Evaluating geographic accessibility to COVID-19 vaccination across 54 countries/regions
LMICs require enhanced attention to improve geographic accessibility to vaccination. Additionally, there are internal disparities in accessibility within both HICs and LMICs. National public health officials and global health initiatives are suggested to prioritize 'vaccine deserts' and to ensure equitable vaccine access in future pandemics.
Authors
- Yanjia Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8294-8924)
- Jeon‐Young Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8754-2897)
- Karen A. Grépin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4368-0045)
- Qunshan Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5549-9457)
- Huanfa Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4518-7601)
- Junhui Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1816-1190)
- Tianyu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2706-2685)
Institutions
- School of Advanced Study (GB)
- Kyung Hee University (KR)
- Urban Big Data Centre (GB)
- UCL Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- HKU-Pasteur Research Pole (HK)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017761
- Citations
- 13
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 28.18
Funders
- University of Hong Kong
- Economic and Social Research Council
- University Research Committee, University of Hong Kong