Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, on not waiting for fall to get second booster shot | AMA COVID-19 Update
Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, on not waiting for fall to get second booster shot | AMA COVID-19 Update
2022 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, discusses his coronavirus vaccine, CorbeVax, as well as his Paxlovid rebound infection experience, and growing concerns around monkeypox. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.Dr. Peter Hotez is dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, and co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development in Houston.
0:00 AMA COVID-19 Update for August 4, 2022
1:33 CorbeVax COVID vaccine stats
3:28 Paxlovid rebound infection side effects
4:45 BA.4, BA.5 are most transmissible of all Omicron subvariants
6:16 Possible partisan divide on taking Paxlovid, new data suggests
7:52 Exploring subunit protein vaccines vs updated mRNA booster for fall
8:57 Universal coronavirus vaccine as a long-term strategy
10:35 Why to get boosted now—don't wait for fall
11:35 Parents need to vaccinate all eligible children
12:34 1,200 kids have died from COVID; long-COVID effects for kids are still unknown
13:40 Stopping monkeypox generalization across U.S. and world population is key
15:15 Long-term dangers of monkeypox spreading to animal populations
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