Paul Offit, MD: The Cost of Medical Innovation, DDT and Malaria, and Bivalent Covid-19 Boosters

In this conversation, Daniel Belkin and Mitch Belkin interview Paul Offit, MD about his book You Bet Your Life, how banning DDT caused increased deaths from malaria, and the data regarding the bivalent booster as of October 2022. They discuss the human price paid for medical advances, sins of commission versus sins of omission, which populations should get bivalent boosters, short versus long incubation period viruses, vaccine-related myocarditis, and much more. Who is Paul Offit? Dr. Offit is the Director of the Vaccine Education Center and an attending in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is on the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee. In addition, he was the co-inventor of the RotaTeq vaccine for rotavirus, has published over 130 papers in medical and scientific journals, and is the author of many books on vaccines, antibiotics, medical overuse, and medical history, including You Bet Your Life. 00:03: Paul Offit's Background 00:55: Dr. Offit's Book: You Bet Your Life 03:10: Jesse Gelsinger's story (Gene Therapy) 07:20: Have the advances of medical research in the 20th century been worth the human price? 15:55: Should we treat sins of commission and sins of omission the same? 19:11: Rachel Carson, DDT, and malaria 22:51: Malaria vaccine 24:21: Explaining the role of the FDA, CDC, and their advisory bodies in vaccine recommendations 27:10: Covid-19 Boosters 34:41: Short versus long incubation period viruses 38:48: Neutralizing antibodies, immunological memory, and B- and T-cell response 41:31: Paul Offit's opinion on bivalent Covid-19 vaccines 46:59: Clinical myocarditis and elevated troponin 50:07: Immune imprinting 51:06: Does natural infection count as a vaccine dose? 52:42: Rapid fire questions For more info: Website: https://externalmedicinepodcast.com/P... Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3Qia4md Follow us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Vu3OKS Consider donating: https://bit.ly/3rWPyge