Paul A. Offit, MD

2018

Plotkin, S.A., P.A. Offit, and P. Bégué: "Vaccine mandates in France will save lives," Science 359: 283-284, 2018.

Plotkin SA, Offit PA, Reiss D.: Important New Resource for Clinicians Giving Expert Witness Testimony on Vaccines. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 37(12), Dec. 2018.

Offit, P.A.: Challenges to developing a rotavirus vaccine In Viral Immunology 31(2), March 2018.

Offit PA.: Challenges to Developing a Rotavirus Vaccine.  Viral Immunol. 31(2): 104-108, Mar. 2018.

2017

Offit, P.A.: "God's Own Medicine," Skeptical Inquirer 41: 44-45, 2017.

Offit, P.A.: "Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism," Scientific American, Special Edition Page: 22, Winter 2017/2017 2017.

Offit, P.A.: "The First Smallpox Vaccine Wasn't What We Thought It Was," The Daily Beast December 4 2017.

Offit, P.A.: "Commentary: Science Denialism Isn't New to the Trump Administration," Philadelphia Inquirer December 22 2017.

Offit, P.A.: "By Regulating Homeopathic Remedies, FDA Holds 'Modern-Day Snake-Oil Salesmen' Accountable," Philadelphia Inquirer December 28 2017.

Katsuta T, Miyaji Y, Offit PA, Feemster KA. Treatment with quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine for juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: case report and review of the literature. J Pedatr Infect Dis Soc 2017; doi:10.1093/jpids/pix063

Handy L, Maroudi S, Powell M, Nfila B, Moser C, Japa I, Monyatsi N, Tzortzi E, Kouzeli I, Luberti A, Theodoridou M, Offit P, Steenhoff A, Shea JA, Feemster KA. 2017. The impact of access to immunization information on vaccine acceptance in three countries. PLOS One.

2013

Williams SE, Rothman RL, Offit PA. Schaffner W, Sullivan M, Edwards KM. A randomized trial to increase acceptance of childhood vaccines by vaccine-hesitant parents: a pilot study. Academic Pediatrics (2013) 13: 475-480.

2011

Feemster KA, Prasad P., Smith MJ, Feudtner C, Caplan A, Offit PA, Coffin SE. 2011. Health care worker support of an influenza vaccine mandate at a large pediatric tertiary care hospital. Vaccine 29: 1762-1769.

2006

Vesikari T, Clark HF, Offit PA, Dallas MJ, DiStefano DJ, Goveia MG, Ward RL, Schödel F, Karvonen A, DiNubile MJ, Heaton PM. 2006. Effects of potency and composition of the multivalent human-bovine (WC3) reassortant rotavirus vaccine on efficacy, safety and immunogenicity in healthy infants. Vaccine 24:4821-4829.

Vesikari T, Matson DO, Dennehy P, Van Damme P, Santosham M, Rodriguez Z, Dallas MJ, Heyse JF, Gouveia MG, Black SB, Shinefield HR, Christie C, Ylitalo S, Itzler RF, Coia ML, Onorato MT, Adeyi BA, Marshall GS, Gothefors L, Campens D, Karvonen A, Watt JP, O’Brien KL, DiNubile MJ, Clark HF, Boslego JW, Offit PA, Heaton PM. 2006. Safety and efficacy of pentavalent human-bovine (WC3) reassortant rotavirus vaccine in preventing rotavirus gastroenteritis and associated healthcare contacts. N. Engl. J. Med 354:13-23.

2005

Offit, P.A. 2005. The Cutter Incident, 50 years later. N. Engl. J. Med. 352:1411-1412.

Offit, P.A. 2005. Why are pharmaceutical companies gradually abandoning vaccines? Health Affairs Journal, 24:622-630.

2004

Clark HF, Bernstein DI, Dennehy P, Offit P, Pichichero M, Treanor J, Ward RL, Krah DL, Shaw A, Dallas MJ, Eiden JJ, Ivanoff N, Kaplan KM, Heaton P. 2004. Safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity of a live, quadrivalent human-bovine reassortant rotavirus vaccine in healthy infants. J. Pediatr. 144:184-190.

Clark HF, Lawley D, Shrager D, Jean-Guillaume D, Offit P, Eiden JJ, Bennett PS, Kaplan, KM, Shaw A. 2004. Infant immune response to human rotavirus serotype G1 vaccine candidate reassortant WI79-9: Different dose response patterns to virus surface proteins vp7 and vp4. Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 23:206-211.

2003

Clark HF, Burke CJ, Volkin DV, Offit, P, Ward RL, Breese JS, Dennehy P, Gooch WM, Malacaman E, Matson D, Walter E, Watson B, Krah DL, Dallas MJ, Schödel F, Kaplan KM, Heaton P. 2003. Safety, immunogenicity and efficacy in healthy infants of G1 and G2 human reassortant rotavirus vaccine in a new stabilizer/buffer liquid formulation. Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 22:914-920.

