Medical Populism and COVID-19 Testing

• Main Authors: Hedges, Kristin, Lasco, Gideon
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: COVID-19; pandemics; viral testing; medical populism; biocommunicability; Development Studies; Health Communication; Immunology and Infectious Disease
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/85; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1079&context=dev-stud-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This paper uses the lens of medical populism to analyze the impact of biocommunicability on COVID-19 testing through a case study approach. The political efficacy of testing is traced through two mini-case studies: the Philippines and the United States. The case studies follow the approach of populi...