National infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, in a frank, informal lunchtime conversation with Texas United Methodist Women about where Texas and the U.S. stand in the COVID pandemic; what comes next; and how they can help their communities stay healthy. Recorded live at the 35th Annual Texas United Methodist Women’s Legislative Event, January 24, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Sponsored by the COVID Collaborative.