Expert Review of VaccinesPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-05-31DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2024.2360212
Tanmoy Bose, Ray Borrow, Peter D Arkwright
{"title":"Impact of rotavirus vaccination on diarrheal disease burden of children in South America.","authors":"Tanmoy Bose, Ray Borrow, Peter D Arkwright","doi":"10.1080/14760584.2024.2360212","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14760584.2024.2360212","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Rotavirus is a leading cause of severe diarrheal disease and death in children under five years of age worldwide. Vaccination is one of the most important public health interventions to reduce this significant burden.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>This literature review examined vaccination coverage, hospitalization rate, mortality, genotypic distribution, immunogenicity, cost-effectiveness, and risk versus benefit of rotavirus vaccination in children in South America. Nine out of twelve countries in South America currently include a rotavirus vaccine in their national immunization program with coverage rates in 2022 above 90%.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Introduction of the rotavirus vaccination has led to a marked reduction in hospitalizations and deaths from diarrheal diseases in children under 5 years, particularly infants under 1 year, in several South American countries. In Brazil, hospitalizations decreased by 59% and deaths by 21% (30-38% in infants). In Peru, hospitalizations in infants fell by 46% and deaths by 37% (56% in infants). Overall, data suggest that rotavirus vaccination has reduced rotavirus deaths by 15-50% in various South American countries. There is some evidence that immunity wanes after the age of 1-year old. Ongoing surveillance of vaccine coverage and changes in morbidity and mortality is important to maximize protection against this disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":12326,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Vaccines","volume":" ","pages":"606-618"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141173734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Expert Review of VaccinesPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-20DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2024.2411425
Marco Barbieri, Sandra E Talbird, Justin Carrico, Sara Boccalini, Angela Bechini, Paolo Bonanni, Claire E Mellott, Francesca Senese, John Cameron Lang, Goran Bencina
{"title":"Public health impact and return on investment of the pediatric National Immunization Program in Italy.","authors":"Marco Barbieri, Sandra E Talbird, Justin Carrico, Sara Boccalini, Angela Bechini, Paolo Bonanni, Claire E Mellott, Francesca Senese, John Cameron Lang, Goran Bencina","doi":"10.1080/14760584.2024.2411425","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14760584.2024.2411425","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>We conducted a cost-benefit analysis of the pediatric National Immunization Program (NIP) in Italy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An economic model evaluated the benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of the Italian pediatric NIP, including 10 pathogens for mandatory vaccines and 4 pathogens for recommended vaccines for children aged 0-10 years from the healthcare-sector and societal perspectives. Separate decision trees were used to model each vaccine-preventable disease (VPD). The 2020 birth cohort (<i>n</i> = 420,084) was followed over their lifetime; the model projected and compared discounted disease cases, life-years, quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), and costs (2021 euros) with and without immunization (based on current and pre - vaccine era disease incidence estimates, respectively).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The pediatric NIP was estimated to prevent 1.8 million cases of VPDs and 3,330 deaths, resulting in 45,900 fewer life-years lost and 57,000 fewer QALYs lost. Vaccination costs of €285 million were offset by disease cost savings of €1.6 billion, resulting in a BCR of 5.6 from a societal perspective (BCR = 1.7 from a healthcare-sector perspective). When QALYs gained were valued, the BCR increased to 15.6.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The benefits of the Italian pediatric NIP, including averted disease-related morbidity, mortality, and associated costs, highlight the value of continued investment in pediatric immunization.</p>","PeriodicalId":12326,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Vaccines","volume":" ","pages":"974-985"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142380445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Expert Review of VaccinesPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-18DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2024.2417393
Salini Mohanty, Jui-Hua Tsai, Ning Ning, Ana Martinez, Rishi P Verma, Bianca Chun, Kelly D Johnson, Nicole Cossrow, M Doyinsola Bailey, Thomas Weiss, Elmira Flem, Jordana K Schmier
