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MAGA fans think Biden is going to start another pandemic to sabotage Trump's admin: report
1 week, 3 days ago

MAGA fans think Biden is going to start another pandemic to sabotage Trump's admin: report

Raw Story  

To hear Donald Trump tell it, his first administration was on a roll and doing well until the 2020 pandemic hit the country and shut down the global economy. Now conspiracy theorists think that President Joe Biden will try to sabotage a new incoming administration by starting another plague or even a civil war. In addition to avian flu, "last …

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Column: After smearing Anthony Fauci, House Republicans proceed to defame a prominent vaccine scientist
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: After smearing Anthony Fauci, House Republicans proceed to defame a prominent vaccine scientist

LA Times  

Peter J. Hotez is one of America’s most prominent vaccine experts. New evidence suggests Dr. Hotez frequently communicated with Dr. Morens about FOIA evasion tactics and COVID-19 origins.” Also on Monday, the subcommittee demanded by letter that Hotez turn over all documents and communications between him and six federal agencies and 25 individuals, most of whom are scientists researching COVID’s …

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Why it's so challenging to develop vaccines for parasitic diseases
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Why it's so challenging to develop vaccines for parasitic diseases

BBC  

Why it's so challenging to develop vaccines for parasitic diseases Getty Images The process of making vaccines for parasites is extremely challenging – but scientists might be on the cusp of major breakthroughs. Getty Images It's hoped that malaria vaccines will pave the way for jabs against other parasitic diseases, such as schistosomiasis There wasn't necessarily a concerted effort to …

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Professor Peter J Hotez Urges Urgent Action on Neglected Disease Vaccines
9 months ago

Professor Peter J Hotez Urges Urgent Action on Neglected Disease Vaccines

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Prof. Peter J Hotez, a distinguished scientist specialising in neglected tropical diseases, emphasised the critical role of vaccine accessibility in combating neglected diseases, and the disproportionate impact on low and middle-income countries. He was in town to deliver a lecture centered on 'Neglected Disease Vaccines,' at AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, where he highlighted the urgent need for vaccine development, …

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Column: Scientists are paying a huge personal price in the lonely fight against anti-vaxxers
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: Scientists are paying a huge personal price in the lonely fight against anti-vaxxers

LA Times  

In the preface of the new book by vaccine expert and pro-science crusader Peter Hotez, there are several acknowledgments of a kind that may never have appeared before in a book like it. Things have only gotten worse since then, as Hotez reports in his new book, “The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: A Scientist’s Warning.” A professor of pediatrics and …

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Opinion: Why no one should debate Trump or RFK Jr.
1 year, 5 months ago

Opinion: Why no one should debate Trump or RFK Jr.

LA Times  

Why do we assume that a political debate is a good platform for determining who is the best candidate for the presidency, or for getting to the truth of an emotionally charged matter? It’s an effective if ultimately shallow and misleading debate trick.” The technique is also favored by anti-vaxxers like RFK Jr. and incorrigible liars like former President Trump. …

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Column: Sorry, Joe Rogan: Scientists should never ‘debate’ anti-vaccine quacks. Here’s why
1 year, 6 months ago

Column: Sorry, Joe Rogan: Scientists should never ‘debate’ anti-vaccine quacks. Here’s why

LA Times  

Given that we live in a world in which almost everything, including presidential politics, takes on the trappings of cheap entertainment, it’s no wonder that the purveyors of anti-vaccine and anti-science claptrap are demanding that legitimate experts validate their positions through the spectacle of public debates. — Immunologist John P. Moore When vaccine expert Peter Hotez tweeted a link to …

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Bill Burr Shutting Joe Rogan Down With Simple Covid-19 Logic Has Gone Viral Again, Here's Why
1 year, 6 months ago

Bill Burr Shutting Joe Rogan Down With Simple Covid-19 Logic Has Gone Viral Again, Here's Why

News 18  

The ongoing Twitter debate between podcaster Joe Rogan and scientist Peter Hotez regarding vaccine misinformation has sparked a lot of attention and discussion. It’s a video from 2020 featuring the stand-up comedian Bill Burr shutting Rogan with simple Covid-19 logic that has gone viral again. The only COVID-19 debate that ever needs to happen on The Joe Rogan Experience already …

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Scientist pressured by Musk and Rogan to debate RFK Jr over anti-vaccine misinformation says he won’t be part of ‘Jerry Springer’ show
1 year, 6 months ago

Scientist pressured by Musk and Rogan to debate RFK Jr over anti-vaccine misinformation says he won’t be part of ‘Jerry Springer’ show

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I’ve offered to come and talk to Joe …

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Column: COVID boosted anti-vaccine propaganda. Now measles and other childhood diseases are on the march
2 years ago

Column: COVID boosted anti-vaccine propaganda. Now measles and other childhood diseases are on the march

LA Times  

In the modern world and our modern society, there can be no excuse for an outbreak of measles. In July 2021, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, an icon of the far right, absurdly attacked leaders of the Biden administration’s campaign to encourage all Americans to get vaccinated against COVID as “medical brown shirts.” Her reference was to Nazi storm troopers during …

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‘Omicron a Self-Inflicted Wound’: Patent-Free Corbevax Can Help End Covid Pandemic, Believe Its Makers
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Omicron a Self-Inflicted Wound’: Patent-Free Corbevax Can Help End Covid Pandemic, Believe Its Makers

