Dr Peter Hotez has devoted most of his professional life to developing vaccines to combat neglected tropical diseases that affect millions of the most impoverished people in the world.

More recently he has also become an outspoken and prominent advocate for vaccines in the face of the growing anti-vaccine movement. In this episode Dr Hotez opens up about why he is so angry with those spearheading the anti-vaccine movement and his new book 'Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism' which debunks some of the most prevalent anti-vaccine myths, as well as telling the story of his life as the father of a daughter with autism.

This podcast is presented by Peter Barker and produced by Orinoco Communications.

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LINKS to PETER HOTEZ

Books

Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism

Forgotten People Forgotten Diseases

Blue Marble Health

Twitter: @PeterHotez

Website: https://peterhotez.org/