Bodies and Structures 2.0: Deep-Mapping Modern East Asian History

Vaccinating the Countryside: Fukui Domain

Although Kasahara Hakuō and his colleagues hoped to spread the vaccine as widely as possible, they did not prioritize the immunization of rural domain subjects but concentrated resources in the castle town. Even in the 1860s, over ten years after the introduction of the vaccine, rural parents still appeared to be taking their children into town. In part, the failure to penetrate the countryside simply reflected a lack of money and trained doctors. But this spatial concentration also had to do with the time sensitivity of vaccine transmission and the constant need for bodies of unvaccinated children. This pathway explores the spatial and temporal implications of sustaining vaccinations in the countryside through arm-to-arm transmission. 

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