
Peter Hotez, MD, PhD
Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine
Professor, Dept of Pediatrics & Molecular Virology & Microbiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Endowed Chair in Tropical Pediatrics
Co-Director, Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development
Texas Children’s Hospital
Founding Editor-in-Chief; PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Biykem Bozkurt MD, PhD, FHFSA, FAHA, FACC, FESC, FACP
Mary and Gordan Cain Chair & Professor of Medicine
Director of Winters Center of Heart Failure
Associate Provost of Faculty Affairs; Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Devel
Vice-Chair, Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FACC, Named New Editor-in-Chief of JACC: Heart Failure – American College of Cardiology
Overview:
Drs. Bozkurt & Hotez will discuss the impact of vaccinating on the delta variant accelerating in the US and advancing a low-cost recombinant protein COVID-19 “people’s vaccine” for global health expected to be released for emergency use in Asia. They will also discuss new trends in antivaccine sentiments in the US and an escalating and globalizing antiscience empire.
Objectives:
At the conclusion of the activity a participant should be able to:
- Summarize the impact of the delta variant among unvaccinated populations in the United States and globally.
- Report on global failures or weaknesses in vaccinating low- and middle-income countries especially in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa, and our new “people’s vaccine” for global health now entering phase 3 trials.
- Analyze the origins of rising antivaccine sentiments and its recent shifts.
Disclosures:
Dr. Biykem Bozkurt receives consulting fees from Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, scPharmaceuticals, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Sanofi-Aventis, Relypsa and Vifor.
Dr. Peter Hotez has nothing to disclose relevant to this program.
The Planning Committee has nothing to disclose relevant to this program.
The THI CME Staff has nothing to disclose relevant to this program.
The Program Reviewers has nothing to disclose relevant to this program.
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
Accreditation
Texas Heart Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
Texas Heart Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.