Stories by Peter J. Hotez

Peter J. Hotez is a professor of pediatrics and molecular virology at Baylor College of Medicine, where he co-heads the Texas Children's Center for Vaccine Development. He is the author of the newly released book Preventing the Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-Science (Johns Hopkins University Press). Follow Peter J. Hotez on Twitter @PeterHotez Credit: Nick Higgins

Vaccines

A COVID Vaccine for All

With proved technology and no-frills tech transfer, CORBEVAX is poised to reach hundreds of millions in the coming weeks

December 30, 2021 — Peter J. Hotez and Maria Elena Bottazzi | Opinion

Behavior

The Antiscience Movement Is Escalating, Going Global and Killing Thousands

Rejection of mainstream science and medicine has become a key feature of the political right in the U.S. and increasingly around the world

March 29, 2021 — Peter J. Hotez | Opinion

Policy

Trump’s Illness and the Need for a Reset on U.S. Coronavirus Policy

Promoting the use of masks, contact tracing and social distancing could still save 100,000 lives

October 7, 2020 — Peter J. Hotez | Opinion

Policy

Science and America's Greatness

Science is not “soft power”—it’s as hard as nails, and vital to our homeland security

April 7, 2017 — Peter J. Hotez

Public Health

Will an American-Led Anti-Vaccine Movement Subvert Global Health?

We've made great gains in fighting infectious diseases in the last 50 years—but those gains are fragile

March 3, 2017 — Peter J. Hotez

Vaccines

Hookworm Infection

It retards growth and intellectual development in millions of children yet is largely ignored by researchers. New findings suggest excellent possibilities for a vaccine

June 1, 1995 — David I. Pritchard and Peter J. Hotez