E. John Wherry, PhD
Chair, Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics
Richard and Barbara Schiffrin President's Distinguished Professor
Director, Institute for Immunology
University of Pennsylvania
354 BRB II/III , 421 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160
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- We’ll Probably Need Booster Shots for Covid-19. But When? And Which Ones? Monday, June 7, 2021
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Fact-Checking Anti-Vaccine Misinformation
Monday, May 10, 2021
Recent research from the Penn Institute of Immunology suggests vaccine side effects such as a sore arm, fever, or muscle aches could be a sign of a positive immune response and should not be a cause for concern. E. John Wherry, PhD, chair of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics and director of the Penn Institute for Immunology, noted that side effects “are not necessarily a bad thing — they may actually be an indicator of an even better immune response.”
- COVID-19 Vaccines Work Way Better Than We Had Ever Expected. Scientists Are Still Figuring Out Why. Saturday, June 5, 2021