‘A deadly societal force’: A Q&A with author Dr. Peter Hotez on the anti-science movement
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 Hotez is a professor in the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and codirector of the Texas Childrens Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, both in Houston. He spoke with CIDRAP News yesterday about the anti-vaccine movement’s growth into an organized, well-funded movement that he says is the signature of an authoritarian regime. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. CIDRAP News: What was