Sociology and Space, Vol. 59 No. 219, 2021.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.5673/sip.59.0.12
Epidemic Vexillology – The Use of Flags in Control and Prevention of Infectious Disease Prevention
Željko Heimer
orcid.org/0000-0003-1349-9704
; Croatian Heraldic and Vexillologic Association, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The paper presents a short historic review of flags used for control, and as a means of control
and fight against epidemics, along with the use of flags as symbols of health risk and quarantine,
and their development. It presents examples of flags of national services competent for
health and sanitary control and quarantine through history. Particular attention is given to
the current pandemic of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome named COVID-19, thus the
paper presents the use of national flags as solidarity symbols with affected nations and development
of newly designed flags symbolizing solidarity with health workers and others fighting
against corona, escalating in 2020.
Keywords
vexillology; quarantine; quarantine signal flag; health and sanitary services ensign; national flag; white flag; struggle against corona flag
Hrčak ID:
255064
URI
Publication date:
1.4.2021.
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