Paul Offit on the Fraught History of Medical Innovation

Pfizer and BioNTech announced Tuesday that they submitted data to the FDA showing that their COVID vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 -11 We’ll talk about when we can expect the agency to act — and best practices for parents of young kids in the meantime — with Paul Offit, a pediatrician and member of the FDA Covid Vaccine Advisory Panel. We’ll also talk to Offit about his new book “You Bet Your Life,” a history of medical innovations from the earliest antibiotics to the first blood transfusions, and the profound risks that accompanied them.