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Thanks for the response. I think it's fair to say that the Reddit community at large are big fans. Almost all anti-vax posts are downvoted to oblivion and there are many active scientists, physicians, and researchers in this online community.

Dr. Offit, I am a huge fan. I've read almost all of your books and am looking forward to the new one. I would suggest that when you do an AMA in the future, make sure you put your name and part of your bio in the title. There are lots of "scientists and authors" but there is only one world famous vaccine expert and researcher Paul Offit.

Since the rules here say I have to ask a question... I'm a practicing oncologist and I've been advocating for people to get the HPV vaccine for their children. I see a lot of head and neck cancer and am currently treating a 31-year-old for HPV associated head and neck cancer. Do you recommend adults who were not vaccinated also get the shot?

Absolutely! It's crazy that the top post here has 18,000 upvotes but this AMA is hardly noticed. It's all about the title. I only knew to look here because I friended you a while back on Facebook and you posted that you were doing an AMA. Glad to help!

Doc here- first off, kudos for doing what you did. I don't think many people would. Just to clarify for everyone else though, the guidelines for CPR have been revised to recommend chest compressions only for scenarios like this one. They found that most people would do nothing since they didn't give mouth to mouth; please keep in mind if you ever see someone like this, just DO COMPRESSIONS. It may be enough to save a life even without "mouth to mouth" breathing. And try to feel for a pulse first if you think you can. That way you can avoid pounding on someone's chest whose heart still works.

Regardless, kudos again to the OP. You are a good man.

He posted on Facebook that he was doing an AMA if that is proof enough for you.

https://www.facebook.com/paul.offit/posts/1272730432844037