Pediatrician Paul Offit on his new book Bad Faith

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Guest: Paul Offit

In his new book, Bad Faith: When Religious Belief Undermines Modern Medicine, pediatrician and infection disease specialist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PAUL OFFIT explores the motivations and decisions of people who choose to forgo modern medicine in favor of using their faith to fight life-threatening illnesses. Offit has been an advocate for the vaccination of children and has written extensively on that subject.

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