Peter Hotez is dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He worked on research teams that developed vaccines for hookworm, schistosomiasis and SARS. Hotez is also the author of Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel’s Autism: My Journey as a Vaccine Scientist, Pediatrician and Autism Dad.

Paul Harris is a Republican representative in the Washington House of Representatives. He sponsored the 2019 legislation ending the personal belief exemption to the state MMR vaccine requirement. Contact Kent Livingston to arrange an interview.

Sue Collins is a co-founder of the New Jersey Coalition for Vaccination Choice. She helped defeat the New Jersey Legislature’s effort to end religious exemptions to vaccine requirements. Arrange an interview through the coalition’s contact form.

James Colgrove is a professor of sociomedical sciences at Columbia University. He is the author of State of Immunity: The Politics of Vaccination in Twentieth-Century America.

The Trump administration has repeatedly criticized China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims and other religious groups.

Olivia Enos is a senior policy analyst for The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center.

Jerome Cohen is a law professor at New York University and an expert on China’s legal system. He co-founded the Xinjiang Initiative, an effort to increase the academic community’s awareness of human rights violations in the Xinjiang region of China.

Ian Thompson is a senior legislative representative for the American Civil Liberties Union. He leads outreach to lawmakers on issues such as LGBTQ rights, HIV and sex education.

Rep. Chris D. Stewart is a Republican congressman from Utah. He is the lead sponsor of the Fairness for All Act, which tries to balance religious freedom protections with LGBTQ rights. Arrange an interview through Madison Shupe.