Offit on Vaccines

• Not Vaccinating Migrant Children Is 'Unconscionable'   Dr Paul Offit comments on the US Customs and Border Protection agency's decision to not vaccinate migrant children against influenza.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, September 06, 2019
• What Will It Take to Eradicate Mumps?   Mumps isn't a trivial infection because it can lead to sterility. How can we end these outbreaks?
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, April 04, 2019
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• Measles: Will It Take a Death to Get Kids Vaccinated?   Paul Offit argues that it's unconscionable to let unvaccinated kids get and transmit measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, February 05, 2019
• The Overwhelming Safety of the HPV Vaccine Why has one of the most well-studied vaccines in history been unable to dispel fears about its safety?
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, September 07, 2018
• Vaccine Science Taken Hostage? Paul Offit Responds Paul Offit responds to a column in the New York Times that claims there is a 'conspiracy of silence' among vaccine scientists about the harms of vaccines.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, August 14, 2018
• FluMist: Flu Vaccine Option or 'Last Resort'?   Dr Paul Offit discusses the 'new, improved' FluMist and clarifies competing recommendations for its use.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, June 09, 2018
• Why Are Vaccination Rates Lower Among Kids With ASD?   Children with autism, and their younger siblings, have lower vaccination rates than other children, placing them at risk for vaccine-preventable disease.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, April 17, 2018
• Shingrix: Is the Hype Justified?   Dr Paul Offit compares Shingrix with Zostavax® and lays out the recommendations for the new vaccine.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, February 13, 2018
• Lives Are Saved Even With a 'Less Effective' Vaccine   Dr Paul Offit explains the various ways the flu virus can mutate away from the strains in the vaccine, as it has in the 2017-2018 season.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, January 30, 2018
• Stories of Science Gone Wrong: Paul Offit on His New Book Looking back at history, how many scientific inventions end up doing more harm than good? In a new book, Paul Offit, MD, tells readers seven stories about when scientists got things very wrong.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, June 12, 2017
• Fading Immunity May Be Behind Mumps Epidemic   Dr Paul Offit discusses potential weaknesses in the MMR vaccine, and ongoing efforts to address them.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, March 17, 2017
• If Children Got the HPV4 Vaccine Series, Should They Get HPV9?   Dr Paul Offit explains why those who have completed the HPV4 series should also receive HPV9.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, February 09, 2017
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• The HPV Vaccine and Autoimmunity: Reviewing the Research Paul Offit reviews the evidence to respond to reader concerns about autoimmune conditions and the HPV vaccine.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, September 15, 2016
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• The Rise and Fall of FluMist--Can This Spray Vaccine Be Redeemed?   Paul Offit explains why ACIP withdrew its recommendation to use FluMist preferentially to immunize children against influenza.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, July 01, 2016
• Should We Bring Back the Whole-Cell Pertussis Vaccine?   Priming with whole-cell and then finishing with acellular pertussis vaccine would better protect children from pertussis, says Paul Offit.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, April 29, 2016
• Should You Still Administer the HPV-4 Vaccine?   Dr Paul Offit provides advice on using up existing stock of HPV-4 vaccine now that a 'better' HPV-9 vaccine is available.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, February 16, 2016
• A Child's Right to Be Vaccinated   So far, three states define vaccination as a 14th Amendment right of equal protection under the law. Children have a right to be protected from vaccine-preventable disease, despite what their parents believe.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, January 11, 2016
• New Adjuvanted Flu Vaccine: No Concerns About Narcolepsy   A new influenza vaccine adjuvanted with squalene may prompt questions about narcolepsy.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, December 11, 2015
• Republican Candidates and Surprising Comments About Vaccines   During the Republican debate, it was hard to find a candidate, even a physician-candidate, who appeared to understand vaccine science and vaccine safety.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, October 13, 2015
• Give the MenB Vaccine   For this low-burden, high-impact, disease, Dr Paul Offit says, 'Give the MenB vaccine.'
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, August 26, 2015