News 18  

“When your house is on fire, you call the fire department not lawyers,” that’s how American scientist Prof. Peter Hotez explained the importance of patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines. Professor Hotez in an exclusive interview to CNN News-18 said he along with Dr Maria Elena Bottazzi developed Corbevax and kept patents off the table to “help lower- and middle-income countries …

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US researchers share COVID-19 vaccine with the world
2 years, 11 months ago

US researchers share COVID-19 vaccine with the world

Al Jazeera  

Using traditional technology that can be scaled widely and cheaply, Corbevax offers a potential solution to vaccine inequity. Bypassing the patent restrictions of major pharmaceutical firms, doctors Maria Elena Bottazzi and Peter Hotez at the Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development used traditional vaccine technology that can be deployed rapidly to help inoculate …

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Traditional vaccines just as effective, says U.S. scientist
2 years, 11 months ago

Traditional vaccines just as effective, says U.S. scientist

The Hindu  

Vaccines like Biological-E’s Corbevax and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin that are made by traditional methods are “just as effective” as the latest mRNA technology based vaccines, says U.S. scientist and vaccine developer Dr. Peter Hotez. “We never really saw the advantage of mRNA, at least for a global health vaccine… because it’s a brand new technology and it’s going to take …

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A Texas team comes up with a COVID vaccine that could be a global game changer
2 years, 11 months ago

A Texas team comes up with a COVID vaccine that could be a global game changer

NPR  

A Texas team comes up with a COVID vaccine that could be a global game changer Enlarge this image toggle caption Max Trautner/Texas Children's Hospital Max Trautner/Texas Children's Hospital A vaccine authorized in December for use in India may help solve one of the most vexing problems in global public health: How to supply lower-income countries with a COVID-19 vaccine …

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This new, low-cost COVID-19 vaccine could be a game changer for low-income countries
2 years, 11 months ago

This new, low-cost COVID-19 vaccine could be a game changer for low-income countries

NPR  

This new, low-cost COVID-19 vaccine could be a game changer for low-income countries A low cost vaccine called Corbevax may help solve the problem of getting safe and effective COVID vaccines to poor and middle-income countries. Supply and cost have been barriers to getting vaccines to many parts of the world, but NPR's Joe Palca has this story about a …

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Houston COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax gets DCGI approval for use in India
2 years, 11 months ago

Houston COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax gets DCGI approval for use in India

Firstpost  

The vaccine uses an older recombinant protein yeast fermentation technology similar to that used for the recombinant hepatitis B vaccine which has been around for 40 years. Our vaccine technology offers a path to address an unfolding humanitarian crisis, namely the vulnerability the low- and middle-income countries face against the delta variant,” said Dr Peter Hotez, professor and dean of …

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Should the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ be changed to include a booster shot?
3 years ago

Should the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ be changed to include a booster shot?

LA Times  

Social worker Jonathan De La Rosa gets a COVID-19 booster shot at a drive-up vaccination site in Mesquite, Texas. And with a worrisome new coronavirus variant threatening to erode vaccine-induced immunity further, health officials are debating whether the definition of “fully vaccinated” should be amended to include a booster shot. He added that while he didn’t see the official definition …

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It’s cheap, easy to make and in demand overseas. So why can’t this Texas-born COVID-19 vaccine break into the US market?
3 years, 2 months ago

It’s cheap, easy to make and in demand overseas. So why can’t this Texas-born COVID-19 vaccine break into the US market?

Raw Story  

The day before COVID-19 claimed its first Texas victim in 2020, Dr. Peter Hotez was a guest on the popular Austin-based podcast "The Drive." After 10 years of research into coronavirus vaccines, Hotez and his Houston team needed an infusion of cash to build on their past work and make a vaccine that could, as Hotez told listeners then, "rescue …

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Spring break could be a perfect storm for spreading coronavirus variants. Don’t let that happen
3 years, 9 months ago

Spring break could be a perfect storm for spreading coronavirus variants. Don’t let that happen

CNN  

CNN — Highly contagious variants will soon have a ridiculously easy chance to spread rapidly across the US. And then, after that’s all done, they’re going to go back to their home states and spread the B.1.1.7 variant.” Some universities – like Ohio State and State University of New York – have canceled spring break to try to minimize new …

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New Year’s Eve parties are a ‘Covid-19 dream.’ Here’s why they can be especially dangerous
3 years, 11 months ago

New Year’s Eve parties are a ‘Covid-19 dream.’ Here’s why they can be especially dangerous

CNN  

CNN — Yes, 2020 was largely a dumpster fire. New Year’s parties are ‘a Covid-19 dream’ Because coronavirus is highly contagious, “it doesn’t take much for this to spiral out of control,” Hotez said. “All of these reasons are important reasons why we should not be gathering on this New Year’s Eve.” Is there any way to celebrate New Year’s …

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Indonesia receives 1.2 million doses of coronavirus trial drugs as China pursues 'vaccine diplomacy'
4 years ago

Indonesia receives 1.2 million doses of coronavirus trial drugs as China pursues 'vaccine diplomacy'

ABC  

Indonesia has received its first shipment of coronavirus vaccine from China, as the Government plans a mass vaccination program aimed at reopening Bali next year. Key points: Indonesia and Turkey expect more doses of COVID-19 vaccines to arrive this month Phase 3 trial data of Chinese vaccines have not yet been reviewed Expert says Beijing's push to be a major …

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