University of Colorado Sociologist Explains Why Vaccine Refusal Often Follows Individual Logic

By Nicholas Florko · STAT News · 2026-09-29

STAT News reports that Jennifer Reich, a sociologist who has spent twenty years interviewing families, argues that vaccine hesitancy is often a rational response to modern parenting pressures. Rather than being anti-science, these parents frequently apply a consumer-driven mindse

STAT News reports that Jennifer Reich, a sociologist who has spent twenty years interviewing families, argues that vaccine hesitancy is often a rational response to modern parenting pressures. Rather than being anti-science, these parents frequently apply a consumer-driven mindse