Title
Cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in peru
Date Issued
01 November 2009
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Abstract
Background. There are plans to introduce the oral rotavirus vaccine Rotarix (GlaxoSmithKline), 1 of 2 recently developed vaccines against rotavirus, in Peru. Methods. We modeled the cost-effectiveness of adding a rotavirus vaccine to the Peruvian immunization program under 3 scenarios for the timing of vaccination: (1) strictly according to schedule, at 2 and 4 months of age (on time); (2) distributed around the target ages in the same way as the actual timings in the program (flexible); and (3) flexible but assuming vaccination is not initiated for infants ∼12 weeks of age (restricted). We assumed an introductory price of US $7.50 per dose, and varied the annual rate of price decrease in sensitivity analyses. Results. The discounted cost per disability-adjusted life-year averted for restricted, flexible, and on-time schedules was $621, $615, and $581, respectively. For each of the 3 scenarios, the percentage reduction in deaths due to rotavirus infection was 53%, 66%, and 69%, respectively. The cost per disability-adjusted life-year averted for alternative what-if scenarios ranged from $229 (assuming a 1-dose schedule, administered on time) to $1491 (assuming a 2-dose schedule, with half the baseline vaccine efficacy rates and a restricted timing policy). Conclusions. On the basis of current World Health Organization guidelines, rotavirus vaccination represents a highly cost-effective intervention in Peru. Withholding the vaccine from children who present for their first dose after 12 weeks of age would reduce the number of deaths averted by ∼20%. A single dose may be more costeffective than 2 doses, but more evidence on the protection conferred by a single dose is required. © 2009 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
Volume
200
Issue
SUPPL. 1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Políticas de salud, Servicios de salud Virología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-72849135140
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
00221899
Sponsor(s)
Supplement sponsorship: This article was published as part of a supplement entitled “Global Rotavirus Surveillance: Preparing for the Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccines,” which was prepared as a project of the Rotavirus Vaccine Program, a partnership between PATH, the World Health Organization, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and was funded in full or in part by the GAVI Alliance.
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