Back
October 7, 2023

My comment on Dr. Peter Hotez's latest book and interview

Dr. Peter Hotez recently gave an interview to promote his new book "The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: A Scientist’s Warning", making blatently shameful remarks on what he calls "a deadly societal force" and an "anti-science movement". Read the report here:

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science/deadly-societal-force-qa-author-dr-peter-hotez-anti-science-movement

Geert: Instead of composing all this nonsense and attributing blame to the anti-vaxxers, the author’s time would be more wisely invested in identifying the current shortcomings in vaccinology, which still remains a very empirical business, and critically evaluating the use of vaccines during outbreaks, epidemics, or pandemics. This, once again, underscores how perilous 'renowned' scientists can become when they become fixated on the notion that (imperfect) vaccines are the universal solution for all infectious diseases, regardless of the various modes of pathogen exposure.

Support our work
DONATE
Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter

Geert Vanden Bossche received his DVM from the University of Ghent, Belgium, and his PhD degree in Virology from the University of Hohenheim, Germany. He held adjunct faculty appointments at universities in Belgium and Germany. After his career in Academia, Geert joined several vaccine companies (GSK Biologicals, Novartis Vaccines, Solvay Biologicals) to serve various roles in vaccine R&D as well as in late vaccine development.

Geert then moved on to join the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Health Discovery team in Seattle (USA) as Senior Program Officer; he then worked with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) in Geneva as Senior Ebola Program Manager. At GAVI he tracked efforts to develop an Ebola vaccine. He also represented GAVI in fora with other partners, including WHO, to review progress on the fight against Ebola and to build plans for global pandemic preparedness.

Back in 2015, Geert scrutinized and questioned the safety of the Ebola vaccine that was used in ring vaccination trials conducted by WHO in Guinea. His critical scientific analysis and report on the data published by WHO in the Lancet in 2015 was sent to all international health and regulatory authorities involved in the Ebola vaccination program. After working for GAVI, Geert joined the German Center for Infection Research in Cologne as Head of the Vaccine Development Office. He is at present primarily serving as a Biotech / Vaccine consultant while also conducting his own research on Natural Killer cell-based vaccines.

Email: info@voiceforscienceandsolidarity.org

Recent Posts
October 20, 2024

Poor insights on what stimulates long-lived antibody production could spur false hope for better Covid-19 vaccines….

Read
October 20, 2024

The Coronavirus Still Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings:

Read
September 25, 2024

When Pseudoscience Reigns

Read
Voices for Science and solidarity, © 2023