Table 4.

Costing scenarios of COVID-19 vaccine introduction in Lao PDR

Scenario		Percentage of total population vaccinated with a primary series or booster of COVID-19 vaccine (%)
			2021–2023	H1 2021	H2 2021	H1 2022	H2 2022	H1 2023	H2 2023
S1	Primary series for the priority populationa and all adults	Total	63	8	42	10	3	0	0
S2	Primary series for the priority populationa, all adults and teenagers	Additional to S1	14	0	2	5	5	2	0
		Total	77	8	44	15	8	2	0
S3	Primary series for the priority populationa, all adults, teenagers and children aged 5–11 years	Additional to S2	17	0	0	8	7	2	0
		Total	94	8	44	23	15	4	0
S4a	Primary series and one initial booster for the priority populationa, all adults and teenagers	Additional to S2	77	0	8	44	15	8	2
		Total	154	8	52	59	23	10	2
S4b	Primary series and two booster doses for the priority populationa, all adults and teenagers	Additional to S4a	75	0	0	0	8	44	23
		Total	229	8	52	59	31	54	25
S5a	Primary series and one initial booster for the priority populationa, all adults, teenagers and children	Initial booster for children	17	0	0	0	8	7	2
		Total	188	8	52	67	38	19	4
S5b	Primary series and two booster doses for the priority populationa, all adults, teenagers and children	Second boost for children	15	0	0	0	0	8	7
		Total	278	8	52	67	46	71	34

H1, first half of the year; H2, second half of the year

^aPriority population includes healthcare workers, older adults aged above 60 years, persons with underlying conditions and essential workers