Hotez about anti-vax disinformation campaign being politically motivated

"In the past you could talk to a parent who was reluctant about vaccinating their kid and say: "Look, here's what measles does, here's what pertussis does, this is why it's a leading killer of children globally and here's how the vaccines work" and 9 times out of 10 they would agree to vaccinate their child. Now it's far more difficult because they've tied their political allegiance or their identity to not getting a vaccine. It's not enough simply to provide accurate information, you have to do this of course, but it's not sufficient. So it means trying to really get them to communicate values to them...These individuals are victims. They are victims of a predatory well organized well financed disinformation campaign that's politically and financially motivated..."