Dr. Paul Offit: Although Vaccines Are Not Absolutely Safe, the Benefits Clearly and Definitively Outweigh the Risks

KEILAR And so they ░░░░░░░░ taking concerns look many ░░░░░░░░ them valid I think ░░░░░░░░ many parents have had ░░░░░░░░ or certainly with the ░░░░░░░░ of hindsight have looked ░░░░░░░░ and said why were ░░░░░░░░ things done right in ░░░░░░░░ ways But when you ░░░░░░░░ hearing skepticism specifically on ░░░░░░░░ that have been around ░░░░░░░░ so long in cases ░░░░░░░░ this how do you ░░░░░░░░ to parents about the ░░░░░░░░ of not vaccinating for ░░░░░░░░ like measles when you ░░░░░░░░ talking about getting into ░░░░░░░░ populations where there are ░░░░░░░░ huge risks OFFITT A ░░░░░░░░ not to get a ░░░░░░░░ is not a risk ░░░░░░░░ choice It s a ░░░░░░░░ to take a different ░░░░░░░░ I would argue in ░░░░░░░░ current climate more serious ░░░░░░░░ It s okay to ░░░░░░░░ skeptical about vaccines I ░░░░░░░░ you should be skeptical ░░░░░░░░ anything you put into ░░░░░░░░ body or your child ░░░░░░░░ body But often there ░░░░░░░░ answers to the concerns ░░░░░░░░ have and so you ░░░░░░░░ and explain those answers ░░░░░░░░ passionately and humbly because ░░░░░░░░ don t know everything ░░░░░░░░ on the other hand ░░░░░░░░ think people need to ░░░░░░░░ that vaccines are very ░░░░░░░░ tested And although they ░░░░░░░░ not absolutely safe certainly ░░░░░░░░ benefits clearly and definitively ░░░░░░░░ the risks.”