Association between ambient temperature and childhood vaccination coverage in low- and middle-income countries
Our findings provide novel epidemiological evidence linking higher ambient temperature and lower childhood vaccination rates in 50 LMICs. The results underscore the necessity to integrate climate adaptation strategies into vaccination program and build climate-resilient vaccination systems.
Authors
- Hongqiu Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6927-6855)
- Jovine Bachwenkizi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6894-1235)
- Xiaoyu Zhou
- Hongjie Chu
- Yixiang Zhu
- Zehua Xu
- Zhijun Ding
- Mark Jit
- Zhiyuan Hou
- Renjie Chen
Institutions
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- Fudan University (CN)
- National Health and Family Planning Commission (CN)
- Global Health Corps (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-04743-w
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00