Offit, P.A. and Peter G. 2003. The meningococcal vaccine: public policy and individual choices. N. Engl. J. Med. 349:2353-2356; Offit, P.A., Peter, G. Choices about meningococcal vaccine. [correspondence] N. Engl. J. Med. 2004;350:1156.

Offit, P.A. and Coffin, S.E. 2003. Communicating science to the public: MMR vaccine and autism. Vaccine 22:1-6.

Offit, P.A., Jew, R.K. 2003. Addressing parents’ concerns: Do vaccines contain harmful preservatives, adjuvants, additives, or residuals? Pediatrics 112:1394-1401.

Chow, A.A., Moser C.A., Speaker, T.J., and Offit, P.A. 2003. Determination of efficiency of attachment of biotinylated antibodies to avidin-linked, aqueous-based microcapsules by flow cytometry. J. Immunol. Methods 2003;277:135-139.

Offit, P.A. and Hackett, C.J. 2003. Addressing parents’ concerns: Do vaccines cause allergic or autoimmune diseases? Pediatrics 111:653-659.

2002

Offit, P.A., Gerber, M.A., Hackett, C., Marcuse, E., and Gellin, B. 2002. Too many vaccines? (correspondence). Pediatrics 110:649.

Offit, P.A., Quarles, J., Gerber, M.A., Hackett, C.J., Marcuse, E.K., Kollman, T.R., Gellin, B.G., and Landry, S. 2002. Addressing parents’ concerns: Do multiple vaccines overwhelm or weaken the infant’s immune system? Pediatrics 109:124-129.

Brubaker, J.O., K.K. Macartney, T.J. Speaker, and P.A. Offit. 2002. Specific attachment of covalently modified aqueous-based microcapsules to macrophages, B cells, and dendritic cells. J. Microencapsulation 19:213-223.

2001

Moser, C.A. and P.A. Offit. 2001. Distribution of rotavirus-specific memory B cells in gut-associated lymphoid tissue after primary immunization. J. Gen. Virol. 82:2271-2274.

Clark, HF, D. Lawley, D. Shrager, D. Jean-Guillaume, P.A. Offit, J. Eiden, and A.R. Shaw. 2001. Immune response of infants to bovine human rotavirus serotype G1 reassortant WI79-9: the dose response pattern to virus surface protein vp7 differs from that to vp4. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Mar;23(3):206-11.

Kushnir, N., N.A. Bos, A.W. Zuercher, S.E. Coffin, C.A. Moser, P.A. Offit, and J.J. Cebra. 2001. B2 but not B1 B cells can contribute to CD4+ T cell-mediated clearance of rotavirus in SCID mice. J. Virol. 75:5482-5490.

Moser, C.A., D.V. Dolfi, M.L. DiVietro, P.A. Offit, and H F. Clark. 2001. Hypertrophy, hyperplasia, and infectious virus in gut-associated lymphoid tissue of mice after oral inoculation with simian-human or bovine-human reassortant rotaviruses. J. Infect. Dis. 183:1108-1111.

2000

Brown, K.A., J.A. Kriss, C.A. Moser, W.J. Wenner, and P.A. Offit. 2000. Circulating rotavirus-specific antibody-secreting cells (ASC) predict the presence of rotavirus-specific ASC in the human small intestinal lamina propria. J. Infect. Dis. 182:1039-1043.

Macartney, K.M., D. Baumgart, S.R. Carding, J.O. Brubaker, and P.A. Offit. 2000. Primary murine small intestinal epithelial cells, maintained in long-term culture, are susceptible to rotavirus infection. J. Virol. 74:5597-5603.

Brubaker, J., R. Patel, T.J. Speaker, and P.A. Offit. 2000. A quantitative luminescence assay for measuring cell uptake of aqueous-based microcapsules in vitro. J. Immunol. Methods 237:85-93.

1999

Coffin, S.E., Moser, C.A., Cohen, S., Speaker, T.J., and Offit, P.A. 1999. Viral microencapsulation delays protection after intramuscular inoculation of mice with rotavirus. Drug Delivery 6:253-257.

Coffin, S.E., Clark, S.A., Bos, N.A., Brubaker, J.O., and Offit, P.A. 1999. Migration of antigen-presenting B cells from peripheral to mucosal lymphoid tissues may induce intestinal antigen-specific IgA following parenteral immunization. J. Immunol. 163:3064-3070.

1998

Moser, C.A., Speaker, T.J., and Offit, P.A. 1998. Effect of water-based microencapsulation on protection against EDIM rotavirus challenge in mice. J. Virol. 72:3859-3862.

Coffin, S.E., and Offit, P.A. 1998. Induction of rotavirus-specific memory B cells in gut-associated lymphoid tissue after intramuscular immunization. J. Virol. 72:3479-3483.

