Physician, Scientist, Dean Baylor College of Medicine Houston
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Session Description: In this session Dr. Peter Hotez, a pediatric vaccine scientist will discuss efforts to develop low-cost vaccines for global health, including a patent-free COVID vaccine technology now administered to almost 100 million people. Hotez is leading efforts to combat growing antivaccine activism and expanding antivaccine aggression, which has led to significant losses in human life in the United States, especially during the Delta wave of COVID-19 in 2021. He will discuss ways to combat growing disinformation.
Learning Objectives:
Summarize the impact of neglected tropical diseases and COVID-19 among unvaccinated populations in the United States and globally.
Report on global failures or weaknesses in vaccinating low- and middle-income countries especially in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa, and our Texas Children’s Hospital recombinant protein vaccine now in use in India where it is known as CORBEVAX.
Summarize the origins of rising antivaccine sentiments and its recent shifts.
Create awareness on approaches to countering antivaccine activities.
