Ep. 202: The Anti-Vax Movement's Public Enemy #1 with Dr. Peter Hotez

With COVID-19 cases skyrocketing in the U.S. and around the world, and the Delta variant causing havoc, we must face the fact that this pandemic is on the verge causing much more death and illness as students prepare to go back to school next month. This is especially troublesome in regions in the U.S. and regions around the world where overwhelming majorities of citizens (especially teens and children) are unvaccinated. Mike is joined by Dr. Peter Hotez to explain how important the next few months will be, the never-ending battle with both the anti-vax and right-wing misinformation machines, and the inexpensive Covid-19 "people's vaccine" Dr. Hotez has developed at his hospital in Houston that could become one of the cheapest and most accessible vaccines throughout the world. Can This Houston-Born COVID Vaccine Save the Developing World? https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/covid-vaccine-corbevax-india/ Dr. Hotez: Biden Battles a Triple-Headed Monster on Vaccines https://www.thedailybeast.com/biden-battles-a-triple-headed-monster-on-vaccines Dr. Hotez: Time To Confront Anti-Vax Aggression https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01084-x Books by Dr. Hotez: Preventing the Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-Science https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781421440385 Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism: My Journey as a Vaccine Scientist, Pediatrician, and Autism Dad https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781421426600 The Foreign Affairs article Dr. Hotez mentioned: Science in the Totalitarian State By Waldemar Kaempffert January 1941 https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/1941-01-01/science-totalitarian-state Music in the episode: "Coronavirus" - Gmac Cash https://youtu.be/ugtN6HCqatc Special offer for Rumble Listeners: Try Gabi to check if you've been overpaying for home and auto insurance. It's free! http://www.gabi.com/rumble