Whatever They Say I Do the Opposite

Vaccine Resistance in Turkey During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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ID4564592
AuthorsA Nalan Azak (Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo Faculty of Humanities, Oslo, Norway, corresponding author), Einar Wigen (0000-0001-5061-8034, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo Faculty of Humanities, Oslo, Norway)
Year2022
Volume41
Issue8
Pages778-793
Publication date2022-11-17
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0145-9740 • E-ISSN: 1545-5882
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01459740.2022.2142578
PMID36375078
OpenAlexW4308964371
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited32

Following a 2015 ruling in the Turkish Supreme Court, vaccine resistance has increased significantly in Turkey. Where childhood vaccination was once compulsory, it is now voluntary, enabling the transformation of Turkish lay medical culture. This medical culture rose in political importance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, little is known about vaccine hesitancy and resistance in Turkey, and the interconnections with the wider political atmosphere in the country. We draw upon fieldwork conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic and explore the rationales behind people's vaccination choices. We argue that vaccines encouraged by the state offer citizens opportunities for individuation and resistance to the more generalized coercive practices of the Turkish state

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Biology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Outbreak · Pandemic · Resistance (ecology · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Global Security and Public Health · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Virology

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