Wouldn’t It Be Better for My Child to Get These Diseases Naturally?
Dr. Paul Offit explains the difference between immunity following natural infection vs. vaccination and why vaccines are the safer choice.
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Why Are Fetal Cells Used to Make Vaccines?
Dr. Paul Offit explains why fetal cells were used to make some vaccines and addresses religious concerns related to their use.
Why Do Kids Get So Many Vaccines at Once?
Dr. Paul Offit explains why children get so many vaccines during one visit and the measures in place to ensure vaccine safety, including concomitant use studies.
Can I Space Out My Baby’s Vaccines?
Dr. Paul Offit explains the drawbacks to spacing out or delaying your child’s vaccines and describes studies of the stress children experience during vaccination.
Doctors Talk: Pertussis
Watch as Drs. Offit and Gans talk about pertussis.
For Families: When Families Grieve
Sesame Street in Communities brings free video content of everyone's favorite, furry Muppet friends as they help children and the adults in their lives reach their highest potential.
Speaking Grief
Speaking Grief explores the transformative experience of losing a family member in a grief-avoidant society.
Brené Brown on Empathy
What is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really get in touch with our own fragilities.
Doctors Talk: Measles
Some parents may have heard of measles outbreaks, but most have never seen measles. In contrast, many parents have heard concerns about the safety of the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine.
Doctors Talk: Meningitis
Meningitis is a word that can cause panic in communities, and it is frightening for parents to hear.