Brown, K.A. and Offit, P.A. 1998. Rotavirus-specific proteins are detected in murine macrophages in both intestinal and extraintestinal lymphoid tissue. Microbial Pathogen. 24:327-331.

Moser, C.A., Coffin, S.E., Cookinham, S., and Offit, P.A. 1998. Relative importance of rotavirus-specific effector and memory B cell responses in protection against challenge. J. Virol. 72:1108-1114.

1997

Coffin, S.E., Moser, C.A., Cohen, S., Clark, HF., and Offit, P.A. 1997. Immunologic correlates of protection against challenge after intramuscular immunization of mice with rotavirus. J. Virol. 71:7851-7856.

Moser, C.A., Speaker, T.J., and Offit, P.A. 1997. Effect of microencapsulation on immunogenicity of a bovine herpes virus glycoprotein and inactivated influenza virus in mice. Vaccine 15: 1767-1772.

Lomotan, E.A., Brown, K.A., Speaker, T.J., and Offit, P.A. 1997. Aqueous-based microcapsules are detected primarily in gut-associated dendritic cells after oral inoculation of mice. Vaccine 15:1959-1962.

1996

Moser, C.A., Speaker, T.J., Berlin, J.A., and Offit, P.A. 1996. Aqueous-based microencapsulation enhances rotavirus-specific humoral immune responses after parenteral inoculation of mice. Vaccine 14:1235-1238.

1995

Coffin, S.E., Klinek, M., and Offit, P.A. 1995. Induction of virus-specific antibody production by lamina propria lymphocytes following intramuscular inoculation with rotavirus. J. Infect. Dis. 172: 874-878.

Khoury, C.A., Moser, C.A., Speaker, T.J., and Offit, P.A. 1995. Oral inoculation of mice with low doses of microencapsulated, noninfectious rotavirus induces virus-specific antibodies in gut-associated lymphoid tissue. J. Infect. Dis. 172: 870-874.

Brown, K.A., Moser, C.A., Khoury, C.A., Kim, J.E., and P.A. Offit. 1995. Enhancement by microencapsulation of rotavirus-specific intestinal immune responses in mice assessed by enzyme-linked immunospot assay and intestinal fragment culture. J. Infect. Dis. 171:1334-1338.

Treanor, J.J., Clark, HF., Pichichero, M., Christy, C., Gouvea, V., Shrager, D., Pallazo, S., and Offit, P.A. 1995. Evaluation of the protective efficacy of a serotype 1 bovine-human rotavirus reassortant vaccine in infants. Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 14:301-307.

1994

Khoury, C.A., Brown, K., Kim, J., and Offit, P.A.. 1994. Rotavirus-specific intestinal immune response in mice assessed by enzyme-linked immunospot assay and intestinal fragment culture. Clin. Diag. Lab. Immunol. 1:722-728.

Offit, P.A., Khoury, C.A., Moser, C.H., Clark, HF., and Speaker T.J. 1994. Enhancement of rotavirus immunogenicity by microencapsulation. Virology 203:134-143.

Santos, N., Riepenhoff-Talty, M., Clark, H.F., Offit, P, and Gouvea, V. 1994. Vp4 genotyping of human rotavirus in the USA. J. Clin. Microbiol. 32:205-208.

Offit, P.A., B.E.H. Coupar, Y. M. Svoboda, R.J. Jenkins, M.A. McRae, A. Abraham, N.L. Hill, D.B. Boyle, and G.W. Both. 1994. Induction of rotavirus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes by vaccinia virus recombinants expressing individual rotavirus genes. Virology 198:10-16.

1993

Christy, C., P.A. Offit, H F. Clark, and J. Treanor. 1993. Evaluation of a bovine-human rotavirus reassortant vaccine in infants. J. Infect. Dis. 168:1598-1599.

Offit, P.A., E.J. Hoffenberg, N. Santos, and V. Gouvea. 1993. Rotavirus-specific humoral and cellular immune response after primary, symptomatic infection. J. Infect. Dis. 167:1436-1440.

1992

Ammari, L.K., P.A. Offit, A.B. Campbell. 1992. Unusual presentation of group B streptococcus osteomyelitis. Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 11:1066-1067.

Offit, P.A., E.J. Hoffenberg, E.S. Pia, P.A. Panackal, and N.L. Hill. 1992. Rotavirus-specific helper T cell response in newborns, infants, children, and adults. J. Infect. Dis. 165:1107-1111.

Nadel, S., P.A. Offit, R. Hodinka, R. Gesser, and L.M. Bell. 1992. Upper airway obstruction in perinatally-acquired herpes simplex virus infection. J. Pediatr. 120:127-129.

1991

Brussow, H., P.A. Offit, J. Sidoti. 1991. Neutralizing antibodies to heterologous animal rotavirus serotypes 5, 6, 7, and 10 in sera from Ecuadorian children. J. Clin. Microbiol. 29:869-873.

