Big Picture Science – The Me in Measles: Paul Offit / Vaccine Facts and Fears

by Gary Niederhoff on June 27, 2016

An 1802 editorial cartoon showing people erupting with “cow pox” after being vaccinated to treat small pox.
Paul Offit / Vaccine Facts and Fears
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Part 1 of Skeptic Check: The Me in Measles, featuring Paul Offit, infectious disease specialist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, discussing the facts and fears about vaccination.

Tagged as: epidemiology, History, vaccines

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