Invasive meningococcal and pneumococcal disease in Switzerland: cost-utility analysis of different vaccine strategies

Vaccine. 2003 Oct 1;21(27-30):4145-52. doi: 10.1016/s0264-410x(03)00562-0.

Abstract

We performed a cost-utility analysis for various vaccination strategies against meningococcal and pneumococcal diseases (MenC or MenC/PCV-9) in Switzerland. The analysis compared the current recommendations of vaccinating only children with medical risks to the introduction of the vaccination with either the MenC or the MenC/PCV-9 vaccine, administered at 12 or 2, 4 and 6 months of age, into the existing immunisation programme. For a birth cohort of 80,000 children and assuming a vaccine coverage of 80%, the introduction of a generalised vaccination would be cost-effective. The strategy using three doses of MenC/PCV-9 would achieve the highest health benefit, with 440 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) gained at costs of 34,000 per QALY.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Decision Support Techniques
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Mass Vaccination / economics
  • Meningococcal Infections / economics*
  • Meningococcal Infections / epidemiology
  • Meningococcal Infections / prevention & control*
  • Meningococcal Vaccines / economics*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / economics*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / epidemiology
  • Pneumococcal Infections / prevention & control*
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines / immunology*
  • Switzerland / epidemiology

Substances

  • Meningococcal Vaccines
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines