📗 Libro en inglés THE DEADLY RISE OF ANTI-SCIENCE

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