How Science Became Political (with Peter Hotez)

Dr. Bob gives us a masterclass on vaccines with Baylor College of Medicine Dean Dr. Peter Hotez. Bob and Peter get into the variants, delaying the second dose, and the state of vaccinations around the world. They also discuss Peter’s work combating science misinformation, which caused him to be labeled the “OG Villain” by a prominent anti-vaccine personality.

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Check out these resources from today’s episode:

• Order Peter’s latest book, Preventing the Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-Science: https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/title/preventing-next-pandemic
• Read Peter’s article about the dangers of anti-science: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001068
• Learn about the Baylor COVID-19 vaccine’s clinical trials in India: https://www.bcm.edu/news/biological-e-limited-and-baylor-covid-19-vaccine-begins-clinical-trial-in-india
• Keep track of global vaccination rates here: https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations
• Learn more about Dr. Bob Wachter and the UCSF Department of Medicine here: https://medicine.ucsf.edu/

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