Offit on Vaccines

Paul A. Offit, MD, Director, Vaccine Education Center and Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Paul Offit is the co-inventor of the RotaTeq® vaccine, but he receives no financial remuneration for sales of the vaccine from either the manufacturer or his employing institution

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 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 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 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 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 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 2018

About The Vaccine Education Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The Vaccine Education Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia provides accurate, comprehensive, and up-to-date information about vaccines and the diseases they prevent. Through its Web sites, videos, informational tear sheets, e-newsletters, webinars, mobile app, and other programs, the Center seeks to explain the science of vaccines and dispel common misconceptions and misinformation surrounding them.