Vax-Pushing Debate Dodger Linked To ‘Chimeric’ Coronavirus Creation In Wuhan

Over the weekend, the MSM’s new vax-pushing darling, Dr. Peter Hotez, chickened out of a debate with presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. after a charity pot to do so reached more than $2.6 million in less than 24 hours.

Hotez, a frequent guest on CNN and NBC during the Covid-19 pandemic, first tried the ‘let’s take this offline‘ approach with Rogan, after first posting a link to a VICE article attacking claims made by RFK Jr. on Rogan’s podcast. Rogan called that a “non answer,” and his original $100,000 offer to donate to charity snowballed into millions after a flood of people committed to the pot.

He now says that getting ‘tag-teamed’ on Twitter has been “overwhelming,” telling MSNBC‘s Mehdi Hasan (after an establishment support strike was called in) “You know, the attacks from the anti-vaccine lobby do come in waves. And this time, though, it’s been one of the tougher ones. Because, as you pointed out, the physical stalking and the incessant threatening emails.”

“And the stuff online is just total whack-a-doodle. And let’s face it, when you have RFK Jr. and Joe Rogan, and Elon Musk, all tag-teaming, those tres hombres at the same time,” he added. “That probably includes just about every follower on Twitter. So, it’s pretty overwhelming.”

And the ultimate cope:

“In science, we don’t typically do debates. What we do is we write scientific papers … one doesn’t typically debate science. Maybe the one-off discussion of evolution versus creationism & that sort of thing, but that’s not what we do in science.”

You mean debates you can’t win?

Dr. @PeterHotez on why he won’t debate @RobertKennedyJr: “In science, we don’t typically do debates. What we do is we write scientific papers … one doesn’t typically debate science. Maybe the one-off discussion of evolution versus creationism & that sort of thing, but that’s not… pic.twitter.com/amiFU9vI9N

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) June 19, 2023

According to Hotez, “Anti-vaccine disinformation…is now a lethal force in the United States,” adding “I offered to go on Joe Rogan but not to turn it into the Jerry Springer show with having RFK Jr. on.”

Hassan, of course, equates debating an anti-vaxxer to a WWII expert debating a holocaust denier.

.@PeterHotez responds to being asked to debate anti-vaxxer RFK Jr.

“Anti-vaccine disinformation…is now a lethal force in the United States. I offered to go on Joe Rogan but not to turn it into the Jerry Springer show with having RFK Jr. on.” pic.twitter.com/9ydNLXnxeS

— The Mehdi Hasan Show (@MehdiHasanShow) June 19, 2023

“We don’t debate science.”

Every notable scientist since Galileo weeps

— Vincinnatus 🇺🇸🐊 (@Vincinnatus) June 19, 2023

“I don’t think a historian of WWII should debate a Holocaust Denier.”

What? How would one not be the PERFECT person to do that? Who else should debate a Holocaust Denier? A mechanic?

A “vaccine expert” is the PERFECT person to debate RKF Jr.

What a retarded cope. https://t.co/LrqHnS8ysT

— Lucas Gage (@Lucas_Gage_) June 19, 2023

Oh?

Fox’s @BretBaier airs a montage of left-wing media figures mocking the idea of a lab leak in Wuhan China as the source of COVID. A “conspiracy theory” that has reportedly turned out to be true. pic.twitter.com/gn1Eurb5J6

— Kevin Tober (@KevinTober94) June 14, 2023

RFK Jr. and Rogan discussed Ed Dowd’s book, Cause Unknown, which catalogues instances of sudden deaths.

🚨 Robert F. Kennedy Jr & Joe Rogan Discuss the Book ‘Cause Unknown: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths’

“One part of the book has maybe a thousand photos of local newspapers reporting athletes dying on playing fields…It’s sickening, these beautiful children who were dying on the… pic.twitter.com/NMmKJSQaLj

— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) June 15, 2023

Meanwhile, Dr. Pierre Kory provided evidence that Hotez is linked to Covid-19 Gain-of-Function research, citing information from the US Right to Know.

Hotez’s own 2012 to 2017 NIH grant for the development of a SARS vaccine had the stated aim of responding to any “accidental release from a laboratory,” in addition to a possible zoonotic spillover of the virus.

As part of his NIH grant, Hotez subcontracted funding for research on combined or “chimeric” coronaviruses, a scientific paper shows. Hotez’s grant underwrote two of Shi’s collaborators on the project. [Shi headed the Wuhan lab’s coronavirus modification project].

In the 2017 paper co-funded by Hotez, Shi and her colleagues generated a recombinant virus from two SARS-related coronaviruses: “rWIV1-SHC014S.” It’s not clear whether the paper co-funded by Hotez should have been stopped under a temporary “pause” on gain-of-function work before 2017.

According to Kory, “The article also showed how Hotez worked over and over to cover up the possibility SARS-CoV-2 could have come from a lab. Given how bad the PR would be for him if this became known, his behavior is somewhat understandable.”

Progressives: Our ideas are so important they must be forced at gunpoint & cannot be questioned in any public forum

cc @mehdirhasan @davidfrum @RadioFreeTom @MollyJongFast pic.twitter.com/9SwqCJZwwm

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) June 19, 2023

2/ The problem is that until April 2020, he was claiming the opposite. Back then, Hotez expressed his concerns about a potential vaccine for the seasonal cold virus. But how did it come to pass that he suddenly changed his opinion and labeled all critics as anti-science? pic.twitter.com/jkSXDdj08b

— Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddeketal) June 18, 2023

4/ Therefore, it’s unsurprising that he rejects the current 1.5 million-dollar bid and refuses to debate with @RobertKennedyJr. That’s because
▪️The hush money from Big Pharma is probably more generous
▪️He knows that he stands no chance against the facts.https://t.co/A3qsOJ5Glz

— Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddeketal) June 18, 2023

6/ “The task force should include experts who have tackled complex global threats such as terrorism because anti-science is now approaching similar levels of peril. It is becoming increasingly clear that advancing immunization requires a counteroffensive.” https://t.co/0J82K4BBwN

— Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddeketal) June 18, 2023

8/ As if this wasn’t already enough, his latest publication unmasks the absurdity of his pseudo-scientific phantasm, stating that we need malnutrition vaccines. In Sept 2022, Hotez again was able to publish his mental diarrhoea in a high-impact journal. https://t.co/RIfuLzI4WK pic.twitter.com/NELDtnGP76

— Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddeketal) June 18, 2023

10/ Holding a PhD in biotechnology and having worked in academia for over 10 years, I’m done with science. One reason for this is individuals like Hotez, who produce propaganda videos like this one. I’ve now become a citizen journalist to combat this corruption. Follow me! pic.twitter.com/oRXJn75qnw

— Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddeketal) June 18, 2023