{"title":"Preferences and attitudes of healthcare providers towards pneumococcal vaccines for adults in the United States.","authors":"Salini Mohanty, Jui-Hua Tsai, Ning Ning, Ana Martinez, Rishi P Verma, Bianca Chun, Kelly D Johnson, Nicole Cossrow, M Doyinsola Bailey, Thomas Weiss, Elmira Flem, Jordana K Schmier","doi":"10.1080/14760584.2024.2417393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2024.2417393","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>It is important to assess healthcare providers (HCPs) knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, and preferences towards new pneumococcal vaccines for adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>HCPs who met eligibility criteria completed an online survey between March - May 2024 that included a discrete choice experiment (DCE) to elicit preferences.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 340 participating HCPs, the average age was 44.9 years old, and the majority were male (55.6%), and White (85.3%). Most HCPs reported that they would support (90.3%) and implement (91.5%) a lower age-based recommendation for pneumococcal vaccines (from adults 65+ years to adults 50+ years). A majority of HCPs would offer a supplemental dose of a pneumococcal vaccine to high-risk adults 19-49 years, at-risk or high-risk adults 50-64 years, and adults 65+ years regardless of risk status to increase protection after completing the recommended series. DCE results showed that coverage of pneumococcal pneumonia and invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in adults 65+ years were the two most important attributes in evaluating pneumococcal vaccines.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>HCPs preferred a pneumococcal vaccine with increased coverage against pneumococcal pneumonia and IPD, and they supported lowering the age recommendation for pneumococcal vaccination as well as a supplemental vaccine dose to provide additional coverage for adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":12326,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Vaccines","volume":"23 1","pages":"966-973"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142461607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Expert Review of VaccinesPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-30DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2024.2410898
Akiko Mizukami, Victor Preckler, Frederik Verelst, Taizo Matsuki, Yufan Ho, Daisuke Kurai, Daniel Molnar
{"title":"Cost-effectiveness analysis of respiratory syncytial virus vaccination with the adjuvanted prefusion F protein vaccine (RSVPreF3 OA) for adults ≥60 years old in Japan.","authors":"Akiko Mizukami, Victor Preckler, Frederik Verelst, Taizo Matsuki, Yufan Ho, Daisuke Kurai, Daniel Molnar","doi":"10.1080/14760584.2024.2410898","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14760584.2024.2410898","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Older adults (OA) are at risk of morbidity and mortality from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a major cause of seasonal acute respiratory illness. The first RSV vaccine for OA (RSVPreF3 OA) was recently launched in Japan. With the already large and growing OA population in Japan, and limited RSV treatments, prevention is key. The aim of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of introducing RSVPreF3 OA for Japanese adults aged ≥60 years.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A static multicohort Markov model was adapted to assess the cost-effectiveness of a single dose of RSVPreF3 OA versus no vaccination over a three-year time horizon. Deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted to assess parameter uncertainty.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>RSVPreF3 OA vaccination prevented 1,008,499 cases and 6,840 deaths, with 109,119 quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was Japanese yen (JPY) 4,180,084/QALY gained from a payer perspective and JPY 4,041,917/QALY gained from a societal perspective (with productivity loss from RSV disease), thus vaccination was considered cost-effective. Base case results were robust to changes in sensitivity and scenario analyses.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>RSVPreF3 OA vaccination for adults ≥60 years can provide substantial health benefits and is a cost-effective intervention to reduce the RSV burden in Japan.</p>","PeriodicalId":12326,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Vaccines","volume":" ","pages":"986-996"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142461604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cost-effectiveness analysis of adult pneumococcal conjugate vaccines for pneumococcal disease in Japan.","authors":"Shigeki Nakamura, Masashi Mikami, Tomoyuki Hayamizu, Naohiro Yonemoto, Camille Moyon, Mark Gouldson, Catriona Crossan, Jeffrey Vietri, Kazumasa Kamei","doi":"10.1080/14760584.2024.2350246","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14760584.2024.2350246","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) is used in the Japanese National Immunization Program for older adults and adults with increased risk for pneumococcal disease, however, disease incidence and associated burden remain high. We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) for adults aged 65 years and high-risk adults aged 60-64 years in Japan.</p><p><strong>Research design and methods: </strong>Using a Markov model, we evaluated lifetime costs using societal and healthcare payer perspectives and estimated quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), and number of prevented cases and deaths caused by invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and non-IPD. The base case analysis used a societal perspective.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In comparison with PPSV23, the 20-valent PCV (PCV20) prevented 127 IPD cases 10,813 non-IPD cases (inpatients: 2,461, outpatients: 8,352) and 226 deaths, and gained more QALYs (+0.0015 per person) with less cost (-JPY22,513 per person). All sensitivity and scenario analyses including a payer perspective analysis indicated that the incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) were below the cost-effectiveness threshold value in Japan (JPY5 million/QALY).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>PCV20 is both cost saving and more effective than PPSV23 for adults aged 65 years and high-risk adults aged 60-64 years in Japan.</p>","PeriodicalId":12326,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Vaccines","volume":" ","pages":"546-560"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140850757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Expert Review of VaccinesPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-03-01DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2024.2324939
