The Deadly Rise of Anti-science

A Scientist's Warning

Peter J. Hotez

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Johns Hopkins University Press
22 August 2023

Popular culture; Political control & freedoms; Medicine; Public health & preventive medicine

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 Peace 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, Hotez describes the devastating impacts it has had on Americans' health and lives. As a scientist who has endured antagonism from anti-vaxxers and been at the forefront of both essential scientific discovery and advocacy, 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, Hotez opens readers' eyes to the dangers of anti-science. He explains how anti-science became 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.

By: Peter J. Hotez
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781421447223
ISBN 10: 1421447223
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 22 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Chapter 1. An Army of Patriots Turns against the Scientists Chapter 2. Health Freedom Propaganda in America Chapter 3. Red COVID Chapter 4. An Anti-science Political Ecosystem Chapter 5. A Tough Time to Be a Scientist Chapter 6. The Authoritarian Playbook Chapter 7. The Hardest Science Communication Ever Chapter 8. Southern Poverty Law Center for Scientists Literature Cited Index

Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD (HOUSTON, TX), 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 Children's Center for Vaccine Development. He is the author of Preventing the Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-science and Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism: My Journey as a Vaccine Scientist, Pediatrician, and Autism Dad.

Reviews for The Deadly Rise of Anti-science: A Scientist's Warning

The author's short, passionate polemic, dense with studies and charts, provides overwhelming evidence that scientific research benefits humanity and that vaccines are lifesavers.Supremely well-informed. —Kirkus Reviews Virologist and vaccine expert Peter Hotez has provided the definitive work on this era....[His] warning about the broader implications of Covid denial must be heeded. —Arthur Caplan, Science [A] powerful eyewitness account of anti-scientific activities in the USA. —Naomi Oreskes, The Lancet