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|Videos|July 31, 2020
Dr. Peter Hotez Argues for Federal Coordination of COVID-19 Response
Author(s)Grant M. Gallagher
Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, recently authored a paper proposing a federally directed but state-adaptive reopening that aims for acceptable national suppression by October 1.
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Dr. Peter Hotez is a physician and researcher with experience in neglected tropical diseases and vaccine development.
Dr. Hotez recently authored a paper proposing a federally directed but state-adaptive reopening centered on the goal of acceptable containment of COVID-19 nationally by October.
Dr. Hotez is also involved in vaccine development efforts related to SARS-CoV-2. In the first part of our interview, Dr. Hotez explains the "October Plan" for reopening with a cohesive national strategy.
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