Famed virologist Dr. Paul Offit describes his encounters with RFK, Jr., vaccine misinformation, trust in medicine, and what he fears most.
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Dr. Paul Offit’s Books:
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Historical Vaccine References:
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The Cutter Incident (1950s polio vaccine failure)
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The history of polio, iron lungs, and the development of the Salk and Sabin vaccines.
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The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
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The impact of vaccines on childhood diseases like diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella, and rotavirus.
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Andrew Wakefield and Vaccine-Autism Misinformation:
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Wakefield’s 1998 Lancet paper (later retracted) linking MMR vaccines to autism.
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The role of The Lancet and editor Richard Horton.
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The legal and financial conflicts of interest that led to Wakefield’s discrediting.
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Anti-Vaccine Movement History:
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Current Vaccine Issues and Policy Changes:
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