Houston vaccine expert and scientist Dr. Peter Hotez was the target of intense online attacks that culminated with two people showing up at his home Sunday, he said. | via HoustonPubMedia
at Texas Children's Hospital. Some people in the global health sector call him"Bono with a bow tie."
The online attacks against Hotez began after a podcast hosted by Joe Rogan and featuring Democratic presidential candidate and anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was posted at the end of last week.a story critical of the podcast and the false claims the episode contained, unleashing even more attacks. Rogan upped the ante by offering Hotez $100,000 to come on his podcast and debate Kennedy.
The man later claimed he tried to turn himself in to Houston police, but that could not be independently verified.on Sunday that he's dealt with harassment before from anti-vaxxers, but this incident had been challenging for him. Hotez is the co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development and gained national prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic as an expert who made countless media appearances explaining vaccine research and advocating for Americans to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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