Are Reinfections with COVID-19 Possible?
Dr. Paul Offit discusses the possibility of reinfection with SARS-CoV-2, the potential consequences of such reinfections, and what our experience with reinfection means for COVID-19 vaccine development.
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Do We Still Need to Wear Masks and Social Distance?
In this video, Dr. Paul Offit discusses the bigger picture, addressing how to approach decision-making related to any respiratory illness, not just COVID-19, and considerations related to the role of COVID-19 at-home testing in the decision-making process.
Why Should Children Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
Dr. Paul Offit discusses the relative differences in rates of COVID-19 among children and adults, describes why we can be assured that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe for children, and explains why it remains important for children to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Advanced Pediatric Thyroid Cancer; is it time for a paradigm shift in care?
Standard therapy for thyroid cancer in children involves surgical resection followed by radioactive iodine therapy in patients with invasive differentiated thyroid carcinoma.
What Is the Difference Between a Vaccine Clinical Trial and a Vaccine Challenge Study?
Dr. Paul Offit explains the difference between vaccine clinical trials and vaccine challenge studies, using COVID-19 vaccine development as an example.
Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment: A Tour
Watch this video tour to learn what to expect at your first appointment with the Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment.
What Are the Long-term Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccine?
Dr. Paul Offit explains why COVID-19 vaccines would not be expected to cause long-term side effects.
Can mRNA Vaccines Alter a Person’s DNA?
Dr. Paul Offit explains why it’s not possible for mRNA vaccines to alter a person’s DNA.
Are Fetal Cells Used to Make COVID-19 Vaccines?
Dr. Paul Offit talks about fetal cells and COVID-19 vaccines.
Do COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Antibody-dependent Enhancement (ADE)?
Dr. Paul Offit explains why COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to cause a worsening of disease, called antibody-dependent enhancement.