Paul Offit
@DrPaulOffit
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Infectious disease pediatrician and author of "Tell Me When It's Over", Newsletter on: https://t.co/YlNp6Np5jt
Joined April 2009
Beyond the Noise #82: Jumping without a net https://t.co/ITDnlqfmYm via @YouTube Why do we give newborns the hepatitis B vaccine?
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https://t.co/IVD6SuvUAq In the midst of a measles epidemic that has killed 3 people, RFK Jr. reminds us that vaccines don't save lives.
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Jim O'Neill, acting director of the CDC, just made an irresponsible announcement about the MMR vaccine. This is a 2-minute rebuttal to his request.
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https://t.co/nvrOhN6hcL The risks of discouraging the birth dose for hepatitis B vaccine.
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Beyond the Noise #81: To serve Man https://t.co/bPiqDEHBTD via @YouTube Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from another planet? A Twilight Zone episode from 1962 provides an important clue.
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https://t.co/OmUr3bYGio Donald Trump declares that Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism in arguably the most irresponsible presidential press conference in history.
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Dr. Paul Offit and Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell joins The Lead
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Doctors push back on Trump admin's autism & Tylenol link Watch the full video here: https://t.co/z34Dw3JVuz
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Important counter to the false claims made by Retsef Levi and others at the recent ACIP meeting Winner of mRNA Nobel Prize says ACIP member’s claim that Covid vaccines persist is “absolutely impossible” https://t.co/RJjv1Uo2BI via @statnews
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In a Q&A with STAT, Nobel winner Drew Weissman addressed concerns raised about Covid shots at a recent meeting of federal vaccine advisers.
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https://t.co/YMxvykBn3A RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine agenda is not playing well with most Americans.
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The Trump administration and Republicans have launched headlong into a broad overhaul of the American vaccine system – despite it being an overhaul that very few Americans seem to actually want.
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RFK Jr. is working to single-handedly dismantle the CDC. He’s ignoring decades of research and science to advance his own anti-vaccine agenda. He’s unqualified for the role, and his positions are deadly.
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By promoting suspicions about the institutions he oversees, critics say Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is jeopardizing public health. He says he is pursuing transparency.
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Must read thread about what looks like an attempt to mislead the public about vaccine research. Wonder if @AaronSiriSG wants to revise any of his statements.
On Tuesday on the hill, Sen. Ron Johnson touted results from an unpublished study commissioned by an anti-vaccine group as showing the risk of childhood vaccines. I asked why the study hadn't been published of Henry Ford Health, where the author who did not testify worked.
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https://t.co/bZcrRTIwto The tortured logic of Joseph Ladapo's total ban on vaccine mandates in Florida.
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https://t.co/zN9TKff29k Republican senators hammer RFK Jr. on vaccine policies
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President Trump makes good sense here:
Trump on Florida eliminating vaccine requirements: "It's a tough stance. You have vaccines that work. They just pure and simple work. They're not controversial at all and I think those vaccines should be used. Otherwise some people are going to catch it and they endanger other
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https://t.co/CEsUhZy5p9 What question would you ask RFK Jr when he appears before the Senate Finance committee hearing on 9/4?
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President Trump is casting doubt about the effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine. This comes as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. causes chaos at the CDC. Director of the Vaccine Education Center...
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https://t.co/rJLg8T3c9F RFK Jr.'s actions can be traced to a Twilight Zone episode that aired on March 2, 1962.
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Beyond the Noise #80: RFK Jr. is a one-trick pony https://t.co/o0vI6SeQ1N via @YouTube What does RFK Jr. do when he doesn't have the data to support his policies?
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