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Thursday, September 24 • 11:30am - 12:00pm
One-on-One with Peter Hotez

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The scientist on the hunt for a vaccine, why the feds failed Texas and how we can reopen safely by October.

This event was recorded as part of The 2020 Texas Tribune Festival that took place virtually Sept. 1-30, 2020. You’re welcome to watch here or share this link with your friends and colleagues to watch it on demand anytime. This session was recorded and aired live on Sept. 24.

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Moderator
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Edgar Walters

Health Care Reporter for The Texas Tribune
Walters is an investigative reporter covering health and human services for the Tribune. In 2017, he won a Texas Medical Association Anson Jones Award for his coverage on foster care health. Previously, Walters was a political reporting fellow for the Berliner Zeitung, a daily newspaper... Read More →

Speakers
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Peter Hotez

Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and Co-Director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children's Hospital
Hotez is an expert in vaccine development and neglected tropical diseases. He has led several projects to develop new vaccines, including a vaccine to protect against SARS, an earlier coronavirus. Hotez is also a fellow in disease and poverty at the James A. Baker III Institute for... Read More →



Thursday September 24, 2020 11:30am - 12:00pm CDT
VIRTUAL
  Live + Replay