Ugne Sabale, Janice Murtagh, James Cochrane, Danielle Riley, Richard Perry, Louise Heron, Paolo Bonanni, Jose Navarro Alonso, Juhani Eskola, Valerie Laigle
{"title":"Assessment of the comprehensiveness of paediatric national immunisation programmes in Europe: expert validation and future perspectives.","authors":"Ugne Sabale, Janice Murtagh, James Cochrane, Danielle Riley, Richard Perry, Louise Heron, Paolo Bonanni, Jose Navarro Alonso, Juhani Eskola, Valerie Laigle","doi":"10.1080/14760584.2024.2324939","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14760584.2024.2324939","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The breadth of protection of National Immunisation Programmes (NIPs) across Europe varies, however, this has not been assessed within published literature. Therefore, a framework was developed to assess the comprehensiveness of pediatric NIPs in Europe. This study aimed to validate and further develop criteria used to cluster countries into three tiers.</p><p><strong>Research design and methods: </strong>Independent Europe-based experts (<i>n</i> = 23) in the field of pediatric vaccination were invited to participate in a double-blinded modified Delphi panel, with two online survey rounds and a virtual consensus meeting. Consensus was defined as ≥ 80% of experts rating their agreement/disagreement on a 9-point Likert scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The number of preventable diseases covered by an NIP, simplification of the vaccination calendar, strengthened protection by increasing serotype, degree of funding and epidemiological factors were considered key concepts for consideration of the comprehensiveness of pediatric NIPs in Europe. Experts highlighted that the framework should be extended to include adolescent vaccines and populations up to 18 years of age. Consensus regarding further amendments to the framework was also reached.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This Delphi panel validated a framework to assess the comprehensiveness of European NIPs. The framework can be used to facilitate discussions to help countries improve and expand the breadth of protection provided by their NIP.</p>","PeriodicalId":12326,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Vaccines","volume":" ","pages":"324-335"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139989767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effectiveness of primary series, first, and second booster vaccination of monovalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections and severe diseases during the SARS-CoV-2 omicron BA.5 epidemic in Japan: vaccine effectiveness real-time surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 (VERSUS).","authors":"Haruka Maeda, Nobuo Saito, Ataru Igarashi, Masayuki Ishida, Mayumi Terada, Shingo Masuda, Ryosuke Osawa, Naoto Hosokawa, Kei Nakashima, Hiroshi Kamura, Haruki Imura, Hiroki Inoue, Suguru Matsuzaka, Yukihiro Sugimoto, Osamu Kuwamitsu, Iori Motohashi, Toru Morikawa, Rentaro Oda, Yuiko Hoshina, Takashi Matono, Osamu Teshigahara, Eiichiro Sando, Sadaharu Asami, Satoshi Kudo, Noboru Akizuki, Yoshikazu Muto, Tomoichiro Hayakawa, Tomoo Kishaba, Yasuji Ohara, Yoshinao Kubo, Motoi Suzuki, Konosuke Morimoto","doi":"10.1080/14760584.2024.2310807","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14760584.2024.2310807","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate VE of primary, first, and second booster ancestral-strain monovalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccination against symptomatic infections and severe diseases in Japan.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a test-negative case-control study. We included medically attended episodes and hospitalizations involving individuals aged <math><mo>≥</mo></math>16 with signs and symptoms from July to November 2022, when Omicron BA.5 was dominant nationwide. To evaluate VE, we calculated adjusted ORs of vaccination among test-positive versus test-negative individuals using a mixed-effects logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>For VE against symptomatic infections among individuals aged 16 to 59, VE of primary vaccination at > 180 days was 26.1% (95% CI: 10.6-38.8%); VE of the first booster was 58.5% (48.4-66.7%) at <math><mo>≤</mo></math>90 days, decreasing to 41.1% (29.5-50.8%) at 91 to 180 days. For individuals aged <math><mo>≥</mo></math>60, VE of the first booster was 42.8% (1.7-66.7%) at <math><mo>≤</mo></math>90 days, dropping to 15.4% (-25.9-43.2%) at 91 to 180 days, and then increasing to 44.0% (16.4-62.5%) after the second booster. For VE against severe diseases, VE of the first and second booster was 77.3% (61.2-86.7%) at <math><mo>≤</mo></math>90 days and 55.9% (23.4-74.6%) afterward.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>mRNA booster vaccination provided moderate protection against symptomatic infections and high-level protection against severe diseases during the BA.5 epidemic in Japan.</p>","PeriodicalId":12326,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Vaccines","volume":" ","pages":"213-225"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139575522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Expert Review of VaccinesPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-04-02DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2024.2334423
Abundio Balgos, Suad Hannawi, Wen-Li Chen, Alaa Abuquta, Linda Safeldin, Aala Hassan, Ahmad Alamadi, Louie Tirador, Anjuli May Jaen, Ralph Elvi Villalobos, Chen Mo, Zi-Jing Yue, Ying Ma, Qing-Shuang Wang, Ren-Du Wen, Zheng Yao, Jia-Ping Yu, Wen-Rong Yao, Jian-Hui Zhang, Kun-Xue Hong, Yong Liu, Jing-Xin Li
