The Revival of Cholera Vaccines

The Century-Old Making of a Global Success Story

Bibliographic Data

ID3637299
AuthorsLeonardo Heyerdahl (0000-0001-5540-5388, Institut Pasteur, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume66
Issue1
Publication date2024-11-05
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropologica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0254-9212 • E-ISSN: 2224-6428
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.18357/anthropologica66120242638
OpenAlexW4404120672
LanguageEN
References cited35

Cholera vaccines have existed since the nineteenth century but were largely considered an ineffective control strategy for much of their history. However, in 2012, cholera vaccination campaigns were piloted in Haiti and Guinea using a preexisting vaccine formula. These initial efforts quickly expanded to dozens of countries. A global stockpile of millions of doses was established, positioning cholera vaccines as a cornerstone to the Global Task Force on Cholera Control's Roadmap to ending cholera by 2030. What factors contributed to this remarkable turnaround? This piece explores the epistemic, moral, and industrial reconfigurations that sustained the crafting of a global vaccine success story and its ramifications within a shifting global health landscape, including the potential displacement of water and sanitation interventions. The research is based on my participation in cholera vaccine introductions as a medical NGO worker and on symmetric ethnographic fieldwork conducted in African settings targeted for reactive cholera vaccination and in global North centers influencing global cholera vaccine policy

Cholera · Political science · History · Influenza Virus Research Studies · Medicine · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Vibrio bacteria research studies · Virology

Tools

Open DOIOpen Access