This pediatrician has a stark warning about the risks of ‘anti-science’ – CBC
Progress against killer infections like measles could be undone, says Dr. Peter Hotez
Sep 19, 2023
A pediatrician, author and co-inventor of a low-cost COVID-19 vaccine warns that the anti-vaccine movement has morphed into a political force that threatens the world’s gains against deadly childhood infections like measles.
Dr. Peter Hotez, author of the new book The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: A Scientist’s Warning, says the movement is well organized, well financed and includes powerful organizations in the U.S. such as the Republicans’ House Freedom Caucus, certain senators and what he calls “contrarian-” and “pseudo-intellectuals.”
Some are now looking to target routine childhood and adult immunizations, he told White Coat, Black Art host Dr. Brian Goldman.
“We could … reverse all of the successes we’ve had in the last two decades around measles immunization or whooping cough,” he said. “I’m worried about that.”
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/peter-hotez-vaccinations-anti-science-1.6963049