{"title":"Immunogenicity and safety of boosting with a recombinant two-component SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: two randomized, parallel-controlled, phase 2 studies.","authors":"Abundio Balgos, Suad Hannawi, Wen-Li Chen, Alaa Abuquta, Linda Safeldin, Aala Hassan, Ahmad Alamadi, Louie Tirador, Anjuli May Jaen, Ralph Elvi Villalobos, Chen Mo, Zi-Jing Yue, Ying Ma, Qing-Shuang Wang, Ren-Du Wen, Zheng Yao, Jia-Ping Yu, Wen-Rong Yao, Jian-Hui Zhang, Kun-Xue Hong, Yong Liu, Jing-Xin Li","doi":"10.1080/14760584.2024.2334423","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14760584.2024.2334423","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Recombinant protein vaccines are vital for broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants. This study assessed ReCOV as a booster in two Phase 2 trials.</p><p><strong>Research design and methods: </strong>Study-1 involved subjects were randomized (1:1:1) to receive 20 μg ReCOV, 40 μg ReCOV, or an inactivated vaccine (COVILO®) in the United Arab Emirates. Study-2 participating individuals were randomized (1:1:1) to receive 20 μg ReCOV (pilot batch, ReCOV HA), 20 μg ReCOV (commercial batch, ReCOV TC), or 30 μg BNT162b2 (COMIRNATY®) in the Philippines. The primary immunogenicity objectives was to compare the geometric mean titer (GMT) and seroconversion rate (SCR) of neutralizing antibodies induced by one ReCOV booster dose with those of inactivated vaccine and BNT162b2, respectively, at 14 days post-booster.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Heterologous ReCOV booster doses were safe and induced comparable immune responses to inactivated vaccines and BNT162b2 against Omicron variants and the prototype. They showed significant advantages in cross-neutralization against multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants, surpassing inactivated vaccines and BNT162b2, with good immune persistence.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Heterologous ReCOV boosting was safe and effective, showing promise in combating COVID-19. The study highlights ReCOV's potential for enhanced protection, supported by strong cross-neutralization and immune persistence.</p><p><strong>Clinical trial registration: </strong>Study-1, www.clinicaltrials.gov, identifier is NCT05323435; Study-2, www.clinicaltrials.gov, identifier is NCT05084989.</p>","PeriodicalId":12326,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Vaccines","volume":" ","pages":"419-431"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140287217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Expert Review of VaccinesPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-12-12DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2023.2290931
Karan Thakkar, Julia Spinardi, Moe H Kyaw, Jingyan Yang, Carlos Fernando Mendoza, Egemen Ozbilgili, Bulent Taysi, Josie Dodd, Ben Yarnoff, Helen M Oh
{"title":"Modelling the Potential Public Health Impact of Different COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies with an Adapted Vaccine in Singapore.","authors":"Karan Thakkar, Julia Spinardi, Moe H Kyaw, Jingyan Yang, Carlos Fernando Mendoza, Egemen Ozbilgili, Bulent Taysi, Josie Dodd, Ben Yarnoff, Helen M Oh","doi":"10.1080/14760584.2023.2290931","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14760584.2023.2290931","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing COVID-19 has been a dynamically changing virus, requiring the development of adapted vaccines. This study estimated the potential public health impact alternative vaccination strategies for COVID-19 in Singapore.</p><p><strong>Research design and methods: </strong>The outcomes of alternative vaccination strategies with a future adapted vaccine were estimated using a combined Markov decision tree model. The population was stratified by high- and standard-risk. Using age-specific inputs informed by local surveillance data and published sources, the model estimated health (case numbers, hospitalizations, and deaths) and economic (medical costs and productivity losses) outcomes in different age and risk subpopulations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Booster vaccination in only the elderly and high-risk subpopulation was estimated to avert 278,614 cases 21,558 hospitalizations, 239 deaths, Singapore dollars (SGD) 277 million in direct medical costs, and SGD 684 million in indirect medical costs. These benefits increased as vaccination was expanded to other subpopulations. Increasing the booster vaccination coverage to 75% of the standard-risk population averted more deaths (3%), hospitalizations (29%), infections (145%), direct costs (90%), and indirect costs (192%) compared to the base case.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Broader vaccination strategies using an adapted booster vaccine could have substantial public health and economic impact in Singapore.</p>","PeriodicalId":12326,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Vaccines","volume":" ","pages":"16-26"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138477188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Expert Review of VaccinesPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-12-11DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2023.2290683
Hinh Ly
{"title":"Progress toward the development of Lassa vaccines.","authors":"Hinh Ly","doi":"10.1080/14760584.2023.2290683","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14760584.2023.2290683","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12326,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Vaccines","volume":" ","pages":"5-7"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10757453/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138477189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}