“I just was stalked in front of my home by a couple of antivaxers taunting me to debate RFKJr.,” Houston-based scientist Peter Hotez tweeted Sunday. CNN reached out to Hotez seeking more details on the incident, but he was not available for comment. Hotez, who regularly appears on newscasts — including CNN, is the dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and a professor of pediatrics and molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine.
” “I will add $150,000 to @joerogan’s wager so now $250,000 can go to charity and the public can hear an open debate on an important topic,” billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman tweeted. Hotez contended he would appear on the podcast but would not debate Kennedy, the environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist who declared he was running for president in April. “I offered to go on Joe Rogan but not to turn it into the Jerry Springer show with having RFK Jr.