Key facts
- A vaccine expert is accused of pursuing a personal relationship with a scientist.
- The scientist claims the expert's actions led to her termination from Northwell Health.
- The expert, Peter Hotez, is a molecular biologist and dean at Baylor College of Medicine.
- Hotez gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic and had public exchanges with Joe Rogan regarding vaccine debates.
Peter Hotez, a prominent molecular biologist and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Houston's Baylor College of Medicine, has been accused by a scientist of pursuing a personal relationship with her before she was fired from Northwell Health. The scientist claims that Hotez's alleged actions were a factor in her termination. Hotez rose to national prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic, notably for his public disagreements on social media with podcaster Joe Rogan, who had challenged Hotez to a debate on vaccines with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.