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Infectious disease pediatrician and author. Follow me on: open.substack.com/pub/pauloffit?r=11uwc1&utm_medium=ios and www.tiktok.com/@vaxdad
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President Trump’s Childhood Vaccine Schedule

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By Paul A. Offit
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On December 5, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order stating, “In 1980, American children following the CDC immunization schedule received 23 vaccine doses in 7 shots against 7 different diseases.” Now, they were receiving “at least 57 shots for 17 diseases.” The implication was that this was more than a child could handle.
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The Subtle Horror of Package Inserts

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By Paul A. Offit
| Substack
Package inserts are not medical communication documents; they’re legal communication documents. Vaccine side effects that occur during clinical trials will often appear in the package insert even when those side effects occur at the same rate in those who received placebo. In other words, the vaccine didn’t cause the problem. The rotavirus vaccine provides a perfect example. The rotavirus vaccine, RotaTeq, was tested in about 72,000 infants in a prospective, placebo-controlled trial.
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Collateral Damage

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By Paul A. Offit
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Recently, a pediatrician named Megan Prior posted a three-minute video on Instagram expressing her frustration: “I just got out of clinic and I’m tired. I need to vent. I don’t want to come across like I am whining because I realize that I am lucky to be a pediatrician. But being a pediatrician has changed. My job feels different.” Dr. Prior recalled a time when it wasn’t so hard to explain the value of vaccines. “I spend so much more time counseling people on vaccines than I have done in the past.
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