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The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science

The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science

A Scientist's Warning

by Peter J. Hotez
Hardback
Publication Date: 22/08/2023

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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.

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, one renowned scientist, in his famous bowtie, appeared daily on major news networks such as MSNBC, NPR, the BBC, and others. 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 Prize for his selfless work.

He also became one of the main targets of anti-science rhetoric that gained traction through conservative news media. In this eyewitness story of how the anti-vaccine movement grew into a dangerous and prominent anti-science element in American politics, Dr. Hotez describes the devastating impacts it has had on American health and lives. As a scientist who has endured antagonism from anti-vaxxers and been at the forefront of both essential science discovery and advocacy, Dr. Hotez is uniquely qualified to tell this story. 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, Dr. Hotez opens readers' eyes to the dangers of anti-science.

He explains how anti-science is now 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.

ISBN:
9781421447223
9781421447223
Category:
Public health & preventive medicine
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
22-08-2023
Language:
English
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
240
Dimensions (mm):
231.14x149.86x22.86mm
Weight:
0.48kg
Peter J. Hotez

Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, is a professor of pediatrics and molecular virology and microbiology and the founding dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, where he is also the codirector of the Texas Childrens Center for Vaccine Development. He is the author of Blue Marble Health: An Innovative Plan to Fight Diseases of the Poor amid Wealth and Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachels Autism: My Journey as a Vaccine Scientist, Pediatrician, and Autism Dad.

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