As panic descends and aggressive lockdown measures start in the US, are we causing more harm on a population level than good? Regardless of the answer, we need to ask the question. Legendary vaccine scientist and rationalist Dr. Paul Offit and I discuss the current response to the COVID-19 epidemic, relationships to influenza and RSV, absolute vs. relative risk, which populations we should target most for social distancing, the fecal-oral spread of this novel coronavirus, comparisons to norovirus and rotavirus, and a deep dive into vaccine development and its challenges. Video and ALL our coronavirus coverage here: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/wuhan-coronavirus/ Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive content, live discussions, and other crazy perks: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/zdoggmd/join Facebook: http://facebook.com/becomesupporter/zdoggmd Patreon: http://patreon.com/zdoggmd Website: https://ZDoggMD.com Podcast: https://ZDoggMD.com/podcasts Facebook: http://facebook.com/zdoggmd Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gD8_D1 Twitter: http://twitter.com/zdoggmd Instagram: http://instagram.com/zdoggmd Send Us Email: hello@zdoggmd.com Send Us Hate Mail: 1025 Alameda De Las Pulgas #218 Belmont, CA 94002 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices