Omicron Boosters, Kids' Vaccine & More (w/Dr. Paul Offit)

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Spirituality, Medicine, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 6 July 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Why did Dr. Offit vote NO on Omicron-specific boosters at the FDA advisory meeting? What's up with vaccine for the youngest kids? AND MUCH MORE... All our videos with Dr. Paul Offit here. And check out Paul's recent op-ed on variant-specific boosting in Stat News. Video: https://zdoggmd.com/paul-offit-9/ Topics & Timecodes: 00:00 Intro, Omicron-specific vaccine, brief COVID history, what is a bivalent vaccine 06:56 The FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee, political agendas & the seemingly declining burden of proof 13:15 Booster vs. 3rd dose, understanding age stratified risk, potential for vaccine escape 16:52 My dad's COVID story, risk calculation, the problem with broad stroke policies 20:50 What happens to old COVID variants, predictions for the upcoming winter surge 23:07 Viral infection patterns, specifically in children, MIS-C 28:52 Severe disease, death and long COVID in children, vaccine uptake in children 33:53 Kids under 5 & the COVID vax, community vs. individual benefit 38:45 COVID vax mandates & their effect on childhood immunizations, public health messaging 43:58 Recognizing & overcoming bias, Dr. Offit's emotional experience upon approval of the rotavirus vax 47:59 Paul shares his COVID experience, long COVID as a biopsychosocial condition, final thoughts Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership options, merch, social media, and email contact form: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email response from me: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: https://zdoggmd.com/about-z/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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