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Jennifer Reich

@jenniferreich.bsky.social
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sociologist, parent, writer, book series editor, usually adequately caffeinated

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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I don’t study AI per se, but having studied risk, trust, and community for my whole career, I have things to say that AI enthusiasts aren’t. I appreciate being part of this episode and in dialogue with others who are thinking about this moment. open.spotify.com/episode/6xLL...
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Experts Say AI Could Kill Us. Why Should We Trust Them? A Conversation w Jennifer Reich, Stephen Witt & Rachael Bedard
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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ASA member Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social gives insights into why the new executive order on vaccines may actually make it harder for parents to exercise choice and customize vaccines. @us.theconversation.com
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Separating the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine could decrease access for Colorado parents
Parents concerned about vaccine overload may not get the outcome they expect from Trump’s recent vaccine executive order.
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The whole country is suffering in #heat. And I am thinking our national strategy to pay foreign countries not to develop sustainable energy might not be working out. www.cnn.com/2026/06/02/c...
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The Trump admin paid a French company $1 billion to not build offshore wind farms. Blue states are suing | CNN
A coalition of seven blue states sued the Trump administration Tuesday after it paid a French company nearly $1 billion in taxpayer money to not build offshore wind farms.
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
“Complicating the investigation of this outbreak: in 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made state reporting of cyclospora optional when it scaled back its Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network” www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
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What you need to know about the cyclosporiasis outbreak
A foodborne parasitic infection has health officials urging people and restaurants to take special care with food safety.
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Thanks to @engber.bsky.social for inviting me to think through this interesting cultural moment with him. www.theatlantic.com%2Fhealth%2F2026%2F05%2Finjection-age%2F687293%2F%3Fgift%3DgQT_wi7V_pNFqesY1yem2To7JkBhZ60JXtPjAXvUjts%26utm_source%3Dcopy-link%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3Dshare
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Americans Have Entered the Age of the Needle
Americans’ enthusiasm for injection has never been higher.
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
This is not going to help that “under babied” problem we keep hearing about. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/u...
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Why Two Big Companies Just Cut Paid Family Leave
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
I am sad for the young people who won’t have opportunity to develop the many skills #sociology offers. I am also fascinated by the belief that reading or hearing about inequality in a couple class mtgs is so powerful and persuasive that it must be universally banned. people.com/florida-univ...
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Florida Universities Ban Sociology from Public Universities' General Education Requirements: 'Affront on Academic Freedom'
As part of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ crackdown on public education in the Sunshine State, education officials have banned public universities from including sociology courses in general education req...
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
This move is so incredibly dumb, and ultimately so destructive to our understanding of extreme weather and of climate change, that it could only have come from the Trump administration. Truly dangerous idiocy. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...
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Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Deferring $259.5 million #Medicaid funding to Minnesota + a nationwide moratorium on #Medicare enrollment for some Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies will harm families + people with disabilities. Did anyone vote for this kind of cruelty? www.hhs.gov/press-room/t...
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
He is literally coming for your #Medicare.
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jimi adams @jimiadams.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
While the reporting here is a useful read, "unusual path" is quite the way to describe this completely unethical farce.
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New Documents Reveal a Controversial Vaccine Study's Unusual Path to CDC Approval
A new investigation has found irregularities in the ethics review of a grant to study effects of a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau.
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
I have been thinking a lot about President Reagan’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis and the many ways the signs were present when he was in office. And how the country thought we had learned something to protect the country in the future.
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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 12/02/2026
I think substack has contributed to ruining journalism, with a direct-to-reader model that displaces all the workers in journalism who aren't writers. One direct effect is -- no editors to improve the writing and reject the bad pieces. I have yet to subscribe to a paid blog on that platform.
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Tragedies like this remind us that “natural” living, purported wellness, and rejection of technology at times includes death. So sad for this family. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Experts warn against drinking raw milk after New Mexico baby's listeria death
Consumption of raw milk has seen a resurgence in recent months with some promoting it as "liquid gold" on social media.
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Berna Devezer @devezer.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Please do not let all the focus on the funding environment in academia distract us from the real victims of these crimes and their enablers. Please do not look away from the misogyny. Please notice the gender differential. Please pay attention to how women are talked about in these emails.
