Department of Anthropology, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.
Development Studies Program, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines.
Med Anthropol. 2022 Aug;41(5):518-531. doi: 10.1080/01459740.2022.2089569. Epub 2022 Jun 30.
Drawing on face-to-face and virtual fieldwork in the Philippines, I document the emergence of antibody testing as a popular practice among Filipinos during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping them make decisions about vaccines and other life choices. Antibodies gave people a sense of agency and control amid a health crisis for which political and medical authorities failed to offer certainty and hope, particularly at a time of vaccine scarcity and viral surges. However, by diverting attention from the health care system to individual immune systems, antibodies also reinforced the individual "responsibilization" that has characterized the Philippine government's pandemic response.
我在菲律宾进行了实地和虚拟的实地调查，记录了在 COVID-19 大流行期间，抗体检测如何成为菲律宾人的一种流行做法，帮助他们做出关于疫苗和其他生活选择的决定。在政治和医疗当局未能提供确定性和希望的情况下，抗体在这场健康危机中给人们带来了一种代理感和控制感，尤其是在疫苗短缺和病毒激增的时候。然而，通过将注意力从医疗保健系统转移到个人免疫系统，抗体也强化了菲律宾政府大流行应对措施的个人“责任化”特征。
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