Paul A. Offit

Professor and Contributor at Freelance

Infectious disease pediatrician and author of "Tell Me When It's Over", Newsletter on: https://t.co/YlNp6Np5jt

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Clinicians Urge Symptom Awareness, Pre-Screening for Measles

1 week ago | medscape.com | Paul A. Offit |Margot Savoy |Robert M. Jacobson

SummaryDr Savoy outlines the clinical presentation of measles and key signs to watch for during evaluation. Measles is an upper respiratory infection with cold or influenza symptoms and a high fever. Within 6 days, a maculopapular rash, sandpaper-like on a reddish base, typically appears, spreading from the head down the body. Koplik spots, small white lesions inside the mouth, are another symptom to recognize.
RFK Jr.’s Letter to Congress Raises Questions About His Integrity

1 week ago | acsh.org | Paul A. Offit

On May 27, 2025, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services, made a surprise announcement in a video posted on X that he would no longer recommend Covid vaccines for healthy young children and healthy pregnant women. “I couldn’t be more pleased,” enthused Kennedy. “We’re now one step closer to realizing President Trump’s promise to Make America Healthy Again.” The CDC was blindsided by the announcement.
Beyond the Noise

1 week ago | pauloffit.substack.com | Paul A. Offit

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RFK Jr.’s Letter to Congress

1 week ago | open.substack.com | Paul A. Offit

On May 27, 2025, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services, made a surprise announcement in a video posted on X that he would no longer recommend Covid vaccines for healthy young children and healthy pregnant women. “I couldn’t be more pleased,” enthused Kennedy. “We’re now one step closer to realizing President Trump’s promise to Make America Healthy Again.” The CDC was blindsided by the announcement.
As Measles Spreads, Docs Stress It’s ‘Not a Rite of Passage’

1 week ago | medscape.com | Paul A. Offit |Margot Savoy |Robert M. Jacobson

SummaryDr Offit gives an overview of the current measles outbreak. Although measles was declared eliminated in the United States in the early 2000s, declining vaccination rates — now at a 25-year low among kindergarteners — have created an opening for the virus to return. At the time of this discussion, 340 cases had been confirmed by serology testing or PCR in West Texas. This number vastly underestimated the actual number of cases, which the Department of Health put between 2000 and 3000.
A Dangerous Time to be a Child in the U.S.

2 weeks ago | thephiladelphiacitizen.org | Paul A. Offit

Do Something Remember, these are your representatives. They work for you. Find out who your federal representatives are and reach out. Physicians and scientific experts should determine our healthcare policy. 5 Calls offers tips for contacting your elected officials and scripts for current pressing issues.
Beyond the Noise

2 weeks ago | pauloffit.substack.com | Paul A. Offit

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The Covid Vaccine-Pregnancy Flip Flop

3 weeks ago | pauloffit.substack.com | Paul A. Offit

To understand why pregnant women are no longer recommended to receive a Covid vaccine, we need to go back to the beginning. In December 2020, Pfizer and Moderna reported the results of their phase 3 studies of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 virus. Pfizer’s trial included 40,000 people: Moderna’s 30,000. Neither trial included pregnant women. Typically, when pregnant women aren’t studied in a vaccine trial, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will not recommend the vaccine.
Beyond the Noise

4 weeks ago | pauloffit.substack.com | Paul A. Offit

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RFK Jr.’s War on Children

1 month ago | pauloffit.substack.com | Paul A. Offit

On May 27, 2025, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), made a surprise announcement. He said that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would no longer be recommending Covid vaccines for healthy children and pregnant women. The announcement was a surprise not only to scientists, physicians, and other healthcare professionals; it was a surprise to the CDC, which was completely blindsided.