Offit, P.A., D.B. Boyle, G.W. Both, N.L. Hill, Y.M. Svoboda, S.L. Cunningham, R.J. Jenkins, and M.A. McCrae. 1991. Surface glycoprotein vp7 is recognized by crossreactive rotavirus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Virology 184:563-568.

Offit, P.A., S.L. Cunningham, and K.I. Dudzik. 1991. Memory and distribution of virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and CTLp after rotavirus infection. J. Virol. 65:1318-1324.

Offit, P.A. and K.I. Dudzik. 1990. Rotavirus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes passively protect against gastroenteritis in suckling mice. J. Virol. 64:6325-6328.

1990

Matsuda Y., O. Nakagomi, and P.A. Offit. 1990. Presence of three P types (vp4 serotypes) and two G types (vp7 serotypes) among bovine rotavirus strains. Arch. Virol. 115:199-207.

Brussow H., P.A. Offit, G. Gerna, A. Bruttin, and J. Sidoti. 1990. Polypeptide specificity of anti-viral serum antibodies in children naturally infected with human rotavirus. J. Virol. 64:4130-4136.

1989

Offit, P.A. and Y.M. Svoboda. 1989. Rotavirus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte response of mice after oral inoculation with candidate rotavirus vaccine strains RRV or WC3. J. Infect. Dis. 160:783-788.

Offit, P.A., H.B. Greenberg, and K.I. Dudzik. 1989. Rotavirus-specific protein synthesis is not necessary for recognition of infected cells by virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes. J. Virol. 63: 3279-3283.

Offit, P.A., and K.I. Dudzik. 1989. Rotavirus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes appear at the intestinal mucosal surface after rotavirus infection. J. Virol. 63: 3507-3512.

Matsui, S., P.A. Offit, P.T. Vo, E.R. Mackow, D.A. Benfield, R.D. Shaw, L. Padilla-Noriega, and H.B. Greenberg. 1989. Passive protection against rotavirus-induced diarrhea by monoclonal antibodies to the heterotypic neutralization domain of vp7 and the vp8 fragment of vp4. J. Clin. Microbiol. 27: 780-782.

Offit, P.A., and K.I. Dudzik. 1989. Noninfectious rotavirus (strain RRV) induces and immune response which protects against rotavirus challenge. J. Clin. Microbiol. 27: 885-888.

Offit, P.A., and K.I. Dudzik. 1988. Rotavirus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes cross-react with target cells infected with different rotavirus serotypes. J. Virol. 62:127-131.

1988

Liu, M., P.A. Offit, and M.K. Estes. 1988. Identification of the simian rotavirus SA11 genome segment 3 product. Virology 163: 26-32.

1987

Clark, H.F., Y. Hoshino, L.M. Bell, J. Groff, P. Bachman, and P.A. Offit. 1987. A rotavirus isolate WI61 representing a presumptive new human serotype. J. Clin. Microbiol. 25: 1757-1762.

Bell, L.M., H.F. Clark, E.A. O'Brien, M.J. Kornstein, S.A. Plotkin, and P.A. Offit. 1987. Gastroenteritis caused by human rotaviruses (serotype 3) in a suckling mouse model. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 184: 127-132.

Bell, L.M., H.F. Clark, P.A. Offit, P.H. Slight, A.M. Arbeter, and S.A. Plotkin. 1987. Rotavirus serotype-specific neutralizing activity in human milk. Am. J. Dis. Child. 142: 275-278.

1986

Offit, P.A., G. Blavat, H.F. Clark, and H.B. Greenberg. 1986. Reassortant rotaviruses containing structural proteins vp3 and vp7 from different parents induce antibodies protective against each parental serotype. J. Virol. 60: 491-496.

Shaw, R.D., T.V. Phuoc, P.A. Offit, B.S. Coulson, and H.B. Greenberg. 1986. Antigenic mapping of the surface proteins of rhesus rotavirus. Virology 155: 434-451.

Clark, H.F., T. Furukawa, L.M. Bell, P.A. Offit, P.A. Parrella, and S.A. Plotkin. 1986. Immune response of infants and children to low-passage bovine rotavirus (strain WC-3). Am J. Dis. Child. 140:350-356.

Clark, H.F., P.A. Offit, K.T. Dolan, A. Tezza, K. Gogalin, E.M. Twist, and S.A. Plotkin. 1986. Response of adult human volunteers to oral administration of bovine and bovine/human reassortant rotaviruses. Vaccine 4: 25-31.

Offit, P.A., R. Shaw, and H.B. Greenberg. 1986. Protection against rotavirus-induced gastroenteritis in newborn mice by monoclonal antibodies to surface proteins vp3 and vp7. J. Virol. 58: 700-703.

Offit, P.A., and G. Blavat. 1986. Identification of the two rotavirus genes determining neutralization specificities. J. Virol. 57: 376-378.

10. Offit, P.A., G. Blavat, H.B. Greenberg, and H.F. Clark. 1986. Molecular basis of rotavirus virulence: role of gene segment 4. J. Virol. 57: 46-49.

