint" about whether the federal, state government or businesses can make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory. 

Women and the Pandemic: Serious Damage to Work, Health and Home Demands Response

Research by Yvonne Michael, ScD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was mentioned in an April 18 Forbes article about ways that the pandemic has disproportionality affected women.

Work and Social Strain Increase Women's Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

Yvonne Michael, ScD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an April 15 Medical News Today article about co-authoring research linking high-stress life events with higher risk of coronary heart disease.

J&J Vaccine Pause Complicates Plans to Vaccinate Philly Region’s Vulnerable Homeless Residents

Neal D. Goldstein, PhD, an assistant professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an April 15 Philadelphia Inquirer article about how a pause in distribution of Johnson and Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine complicates efforts to vaccinate homeless communities in the Philadelphia region.

Esperanza FEMA Vaccine Site Is Back on Its Feet After J&J Setback

Sharrelle Barber, ScD, an assistant professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an April 14 WHYY.org story about the importance of not leaving any communities behind in planning where to host Philadelphia’s COVID-19 vaccination clinics.