Paul Offit, MD, shared fears of measles outbreak on new ATS Breathe Easy podcast
audio: "Measles, that's what I fear the most": Paul Offit, MD, on the ATS Breathe Easy Podcast.
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NEW YORK, NY - Feb. 25, 2025 –"Measles, that's the disease I fear the most," said Paul Offit, MD, scientist and vaccine advocate on the latest ATS Breathe Easy podcast.
Health departments in Texas, New Mexico and New Jersey this month have confirmed 93 cases of measles across 8 jurisdictions, almost all unvaccinated. Listen and watch the full episode of ATS Breathe Easy on vaccines and children with Dr. Offit and Tina V. Hartert, MD, MPH, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, along with host and former CNN headline news anchor Patti Tripathi.
Dr. Offit is the director of the Vaccine Education Center and a physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He's an internationally recognized expert in virology and immunology and is a member of the FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee.
Dr. Hartert is director of the Center for Asthma Research and professor of pediatrics and medicine at Vanderbilt. She is also the co-chair of the American Thoracic Society's Vaccine and Immunization Initiative Task Force.
ATS Breathe Easy is presented by the American Thoracic Society and drops each Tuesday of the month. Each episode highlights new research and treatment in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. For more podcasts visit our YouTube channel and listen wherever you get your podcasts.