In Fact with Chelsea Clinton

Vaccines (with Dr. Peter Hotez & Heather Simpson)

When it comes to vaccines, spreading truth, facts, and evidence are urgent public health priorities -- and so is confronting the anti-vaccine movement. This week, Chelsea sits down with Heather Simpson, a mom and former anti-vax influencer-turned vaccine advocate. She also talks with vaccine researcher, advocate and Co-Director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital and Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Peter Hotez, about how we can fight the powerful tide of disinformation, overcome distrust, and help get more people the facts they need to make the right health decisions for themselves and their families.  Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

What do vaccines, stigma, climate change and sex have in common? They all relate to our public health.    Covid-19 isn’t the only public health crisis we’ve faced. It’s not even the only one we face right now. What led us to this moment, what have we learned, what did we get right (and wrong), and how can we do better?   As we navigate a pandemic, and a moment that’s rife with conspiracy theories and misinformation, Chelsea is getting the facts.    Each week on In Fact, Chelsea Clinton sits down with experts, activists and a few surprising guests who share Chelsea’s passion for science, evidence and yes, facts. Along the way, they’ll open the world of public health through shared stories, their work, connect the dots between the past and present moment, and help us understand that, now more than ever, public health affects us all.