Learning to Live with Medical Uncertainty

KCBS Radio In Depth

We’re living through an age of dramatic advancements in medical technology, but as prominent vaccine expert Paul Offit points out, the history of medical innovation is often marked by tragic missteps, the costs of which are measured out in human lives. He joins this edition of KCBS In Depth to discuss his new book unpacking that history, "You Bet Your Life: From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccination, the Long and Risky History of Medical Innovation." We discuss the many risks of new medical technology, and also why he believes such innovations are still bets worth taking.

Guest: Paul Offit, professor of vaccinology and pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine | member, FDA Covid Vaccine Advisory Panel

Host: Keith Menconi