The Deadly Rise of Anti-science, A Scientist’s Warning

Dr. Peter Hotez discusses how an antivaccine movement became a dangerous political campaign promoted by elected officials and amplified by news media, causing thousands of American deaths. Dr. Peter J. Hotez often went without sleep, working around the clock to develop a nonprofit COVID-19 vaccine and to keep the public informed. During that time, he was one of the most trusted voices on the pandemic and was even nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his selfless work… By weaving his personal experiences together with information on how the anti-vaccine movement became a tool of far-right political figures around the world, Hotez opens readers’ eyes to the dangers of anti-science. He explains how anti-science became a major societal and lethal force: in the first years of the pandemic, more than 200,000 unvaccinated Americans needlessly died despite the widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines. Even as he paints a picture of the world under a shadow of aggressive ignorance, Hotez demonstrates his innate optimism, offering solutions for how to combat science denial and save lives in the process.More details on Amazon

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  • cbc .ca/radio/whitecoat/peter-hotez-anti-science-rise-1.6960484 (‘ 1-What do you think it’s going to take to combat anti-science here in Canada and the United States? I don’t know that on its own, the World Health Organization can do this because it’s so tightly linked to the political sector. Let’s bring in other U.N. agencies or security organizations like NATO or the Munich Security Summit to really help us understand what the options are to do something about this. 2-If this anti-vaccine movement spills over into all childhood immunizations, and I think there’s some evidence that that’s starting to happen, then we could see the return of measles. And we’ve had polio, for instance, in the wastewater in New York, in the wastewater in London… I worry about that unraveling. Sept. 23, 2023 ‘)
  • latimes .com/opinion/story/2023-09-22/antiscience-climate-change-covid-vaccines-antivax (‘ Prof.  📰Peter Hotez : …During the pandemic, our team at the Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine developed a low-cost COVID vaccine that was scaled for production in India and Indonesia, where almost 100 million doses were administered. But here in the United States, thousands of Americans needlessly perished because they refused a COVID-19 immunization during our awful Delta wave in the summer and fall of 2021 and the BA.1 Omicron wave in the winter of 2022. Analyses by myself and colleagues have found that 200,000 unvaccinated Americans died during this period. Overwhelmingly, those deaths occurred in Republican strongholds, including 40,000 in my state of Texas. A closer examination reveals that the redder the county, the lower the immunization rates and the higher the death rates. via Prof. Eric Topol  Sept. 22, 2023  ‘)
  • mstdn .social/@erictopol/111099419234799563 (‘ Prof. Eric Topol :  A new round of free Covid rapid tests in the U.S. you can order on Sept. 25  ‘)
  • en.wikipedia .org/wiki/Peter_Hotez (‘ Prof. Peter Hotez : is an American scientist, pediatrician, and advocate in the fields of global health, vaccinology, and neglected tropical disease control. He serves as founding dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine, where he is also Director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development and Texas Children’s Hospital Endowed Chair in Tropical Pediatrics, and University Professor of Biology at Baylor College of Medicine. ‘)
  • bcm .edu/people-search/peter-hotez-23229 (‘ Prof. Peter Hotez : Peter Jay Hotez, M.D., Ph.D. Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine 713-798-1199. ‘)
  • peterhotez .org (‘ Prof. Peter Hotez : He is also University Professor at Baylor University, Fellow in Disease and Poverty at the James A Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Senior Fellow at the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at Texas A&M University, Faculty Fellow with the Hagler Institute for Advanced Studies at Texas A&M University, and Health Policy Scholar in the Baylor Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy. ‘)
  • peterhotez .org/book (‘ Youtube : 1-How Anti Science Groups Manipulate Legitimate Scientific Debate; 2-Why Experts Should Embrace Science Communication ; 3-Dr. Peter Hotez Urges Against Overpromising Vaccine Timeline ; 4-Dr. Peter Hotez Argues for Federal Coordination of COVID-19 Response; 5-Alliance Member Call with Dr. Peter Hotez; 6-Dr. Peter Hotez – Blue Marble Health Q&A ‘)
  • mstdn .social/@erictopol/111094675778461086 (‘ Prof. Eric Topol : Here is more info including how 🚨uninsured people can get these free ‘)
  • mstdn .social/@erictopol/111094593051857314 (‘ Prof. Eric Topol : On the new Covid boosters: Since @CDCgov gave them full approval, by law health insurers have to provide them for free. So don’t let your insurer get away with any charge to you! Sep 19, 2023 ‘)
  • youtube .com/watch?v=EAOeGd8uVkQ (‘ Sep 19, 2023, Dr. Peter Hotez is a veritable force. He has been the tip of the spear among physicians and scientists for taking on anti-science and has put himself and his family at serious risk. Along with Dr. Maria Bottazzi, he developed the Corbevax Covid vaccine —without a patent— that has already been given to over 10 million people, and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. ‘)

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