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Peter Hotez joins TWiV to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, including why it went out of control in the US, the hijacking of public health practices by anti-science extremist groups, prospects for control, and whether we will be prepared for the next one.
Guests: Peter Hotez
Links for this episode
- Peter Hotez on TWiP 29 and TWiV Special 2:43
- Wednesday, January 20, 2021 (Microbes Inf) 11:38
- SARS-CoV-2 RBD protein vaccine candidate (bioRxiv)
- Anti-science extremism in America (Microbes Inf) 7:29
- Low cost accessible COVID-19 vaccine (PLoS NTD)
- Letters read on TWiV 687 1:21:03
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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