An Open Letter to: Gabriel Munroe, Editor-in-Chief, Issue 23, Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

By Christina Waldman

April 9, 2014

Re: Who Controls the Conversation? Ethical Concerns in Dorit Rubenstein Reiss, “Compensating the Victims of Failure to Vaccinate: What are the Options?” 23 Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy (forthcoming 2014)

Dear Mr. Monroe,

In the past year, Prof. Reiss has burst upon the blogosphere as a vigorous promoter of vaccines and public health policies favorable to vaccine interests. As advocating for vaccines in social media is not something most law professors normally do in their spare time, and to the extent that she does, some have questioned the independence of her motivation. Might she have conflicts of interest to disclose? See:

“Not Paid To Post?” Dorit Rubinstein Reiss, UC Hastings College of Law and Kaiser Permanente

Who Is Dorit Reiss? ¹⁾