Peter Hotez is an internationally recognized physician-scientist in neglected tropical diseases and vaccine development. In this episode, they first follow up on the podcast episode (#158) with Brian Deer (the investigative journalist who exposed the complex and disturbing story behind the infamous 1998 Lancet paper by Andrew Wakefield linking the MMR vaccine and autism) with a broader discussion about the origin and evolution of the anti-vaccine movement. They explore some of the specific claims being made around vaccine additives, the timing of when vaccines are given, and claims about issues with the HPV vaccine specifically. Next, Dr. Hotez shares his own journey as a parent of an autistic child and speaks of the challenges of diagnosing autism, what could account for the seeming increase in the prevalence, and whether there is any support for the notion that environmental triggers play a role. They close out with a discussion on the state of affairs with respect to COVID-19 vaccination, comparing the various vaccines as well as the challenges that emerging variants of the virus may present. This episode was originally recorded on April 2, 2021.
We discuss:
Learn more: https://peterattiamd.com/
Show notes page for this episode: https://peterattiamd.com/PeterHotez3
Subscribe to receive exclusive subscriber-only content: https://peterattiamd.com/subscribe/
Sign up to receive Peter's email newsletter: https://peterattiamd.com/newsletter/
Connect with Peter on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram.
#36 - Eric Chehab, M.D.: Extending healthspan and preserving quality of life
#35 - Nir Barzilai, M.D.: How to tame aging
#34 - Sam Harris, Ph.D.: The transformative power of mindfulness
#33 - Rudy Leibel, M.D.: Finding the obesity gene and discovering leptin
#32 - Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D., Ph.D.: new frontiers in cancer therapy, medicine, and the writing process
#31 - Navdeep Chandel, Ph.D.: metabolism, mitochondria, and metformin in health and disease
#30 - Thomas Seyfried, Ph.D.: Controversial discussion—cancer as a mitochondrial metabolic disease?
#29 - Apolo Anton Ohno: 8-time Olympic medalist – extreme training, discipline, pursuing perfection, and responding to adversity
#28 - Mark and Chris Bell: steroids, powerlifting, addiction, diet, training, helping others, documentaries, and living your best life
#27 - David Sinclair, Ph.D.: Slowing aging – sirtuins, NAD, and the epigenetics of aging
#26 - AMA #3: supplements, women’s health, patient care, and more
#25 - Scott Harrison: transformation, finding meaning, and taking on the global water crisis
#24 - Tom Dayspring, M.D., FACP, FNLA – Part V of V: Lp(a), inflammation, oxLDL, remnants, and more
#23 - Tom Dayspring, M.D., FACP, FNLA – Part IV of V: Statins, ezetimibe, PCSK9 inhibitors, niacin, cholesterol and the brain
#22 - Tom Dayspring, M.D., FACP, FNLA – Part III of V: HDL, reverse cholesterol transport, CETP inhibitors, and apolipoproteins
#21 - Tom Dayspring, M.D., FACP, FNLA – Part II of V: Lipid metrics, lipid measurements, and cholesterol regulation
#20 - Thomas Dayspring, M.D., FACP, FNLA – Part I of V: an introduction to lipidology
#19 - Dave Feldman: stress testing the lipid energy model
#18 - Richard Isaacson, M.D.: Alzheimer’s prevention
#17 - Mike Trevino: life-lessons from ultra-endurance, mindset, hard work, and removing limitations
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Rich Roll Podcast
Good Nurse Bad Nurse
The Relaxback UK Show
On Call With Dr. Anselm Anyoha
The Doctor’s Farmacy with Mark Hyman, M.D.