Offit on Vaccines

• Immunization in Teens: Good News, Bad News   Paul Offit, MD, asks why we are "raising a generation of girls who are susceptible to cervical cancer even when we have the technology to prevent it."
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, October 07, 2011
• Contagion, the Movie: An Expert Medical Review   How realistic is the movie Contagion? Our infectious disease/vaccine expert, Paul A. Offit, MD, offers a review specifically for medical professionals.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, September 13, 2011
• Influenza Vaccine: Guidelines for Those With Egg Allergy   Vaccine expert Paul A. Offit, MD, describes the new guidelines for influenza vaccine in those with egg allergy. Learn more here.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, September 08, 2011
• Does Varicella Vaccine Eliminate Deaths From Varicella?   Can the current vaccine regimen eliminate the most severe outcomes of varicella? Paul A. Offit, MD offers comments on the latest research.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, August 24, 2011
• Should the HPV Vaccine Be Recommended for Boys and Young Men?   Paul A. Offit, MD, discusses 3 reasons why the HPV vaccine may become a routine recommendation for boys and young men.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, March 18, 2011
• Science in One Room, Homeopathy in the Next?   Paul A. Offit, MD, attended a recent medical meeting where scientific presentations appeared side-by-side with exhibitors touting Oscillococcinum, a homeopathic remedy for influenza.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, January 11, 2011
• Autism and the MMR Vaccine, Revisited   BMJ outs Andrew Wakefield as an "elaborate fraud." Paul A. Offit, MD, offers his perspective on the lessons we should learn from this saga.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, January 07, 2011
• Meningococcal Vaccine Booster: New Recommendations   Here is new guidance from ACIP on how to protect teens from meningitis throughout their most vulnerable years. Paul A. Offit, MD, offers his commentary.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, November 23, 2010
• The Pertussis Outbreak in California and the Need for Vaccination   As healthcare professionals, Paul A. Offit, MD, believes that we need to be much more passionate about encouraging both teens and adults to get the Tdap vaccine.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, September 30, 2010
• Mandating Influenza Vaccine: One Hospital's Experience   How well did it work when The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia mandated that all hospital employees get influenza vaccinations? Paul A. Offit, MD, offers his commentary.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, September 13, 2010
• New Research on the Timing of Vaccines and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes   Spacing out, withholding, or delaying vaccines has no benefit, but increases risks. Paul A. Offit, MD, offers a review and his perspective on new research.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, July 21, 2010
• A Social Responsibility to Get Vaccinated?   As a clinician, should you have the "social responsibility" discussion with parents who have concerns about vaccines for their children? Paul A. Offit, MD, offers his opinion.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, July 12, 2010
• Dealing With Parents Who Want to Delay, Withhold, or Space Out Vaccinations   Paul A. Offit, MD, offers advice to clinicians in this situation. If you go along with a change in the vaccination schedule, are you practicing substandard care?
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, July 07, 2010