1985

Clark, H.F., P.A. Offit, K. Dolan, T. Furukawa, L. Bell, and S.A. Plotkin. 1985. Rotavirus (RV) of bovine and human origin: immune response of adults and children following oral administration. Pediatr. Res. 19: 290 A.

Offit, P.A., and H.F. Clark. 1985. Maternal antibody-mediated protection against gastroenteritis due to rotavirus in neonatal mice is dependent on both serotype and titer of antibody. J. Infect. Dis. 152: 1152-1158.

Offit, P.A., and H.F. Clark. 1985. Protection against rotavirus-induced gastroenteritis in a murine model by passively-acquired gastrointestinal but not circulating antibodies. J. Virol. 54: 58-64.

1984

Offit, P.A., H.F. Clark, A.H. Taylor, R.G. Hess, P.A. Bachman, and S.A. Plotkin. 1984. Rotavirus-specific antibodies in fetal bovine serum and commercial preparations of serum albumin. J. Clin. Microbiol. 20: 266-270.

Offit, P.A., Clark, H.F., M. Kornstein, and S.A. Plotkin. 1984. A murine model for oral infection with a primate rotavirus (simian strain SA-11). J. Virol. 51: 233-236.

Offit, P.A., H.F. Clark, and S.A. Plotkin. 1983. Experimental analysis of the immune response to rotaviruses of bovine or primate origin assessed by radioimmunoassay, radioimmunoprecipitation, and plaque-reduction neutralization. Infect. Immun. 42: 293-300.

1983

Offit, P.A., H.F. Clark, W.G. Stroop, E.M. Twist, and S.A. Plotkin. 1983. The cultivation of human rotavirus, strain 'WA', to high titer in cell culture and characterization of the viral structural polypeptides. J. Virol. Methods 7: 29-40.

1982

Offit, P.A., S. Starr, P. Zolnick, and S.A. Plotkin. 1982. Acyclovir treatment in neonatal herpes simplex virus infection. Ped. Infect. Dis. 1: 253-255.

Offit, P.A., J. Campos, and S.A. Plotkin. 1982. Ampicillin-resistant, beta-lactamase negative, Haemophilus influenza type b. Pediatrics 69: 230-232.

1981

Offit, P.A., G.B. Fleischer, N. Koven, and S.A. Plotkin. 1981. Severe pneumonia in Epstein-Barr virus infection. J. Adol. Health Care 2: 121-125.

2018

Offit. PA. "Rotavirus Vaccine: From Bench to Bedside," Broad Institute, Boston, MA. Mar, 2018.

Offit. PA. "Rotavirus Vaccine: From Bench to Bedside," Symposium on Intestinal Infection and Immunity, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Mar, 2018.

Offit. PA. "The Science of Vaccines: Your Questions Answered," National Science Teachers Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. Mar, 2018.

Offit. PA. "The Vaccine Wars," 2018 Penn Teach-In, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Mar, 2018.

Offit. PA. "Communicating Science to the Public," Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. Mar, 2018.

Offit. PA. "Clinical Development of Vaccines: From Manufacture to Vaccination," Greek Pediatric Society, Thessaloniki, Greece (by Skype). Feb, 2018.

Offit. PA. "Pandora's Lab," College of Physicians and Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA. Feb, 2018.

Offit. PA. "The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine," Temple University Surgery Grand Rounds, Philadelphia, PA. Jan, 2018.

Offit. PA. "Vaccine Safety Issues: The Real Ones," Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds, Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Jan, 2018.

Offit. PA. "How to Communicate Science-Or Die Trying," Wayne State College of Medicine, Detroit, MI. Jan, 2018.

2017

Offit. PA. "Vaccine Safety Issues: The Real Ones," 20th Annual Frontiers in Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Dec, 2017.

Offit. PA. Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues, "The Vaccine-Autism Controversy," Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA. Nov, 2017.

Offit. PA. Fall Clinical Vaccinology Course, National Foundation of Infectious Diseases, "Using Vaccine Safety Data to Communicate Effectively," Bethesda, MD. Nov, 2017.

Offit. PA. "Vaccines and Immunity: Examining Modern Medicine," The Atlantic, "Translating Science to the Public," Philadelphia, PA. Nov, 2017.

Offit. PA. Bi-State Infectious Disease Conference, "Talking to Parents About Vaccines," St. Louis, MO. Oct, 2017.

Offit. PA. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, "Are Vaccines Safe?" Chicago, IL. Sep, 2017.

Offit. PA. 9th Annual Fleming Infection Prevention and Infectious Diseases Symposium, "Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong," Lehigh Valley Health Network, Macungie, PA. Jun, 2017.

Offit. PA. 37th Annual Birdsong Pediatric Conference, University of Virginia School of Medicine, "Coping with Vaccine Refusal in the Office," Charlottesville, VA. May, 2017.

