The Deadly Rise of Anti-science

"The author's short, passionate polemic, dense with studies and charts, provides overwhelming evidence that scientific research benefits humanity and that vaccines are lifesavers.Supremely well-informed."

"Globally, anti-science is a key part of the far-right, autocratic, populist playbook. Hotez's terrifying but profoundly important book shows how deep the anti-science rabbit hole goes, who is thriving on chaos, and why anti-science is surging everywhere. The book is an eye-opening exposé of the catastrophic consequences of anti-science."

"Dr. Hotez is the pioneer of a new breed: physician-scientist-warrior. He led the efforts in the United States against mis- and dis-information during the COVID pandemic and, long before that, took on the anti-science and anti-vax movements. His story, remarkable work, and insights are aptly portrayed in The Deadly Rise of Anti-science."

"Peter Hotez, a physician scientist fighting the war on infectious diseases, describes the impact of the anti-science movement. The victims are those who fall prey to its rhetoric and suffer the consequences. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the state of scientific affairs and public health."

"Vaccines are a critical public health tool in preventing life-threatening illness and death. Their use and lifesaving impact are now seriously threatened by the deadly rise of anti-science. Hotez provides a front-row seat to the unfolding infectious disease catastrophe we are facing. He delivers a clarion call to action like no one else can."

"Virologist and vaccine expert Peter Hotez has provided the definitive work on this era....[His] warning about the broader implications of Covid denial must be heeded."

"[A] powerful eyewitness account of anti-scientific activities in the USA."

"Harrowing and deeply alarming.[Hotez's] analysis of the modern US anti-vaccine movement and its entanglement with the authoritarian right is astute."