In this episode Dr. Offit discusses Donald Trump's recent threat to withhold funding for schools that mandate vaccines.
In this episode Dr. Offit discusses recent op-ed in the New England Journal of Medicine that offered a solution which is readily available but unlikely to succeed.
In this episode Dr. Offit discusses his column “Oops: A leaked video between RFK Jr. and Donald Trump provides a frightening glimpse into what a Trump administration could mean for vaccines and children’s health”.
In this episode Dr. Offit gives his thoughts about whether H5N1 influenza virus will cause a human pandemic.
In this episode Dr. Offit asks, why did the New York Times publish an op-ed supporting the lab leak theory when all evidence supports a zoonotic spillover?
Connecticut recently bucked the national trend by eliminating a religious exemption to vaccination.
If given early in the illness, Paxlovid can prevent COVID hospitalizations and save lives. Why is this drug underused? This video is based on two of Dr. Offit’s substack posts, “An underutilized lifesaver“ Become a...
A measles outbreak in Philadelphia in the early 1990s might be a window into the future.
The COVID pandemic provided an opportunity for anti-vaccine activists to expand their misinformation campaign. Who funds them?
Anti-vaccine activism has never had a particular political affiliation, but during the COVID pandemic, people were much more likely to be hospitalized and die from COVID if they lived in heavily red counties than in heavily blue counties.