Offit. PA. Congressional Briefing Sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, "How to Make a Safe and Effective Vaccine: The Rotavirus Story," Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC. May, 2017.

Offit. PA. Iowa Immunization Conference, "Common Immunization Questions and Effective Parent Communication," Des Moines, IA. May, 2017.

Offit. PA. 24th Annual Distinguished Lecture Series, Department of Biology, Chestnut Hill College, "How to Communicate Science to the Public-Or Die Trying," Germantown, PA. Apr, 2017.

Offit. PA. Clinical Vaccinology Course, National Foundation of Infectious Diseases, "Using Vaccine Safety Data to Communicate Effectively," Chicago, IL. Mar, 2017.

Offit. PA. "Communicating Science to the Public," Philadelphia Undergraduate Health Symposium, Philadelphia, PA. Feb, 2017.

Offit. PA. "Confronting Vaccine Resistance," NYU/Langone School of Medicine, New York, NY. Feb, 2017.

Offit. PA. "The Opioid Epidemic: An Example of Medical Hubris," Philomathean Society, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Feb, 2017.

Offit. PA. "The Opioid Epidemic: Learning from the Past," Association of Immunization Managers Leadership in Action Conference, Charleston, SC. Feb, 2017.

Offit. PA. Grand Rounds, "HPV Vaccine and Chronic Disease," Health Resources and Service Administration, Division of Injury Compensation Programs, Rockville, MD. Feb, 2017.

Offit. PA. "Vaccines and Public Perception," Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Feb, 2017.

2024

Offit, P.A., Moser, C.A., 2024. Vaccines and Your Family: Separating Fact from Fiction. Columbia University Press, New York, N.Y.

Offit, P.A., 2024. Tell Me When It's Over: An Insider's Guide to Deciphering Covid Myths and Navigating Our Post-Pandemic World. National Geographic Partners, Washington, D.C.

2021

Offit, P.A., 2021. You Bet Your Life: From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccination, The Long and Risky History of Medical Innovation. Basic Books, New York, N.Y. 

2020

Offit, P.A., 202. Overkill: When Modern Medicine Goes Too Far. HarperCollins.

2018

Offit, P.A., 2018. Bad Advice: Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren’t Your Best Source of Health Information, Columbia University Press, New York, NY.

2017

Offit, P. A., 2017. Pandora’s Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong. National Geographic Press, Washington, D.C.

Plotkin, S.A., Orenstein, W.A., Offit, P.A., Edwards, K. (eds.). 2017. Plotkin’s Vaccines. Saunders/Elsevier. London, UK.

2015

Offit, P. A., 2015. Bad Faith: When Religious Belief Clashes with Modern Medicine. Basic Books, New York, N.Y.

2014

Offit, P. A., 2015. Bad Faith: When Religious Belief Clashes with Modern Medicine. Basic Books, New York, N.Y.

2013

Offit, P. A. 2013. Killing Us Softly: The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine. HarperCollins UK, London, England.

Offit, P.A. 2013. Do You Believe in Magic? The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine. HarperCollins, New York, N.Y.

2012

Plotkin, S.A., Orenstein, W.A., Offit, P.A. (eds.). 2012. Vaccines. Saunders/Elsevier. London, UK.

2011

Offit, P.A. 2011. Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All. Basic Books, New York, N.Y. 

Offit, P.A., Moser, C.A. 2011. Vaccines and Your Child: Separating Fact from Fiction. Columbia University Press, New York, N.Y.

2008

Plotkin, S.A., Orenstein, W.A., Offit, P.A. (eds.). 2008. Vaccines. Saunders/Elsevier. London, UK.

Offit, P.A. 2008. Autism’s False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure. Columbia University Press, New York, N.Y.  

2007

Offit, P.A. 2007. Vaccinated: One Man’s Quest to Defeat the World’s Deadliest Diseases. Smithsonian Books, New York, N.Y.

2005

Offit, P.A. 2005. The Cutter Incident: How America’s First Polio Vaccine Led to a Growing Vaccine Crisis. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT

2004

Marshall, GS, Dennehy PH, Greenberg DP, Offit PA, Tan TQ. 2004. The Vaccine Handbook: A Practical Guide for the Clinician, Lippincott Williams & Wilkens, Philadelphia, PA.

2003

Offit, P.A., and L.M. Bell. 2003. Vaccines: What You Should Know. 3rd edition. John Wiley & Sons, New York, N.Y.

1999

Offit, P.A., and L.M. Bell.  1999.  Vaccines: What Every Parent Should Know. 2nd edition, Hungry Minds, New York, N.Y.

Offit, P.A., Fass-Offit, B., and Bell, L.M. 1999. Breaking the Antibiotic Habit: A Parent’s Guide to Coughs, Colds, Ear Infections, and Sore Throats. John Wiley & Sons, New York, N.Y.

1998

Offit, P.A., and L.M. Bell.  1998.  What Every Parent Should Know about Vaccines. Macmillan Press, New York, N.Y.

