[Research on cholera vaccine injection in the later period of the Republic of China]

Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi. 2023 Nov 28;53(6):338-343. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112155-20220901-00118.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

During the period of the Republic of China, cholera was one of the government-mandated infectious diseases. In response to the cholera epidemic, the Beijing municipal government and the Health Bureau established the Beijing special epidemic prevention committee to guide and supervise the implementation of epidemic prevention measures. The Beijing municipal government and the Health Bureau cooperated with medical institutions to implement cholera vaccine injection at their locations, stations, gates, schools and other public places, as well as personal residences. They strictly defined the vaccinated population and vaccination methods, and adopted the vaccination mode of combining voluntary injection and compulsory injection, effectively controlled the spreading of the cholera. The public benefit, solidarity and flexibility of its epidemic prevention work are of certain reference significance to the epidemic prevention work today and even in the future.

民国时期,霍乱是政府规定的法定传染病之一。北京市政府及卫生局为应对霍乱疫情,特成立北京特别市防疫委员会来指导和监督防疫举措的实施。北京市政府及卫生局联合各医疗机构于其所在地点以及车站、城门、学校等公共场所,还有个人住所等处实施霍乱疫苗注射,并严格明确了接种人群及接种方法,采取了自愿注射与强制注射相结合的接种模式,有效地控制了霍乱疫情的发展。其防疫工作的公益性、团结性以及灵活性,对于当今乃至未来的防疫工作具有一定借鉴意义。.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • China
  • Cholera Vaccines*
  • Cholera* / history
  • Cholera* / prevention & control
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Vaccination / history

Substances

  • Cholera Vaccines