| Literature DB >> 20887828 |
Kenneth J Smith1, Bruce Y Lee, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Mahlon Raymund, Richard K Zimmerman.
Abstract
Influenza vaccination is now recommended for all ages; CDC pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination (PPV) recommendations are comorbidity-based in nonelderly patients. We constructed a Markov model to estimate the cost-effectiveness of dual influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in 50-year-olds. Patients were followed for 10 years, with differing time horizons examined in sensitivity analyses. With 100% vaccine uptake, dual vaccination cost $37,700/QALY gained compared to a CDC recommendation strategy; with observed vaccine uptake, dual vaccination cost $5,300/QALY. Results were sensitive to shorter time horizons, favoring CDC recommendations. We found dual vaccination of all 50-year-olds economically reasonable. Shorter duration models may not fully account for PPV effectiveness.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20887828 PMCID: PMC2981678 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.09.053
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vaccine ISSN: 0264-410X Impact factor: 3.641