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
I am very happy to hear that @democracyforward.org and @asanews.bsky.social won a major victory against the Trump administration's unconstitutional attempt to make schools censor college classroom teaching on race, gender and inequality.
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Major Victory for Public Education Comes As Trump-Vance Administration Abandons Appeal on “Dear Colleague Letter”
Government’s Withdrawal Brings Unlawful Re-writing of Civil Rights Law to Resolution Baltimore, Md. – Today marks a final defeat in the Trump-Vance administration’s attempt to require school districts...
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Feminist Proper Gander @dappergander.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
if you know anything about the Hmong and how they came to America, this becomes (somehow) even worse
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
As we talk about #vaccine choice (and I do a lot), we should all be keeping tabs on the real possibility that Americans will have fewer choices if manufacturers leave the country. These seemingly bureaucratic changes could end our access to vaccines. wapo.st/49M143E
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Opinion | How RFK Jr. plans to bankrupt vaccine manufacturers
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to flood the vaccine injury compensation program to hurt vaccine access in the U.S.
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Now for another episode of Angie’s least favorite things on earth: descheduled vaccines, non-evidence-based health policymaking, preventable disease, sick and dead kids, and DENMARK. Join me, @saskiapopescu.bsky.social, & @jessicamalaty.bsky.social at 9 pm ET open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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LIVE SOON: Make America Denmark Again! with Drs. Angela Rasmussen, Saskia Popescu, and Jessica Malaty Rivera
Starting Jan 5 at 9:00 PM EST
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Just as I caught my breath from today’s destruction of the American #vaccine schedule (without public comment, evidence, or transparency) I learn that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is no more. This is not the start of 2026 I wanted or anyone deserved. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Board dissolves Corporation for Public Broadcasting after funding cuts
The corporation announced in August that it would begin an "orderly wind-down of its operations" after Congress clawed back $1.1 billion in funds.
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Making the 2025 book list is a nice way to start the new year. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/o...
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Opinion | ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ 2025 Book Recommendations
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
While we are going all in on #Denmark’s approach to #vaccines, we should note that Denmark has 20+ years of studies to show vaccines do not cause autism or other negative health outcomes. en.ssi.dk/news/news/20...
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Large Danish Study: No link between vaccines and autism or 49 other health conditions
A new Danish study finds no association between aluminum in childhood vaccines and 50 different health conditions, including autism, asthma, and autoimmune diseases. The findings reaffirm the safety o...
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Can we crowd source to buy #acip a copy of Robert’s Rules of Order or something? If people have to abstain because they cannot tell what the proposed vote is, and the motions overlap, promised transparency is, well, not going well.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 04/12/2025
🦠What happens when you say you will only protect babies of infected moms, but you are bad at detecting infected moms❓ 🚫You miss a lot of babies who needed protection. This is exactly why in 1991 we went from only vaccinating babies of Hepatitis B positive moms to vaccinating all babies.
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Why Should I Trust You? Podcast @whyshoulditrustyou.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
New episode: “School Vaccine Requirements: Are We Even Talking About This The Right Way?” With sociologist @jenniferreich.bsky.social we dig into school-vaccine mandates and what we might be missing. #PublicHealth #Vaccines #Mandates podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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School Vaccine Requirements: Are We Even Talking About This The Right Way? A Conversation w Sociologist Jennifer Reich
Podcast Episode · Why Should I Trust You? · 11/06/2025 · 1h 7m
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
"The staff supporting ... (ACIP) were let go earlier this month in a sweeping round of layoffs that gutted entire departments of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)." via @melodyschreiber.com @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Threat to US vaccines as CDC staff supporting key advisory panel laid off
Critics say scientists ‘held hostage’ by RFK Jr as changes mean vaccine development and guidance in peril
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
No matter your views on #immigration or your politics, we should all agree that a federal campaign that aims to terrorize children is unacceptable. And to name it after a #Disney movie is horrific @filmandseries.bsky.social
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Kip Kosek @kipkosek.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Very astute essay by @jenniferreich.bsky.social explaining vaccine hesitancy as part of a broader individualistic approach to health www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...
