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Vaccine Scientist-Author-Combat Antiscience Professor Pediatrics Molecular Virology, Dean, Chair in Tropical Pediatrics
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The spread of COVID-19 misinformation in Canada caused 2,800 additional deaths & $300 million in hospital expenses. Had more people been willing to take the vaccine, Canada could have seen roughly 200,000 fewer COVID cases & 13,000 fewer hospitalizations.
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The end game of the anti-vaccine movement is to discredit.
Part of the way you gain power and control is discrediting science, scientists and scientific institutions.
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Childhood autism diagnosis is getting better, but not for everyone. Interview with my oldest daughter
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🗓️ Join our expert Dr Dirk Engels with and guest at the launch of the upcoming #GFINDER #NeglectedDisease report to
explore the latest changes in the R&D investment landscape.
📅 January 31
🕐 1:30pm GMT
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Vaccine hesitancy, fuelled by #misinformation and conspiracy theories, led to thousands of unnecessary deaths and costly hospital stays during two #COVID19 waves in 2021, according to , by
theglobeandmail.com/canada/article via #infodemic
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NEW: Effectiveness of Bivalent Boosters against Severe Omicron Infection | from confirming the benefit of bivalent omicron boosters vs earlier monovalent booster. Bottom line: get your bivalent booster
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I love how anti-vaxxers call me a pharma shill but ignore going on Alex Jones to sling worthless supplements to “detox” your body from the spike protein. But I’m sure Peter isn’t making any money from this, right?
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This segment answers a very common question about Spike protein detoxification. We need human clinical studies and RTC's to demonstrate treatment effect and to devise clinical strategies. Supplement forms are available now under advisement from doctors. @twc_health
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Disturbing. Not just BS and bluster .... loss of LIFE.
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COVID-19 misinformation cost the lives of 2,800 Canadians, report says. By @R_SPatel
thestar.com/politics/feder via @torontostar
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In fact I would be hard pressed to name an antivaccine activists who heads a laboratory or conducts actual experiments. Even harder pressed to name one running a university laboratory or even holding down a day job as a university scientist.
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I second this sentiment. This Texan is profoundly grateful to you Dr. Hotez.
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"Modern science is not done through public debate.
We report our data, provide interpretations through journals. Antivaccine activists have no science, and nothing to publish." - Peter Hotez MD PhD
Another bookmark and t-shirt worthy quote from ! #GlobalTreasure
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Another way to say this. You can debate 18th century enlightenment philosophy but (with some exceptions) modern science is not done through public debate. We report our data, provide interpretations through journals. Antivaccine activists have no science, and nothing to publish twitter.com/drg1985/status…
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New commentary out today in . Dr. Lindsay Shea & I react to new #autism prevalence findings by emphasizing the need for enhanced data on social determinants of health: publications.aap.org/pediatrics/art.
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In fact I would be hard pressed to name an antivaccine activists who heads a laboratory or conducts actual experiments. Even harder pressed to name one running a university laboratory or even holding down a day job as a university scientist.
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Another way to say this. You can debate 18th century enlightenment philosophy but (with some exceptions) modern science is not done through public debate. We report our data, provide interpretations through journals. Antivaccine activists have no science, and nothing to publish
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Well-meaning people often suggest debating antivaccine figures, but it's a mistake.
Debates create an illusion that evidence-free crank positions are equivalent to overwhelming scientific evidence.
Even if they lose, that illusory legitimacy & platform is a win for cranks..
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Well-meaning people often suggest debating antivaccine figures, but it's a mistake.
Debates create an illusion that evidence-free crank positions are equivalent to overwhelming scientific evidence.
Even if they lose, that illusory legitimacy & platform is a win for cranks..
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Thank you, again, , for your extraordinary service to us all during the ONGOING pandemic. May Canada and the rest of the world heed this report!
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I was glad to contribute to this report, many thanks @BogochIsaac twitter.com/bogochisaac/st…
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I was glad to contribute to this report, many thanks
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Report on the costs of COVID misinformation in Canada:
*Led to more cases, hospitalizations & deaths
*Cost hundreds of millions of dollars
*Significant erosion of public trust
*Warrants a coordinated national response
bit.ly/3WEvOuO with @CaulfieldTim
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Report on the costs of COVID misinformation in Canada:
*Led to more cases, hospitalizations & deaths
*Cost hundreds of millions of dollars
*Significant erosion of public trust
*Warrants a coordinated national response
bit.ly/3WEvOuO with
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It’s deeply, deeply troubling to see the fascists in charge of the House. They’re at war with science, public health, public education, reason, tolerance, etc. if this isn’t a wake up call, I don’t know what is. Thank you for your work and for sounding the alarm.
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You are a global treasure - thank you for continuing to speak the truth at great personal cost
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This will be detailed and explained further in my forthcoming book out this summer with “The Deadly Rise of Antiscience: A Scientist’s Warning”
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Instead they will use this Committee assignment to attempt to whitewash their role in causing so many in the South including my state of Texas to lose their lives. They will instead try to blame the scientists. That’s what this is really all about
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The reality is this: the only ones who really need to be investigated by a House Select Committee is MTG and her colleagues in the House GOP Freedom Caucus who through their rhetoric and antivaccine activism contributed to the deaths of so many Americans
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At that time mRNA vaccines had >90% effectiveness at preventing deaths during the delta wave
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The person who called vaccinators “medical brown shirts” a Nazi paramilitary analogy ahead of our deadly delta wave during the last half of 2021. 200,000 unvaccinated Americans needlessly died mostly in the South even though vaccines available. Victims to antivaccine activism
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I’m honored to serve on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.
It’s time to reveal the truth on the origins of COVID, the authoritarian Democrat response, vaccines, and Fauci’s NIAID involvement in gain-of-function research.
speaker.gov/speaker-mccart
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Each circle represents a layer of potential stress during the #COVID19 pandemic that may accumulate to undermine #mentalhealth. These four outcomes are discussed in our latest report with recommendations moving forward here: bit.ly/3HCTAk2
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You are one of the foremost voices of science based reasoning. Your work and your passion speak volumes. Thank you for your dedication to your practice and to the well being of all who inhabit the planet!
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First, I'm so sorry that you have to put up with this nonsense. You are an incredible scientist and human being. Your work to bring affordable,effective vaccines to the world is truly the work of the angels here on Earth. Thank you.
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“Preventing the Next Pandemic” by Dr. Hotez:
“…urbanized poverty juxtaposed with tremendous wealth in four major #Texas cities places the state near the top in disparities…as reflected in…the Gini co-efficient…most extreme examples of diseases of the poor amid wealth…”
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Via Dr. Hotez in “Preventing the Next #Pandemic”:
“#Texas also has the largest numbers of children not receiving vaccinations in the US…the state represents the epicenter of anti-science in America”
#sciencecommunication #CovidVaccines
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Happy birthday to this ol' gal, approved by Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar on this date in 1839. Long may she wave!
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Wow, there’s even more Hotez replacing Fauci nonsense today. I think it would be interesting to look into the groups that launch this conspiracy nonsense and then pays for it all?
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This fake or alternative universe where the far right live seems like a very tormented and unsettled place, hope they find a way to carve out some joy and happiness
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My cat #Milo says if says we should get a yearly Covid vaccine, his mom will roll up her sleeve & do it. Milo’s mom believes in science and
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Someone please break the bad news to him: I really like being a medical school professor, developing new vaccines, writing my books and papers, mentoring young scientists…and that I don’t aspire to replace Tony
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Someone is replacing Dr. Fauci! Let's look at Dr. Peter Hotez! His mentor? DR. FAUCI!! #worsethanfauci
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