Vaccination in the urban sphere: the communicative role of the city in Spain and Latin America

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Sara García-Caballero
Pablo Gómez-Iniesta

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Vaccination has become the great global challenge following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. What is more, its importance makes even more sense in a scenario of international relations in which large cities exert greater influence and have developed new models of governance in relation to states and other supranational entities. The participation of cities is developing along three axes: logistics, pharmacovigilance and communication. The action of communicating has become a fundamental pillar in the era of communication technologies and social networks. The cases of the main capitals in Latin America and Spain provide insight into why communication plays a fundamental role. Barcelona, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Madrid and Mexico offer communicative perspectives on vaccination management that demonstrate the connection of their procedures with their models of urban governance.


 

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MON. Communication and journalism in cities.

Author Biographies

Sara García-Caballero, University of Castilla-La Mancha

Sara García Caballero holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Cuenca) and MA in New Interactive Media and Multimedia Journalism from the University of Granada (2018). She is currently a PhD student and researcher at the University of Castilla-La Mancha. Her academic interests and publications include corporate and institutional communication, sustainable development, 2030 Agenda, Sustainable Development Goals, corporate social responsibility and immersive journalism.

Pablo Gómez-Iniesta, University of Castilla-La Mancha

Pablo Gómez Iniesta holds a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Castilla La Mancha (2015) in the city of Cuenca (Spain) and MA in Political Science at Autonomous University of Barcelona (2016). His academic interests include the political communication, the rise of new political parties in Europe and the relationship between media and politics.

How to Cite

García-Caballero, S., & Gómez-Iniesta, P. (2022). Vaccination in the urban sphere: the communicative role of the city in Spain and Latin America. Miguel Hernandez Communication Journal, 13, 205-238. https://doi.org/10.21134/mhjournal.v13i.1690

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