2018

Offit, P.A., Challenges to developing a rotavirus vaccine, In Viral Immunology 31 (2); March 2018

2014

Offit, P. A., “Fear of Vaccines,” In: CDC: Health Information for the International  Traveler: The Yellow Book, 2014. G. W. Brunette (ed.) Oxford: Oxford University  Press,  2014.

2013

Feemster, K. A., P. A. Offit, “‘Compassionate Use’ for Public Health,” Annals of  Internal Medicine December 24, 2013, doi: 10.7326/M13-2927.

2012

Plotkin, S. A., P. A. Offit, F. Murphy. In Memoriam: Dr. H Fred Clark (1937-2012),  Hum Vaccin Immunother 2012: 1:8.

Offit, P. A. “A Look at Complementary and Alternative Medicine,” Infectious Diseases  in Children, 2012;25:3.

Offit, P. A. “Fear of Vaccines,” In: CDC Health Information for International Travel:  The Yellow Book 2012, G. W. Brunette (ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012.

2011

Offit, P. A., H F. Clark. Rotavirus Vaccines Part II: Raising the Bar for Vaccine Safety, in History of Vaccine Development, S. A. Plotkin (ed.), New York: Springer, 2011.

2009

Gerber, J. Offit, P.A. Vaccines and autism: a tale of shifting hypotheses, Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009;48:456-461

2008

Offit, P.A. Vaccines. 2008. In: J. M. Bergelson, S. S. Shah, and T. E. Zaoutis (eds.): Pediatric Infectious Diseases, pp. 373-384. Mosby Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA.

2006

Offit, P.A., Clark HF. A multivalent bovine-human reassortant rotavirus vaccine (RotaTeq). Pediatr Annals 2006; 35: 29-34.  

2005

McMillan, J.A., Abramson, J.S., Katz, S.L., and Offit, P.A. Reducing the risk of pediatric influenza: Prevention strategies help both the young and old. Contemporary Pediatrics [in press]

2004

Ward RL, HF Clark, PA Offit, and RI Glass.  2004.  Live vaccine strategies to prevent rotavirus disease.  In: M.M. Levine, J.B. Kaper, R. Rappuoli, M. Liu, and M.F. Good (eds.): New Generation Vaccines, pp. 607-620. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY.

2003

Offit, P.A. 2003. The power of 'box a'. Expert Rev Vaccines 2003;2:1-3.

Offit P.A., and C.J. Hackett. Multiple vaccines and the immune system.  In: S.A. Plotkin and W. Orenstein (eds): Vaccines, 2003, pp. 1583-1589, 4th Edition, W.B. Saunders.

Clark, H F., P.A. Offit, R.I. Glass, and RM Ward. Rotavirus vaccines.  In: S.A. Plotkin and W. Orenstein (eds): Vaccines, 2003; pp. 1327-1345, 4th Edition, W.B. Saunders.

Offit, PA, HF Clark, and RL Ward. Current state of development of human rotavirus vaccines. In: U. Desselberger and J. Gray (eds.): Viral Gastroenteritis, 2003; pp. 345-356, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2002

Offit, P.A. 2002. The future of rotavirus vaccines. Sem Pediatr Infect Dis 2002;13: 190-195.

2001

Macartney, K.K., and P.A. Offit. How vaccine safety is monitored before and after licensure. Pediatric Annals 2001;30:392-399.

Offit, P.A. 2001. Correlates of protection against rotavirus infection and disease. In Gastroenteritis viruses. Novartis Foundation Symposium 238, pp. 106-124, Wiley, Chichester.

2000

Offit, P.A. 2000. Withdrawal of rotavirus vaccine in the USA. Vaccines: Children and Practice 3:2-3.

Macartney, K.K., and P.A. Offit. 2000. Immunologic methods and correlates of protection. In: Gray, J., and Desselberger, U. (eds.): Methods in Molecular Medicine: Rotaviruses, Humana Press Inc., Totawa, New Jersey.

1999

Offit, P.A., and H F. Clark. 1999. Rotavirus vaccines, pp. 171-195. In: Ellis, R. (ed.): Combination Vaccines, 1st Edition, Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey.

Clark, H F., R.I. Glass, and P.A. Offit.  1999.  Rotavirus vaccines.  In: S.A. Plotkin and W. Orenstein (eds): Vaccines, pages 987-1005, 3rd Edition, W.B. Saunders.

1998

Offit, P.A., and H.F. Clark. 1998. The rotavirus vaccine. Current Opinion in Pediatrics, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.

Offit, P.A.  1998.  Rotavirus, In: F.D. Burg, J.R. Ingelfinger, and E.R. Wald, R.A. Polin (eds.): Gellis and Kagan's Current Pediatric Therapy, pages 132-133, 14th Edition, W.B. Saunders.

1997

Coffin, S.E., and P.A. Offit.  1997.  New vaccines against mucosal pathogens: rotavirus and respiratory syncytial virus.  Adv. Pediatr. Infect. Dis. 13: 333-348.