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Opinion | What Really Drives Vaccine Hesitancy
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
I wanted to remind everyone about the "Save AIDS Research" livestream that will go live on YouTube this Tuesday (9/16) at 11:00am EDT. We have an amazing program of 70+ speakers who will be sharing their latest research. Get all the details at www.saveaidsresearch.org.
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24 Hours to Save AIDS Research
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
I am excited to join so many amazing scholars around the world to speak out about the importance of research. Join us.
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
A no-bid research contract is unheard of and this one is opposed by more than 250 autism scientists. www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...
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CDC's No-Bid Contract on Vaccine-Autism Study Raises Alarm
Award to Rensselaer to investigate link is 'unprecedented,' says expert
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
When I say these nominees are entirely unqualified for #acip, I can offer that the one I know personally told his wife to pray for a spontaneous vasectomy reversal instead of surgery. That’s the level of scientific expertise we are talking about. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Kennedy picks seven new members for US CDC vaccine panel, document shows
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has chosen seven new members for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's panel of vaccine experts, an internal CDC document showed on Wednesday.
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
We tell high school and college students to remember before they post that the internet is everywhere and forever. Perhaps they should discuss this in med school too? Or in the executive branch?
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Maybe football can be what unites us toward a shared belief that young people dying unnecessarily is bad?
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Six amazing books in the @nyupress.bsky.social series, Health, Society, and Inequality are out! And more are coming soon. So proud to be a part of this work. @ralmeling.bsky.social @katemasonsociology.bsky.social @andreabeckerphd.bsky.social @ilenekalish.bsky.social nyupress.org/series/healt...
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
I am excited to share that vol 51 of the Annual Review of Sociology is now open access. It includes my article on the politics of healthcare and so many great reviews. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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The Cultural, Definitional, and Institutional Politics of Healthcare | Annual Reviews
This review article examines how politics shape healthcare. In addition to formal law and policy, the politics of healthcare include the larger cultural frameworks that politicize health and illness, ...
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
So maybe hating pedophiles and the hiding of them is the thing that unites the country? A low bar but I’ll take it.
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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Where is all that "health freedom" these guys promised? Cause all I've seen is decreasing choices for my family and myself when it comes to vaccination.
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Remember how we were promised transparency? New idea. Let's Make America Qualified and Ethical Again. (I admit, the acronym needs work.) www.statnews.com/2025/07/09/k...
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HHS backtracks on pledge to disclose new vaccine advisers’ conflicts of interest
RFK Jr. has pledged radical transparency, but his vaccine advisers' financial disclosures aren't public.
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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Thanks to a federal judge appointed by Trump, medical debt can now go back on your credit report. We great yet?
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
When the cruelty is the point.
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
I really thought not selling federal lands off might be the thing that united us. I mean, right after not letting children die.
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Jeff Duchin @docjeffd.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
“Immunization policy decisions must be guided by science. The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is gravely concerned with the flawed process that occurred during the recent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting on June 25-26, 2025.” www.nfid.org/statement-on...
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Statement on June 2025 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting
NFID strongly supports the use of evidence-based guidance reviewed by qualified experts, within CDC and externally, to inform public health policy, and will work to protect the health of people across...
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I have been studying vaccine policy and politics for 20 years. This moment is so much worse than I ever imagined. And I am pretty imaginative.
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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
No one on Kennedy's vaccine advisory committee is an expert in immunology and BOY does it show
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Jason L. Schwartz @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Destroying healthcare systems and lives brick by brick. The Trump administration projects as many as 1.8 million people, including many DACA recipients, could lose coverage.
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RFK Jr. is making it more difficult to enroll in Obamacare
The Trump administration projects as many as 1.8 million people, including many DACA recipients, could lose coverage.
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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
This is clearly not how to increase trust. Imagine any other industry where people with no training or qualification get to tell experts how to do their job or tell families how to protect themselves and their children. Informed consent requires informed decisions.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
If you’re thinking, “wait a second, they have completely politicized this process and done so with zero transparency—how is that supposed to increase trust in vaccines?” You are correct. This is absurd. We are through the looking glass. This would be farcical if lives weren’t at stake.
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The process for ACIP membership usually takes years of vetting, particularly for conflicts of interest. Have these people undergone the same level of scrutiny? I'm pretty sure Malone has made money from saying falsely that mRNA vaccines are unsafe.
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