The Uncomfortable Truth Of What Really Happened With COVID | Dr. Paul Offit The Checkup with Doctor Mike

Dr. Paul Offit is the Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a member of the FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee. He's also the author of a new book called "Tell Me When It's Over" that audits the United States' response during the COVID-19 pandemic. His unbiased and expert point of view is essential to help us understand what mistakes were made, by both the Trump and Biden administrations, so we can be better prepared for disasters in the future.



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00:00 Intro

01:20 Not Trusting Our Institutions

11:33 Boosters

23:16 Supreme Court / “Shutdowns”

35:20 Trump’s Mistakes

38:22 Biden’s Mistakes

41:29 Myocarditis

46:10 Gurus and Confidence

49:50 Inaccurate Reporting

52:22 Disinformation Dozen

1:06:30 Debates On Social Media

1:16:50 Strep Throat

1:22:48 RFK Jr.

1:36:49 Lab Leak Theory

1:45:00 The Future

1:47:25 Long COVID / Paxlovid



Executive Producer and Host: Doctor Mike Varshavski

Produced by Dan Owens and Sam Bowers

Art by Caroline Weigum