Offit, P.A., Kapikian, A.Z., and Clark, HF.  1997.  Vaccines against rotavirus.  In: M.M. Levine, G.C. Woodrow, J.B. Kaper, and G.S. Cobon (eds.): New Generation Vaccines, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY, pages 659-671.

1996

Clark, HF., Offit, P.A., Ellis, R.W., Krah, D., Shaw, A.R., Eiden, J.J., Pichichero, M., and Treanor, J.J.  1996.  WC3 reassortant vaccines in children: brief review. Arch. Virol. [Suppl] 12: 187-198.

Conner, M.E., Estes, M.K., Offit, P.A., Clark, HF., Franco, M., Feng, N., and Greenberg, H.B.  1996.  Development of a mucosal rotavirus vaccine.  In: H. Kiyono, P.L. Ogra, and J.R. McGhee (eds.): Mucosal Vaccines: New Trends in Immunization, Academic Press, pp. 325-344.

Offit, P.A. Viral gastroenteritis.  1996.  In: A.M. Rudolph, J.I.E. Hoffman, and C.D. Rudolph (eds.): Rudolph's Pediatrics, 20th Edition, Appleton and Lange, pp. 642-643.

1995

Offit, P.A. and Clark, H.F.  1995.  Vaccines for enteric viral pathogens.  pp. 1471-8, In: Blaser, M.J., Smith, P.D., Ravdin, J.I., Greenberg, H.B., and Guerrant, R.L. (eds.). Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract.  Raven Press, New York, N.Y.      

1994

Offit, P.A., and Clark, HF.  1994.  Rotaviruses.  In: Mandell, G.L., Bennett, J.E., and Dolin, R. (eds.).  Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, pp. 1448-1455. 4th Edition, Churchill Livingstone.

Offit, P.A.  1994.  Rotaviruses: immunological determinants of protection  against infection and disease.  Advances in Virus Research 44: 161-202.

Offit, P.A.  1994.  Virus-specific cellular immune response to intestinal infection.  pp. 89-100.  In: D.A.J. Tyrell and A.Z. Kapikian (eds.): Virus infections of the gastrointestinal tract, 2nd Edition, Marcel Dekker, Inc.

Clark, H F., and P.A. Offit.  1994.  Rotavirus vaccines.  pp. 809-822.  In: S.A. Plotkin and E.A. Mortimer, Jr. (eds): Vaccines, 2nd Edition, W.B. Saunders.

1993

Offit, P.A.  1994.  Immunologic determinants of protection against rotavirus challenge.  Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 1993;185:229-254,  Springer-Verlag Publishers, Berlin, West Germany.

Greenberg H.B., H.F. Clark, and P.A. Offit.  1994.  Rotavirus pathology and pathophysiology.  Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 1993;255-283, Springer-Verlag Publishers, Berlin, West Germany.

Offit, P.A.  1993.  Rotavirus. In: F.D. Burg, J.R. Ingelfinger, and E.R. Wald (eds.): Gellis and Kagan's Current Pediatric Therapy, pages 652-653.  14th Edition, W.B. Saunders.

1991

Offit, P.A. 1991.  Viral gastroenteritis.  In: A.M. Rudolph and J.I.E. Hoffman (eds.): Rudolph's Pediatrics, 19th Edition, Appleton and Lange, 1991: 670-671.

1988

Greenberg, H.B., P.A. Offit, and R.D. Shaw.  1988.  Neutralization of rotaviruses in vitro and in vivo:  molecular determinants of protection and role of local immunity. pp. 319-330, In: W. Strober, M.E. Lamm, J.R. McGhee, and S.P. James (eds.): Mucosal Immunity and Infections at Mucosal Surfaces.

1986

Offit, P.A., G. Blavat, H.F. Clark, R. Shaw, and H.B. Greenberg.  1986.  Role of gene segments 4 and 9 in determining rotavirus virulence and protection against rotavirus challenge.  pp. 267-273, In: R.M. Chanock and R.M. Lerner (eds.):  Vaccines '86: New Approaches to Immunization.

Greenberg, H.B., and P.A. Offit.  1986.  Gene coding assignments for rotavirus surface proteins. pp. 221-225.  In: Development of Vaccines and Drugs against Diarrheal Diseases, Studentlitteratur, Lund, Sweden.

1985

Greenberg, H.B., P.A. Offit, C. Tran, A. Kapikian, W. Robinson, R. Shaw, R. Gaeta, and R. Bellamy.  1985.  Vaccine strategies for the prevention of rotavirus diarrhea.  pp. 447-455.  In: S. Tzipori (ed.), Infectious diarrhea in the young: strategies for control in humans and animals.  Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

1982

Offit, P.A., and D. Rubin.  1982.  Viral diseases: infections of the gastrointestinal tract.  Comprehensive Therapy  8: 21-26.