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. 2023 Jul 10;21:248. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-02944-1

Table 5.

Costing summary of COVID-19 vaccine introduction in Lao PDR in 2021–2023 (2021 United States dollars)

Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3 Scenario 4a Scenario 4b Scenario 5a Scenario 5b
Total number of vaccine doses administered 7,997,333 9,736,171 12,036,265 15,091,435 20,316,692 18,560,415 24,832,693
Total number of vaccine courses administered 4,374,387 5,350,000 6,527,972 10,705,264 15,930,521 13,052,122 19,324,400
Total annualized cost (million dollars)ab 4.91 6.35 7.96 9.16 10.57 11.6 13.25
Total non-annualized cost (million dollars)a 6.44 7.88 9.5 10.69 12.11 13.14 14.8
Cost per dose (non-annualized)a 0.81 0.81 0.79 0.71 0.6 0.71 0.6
Cost per primary course (non-annualized)a 1.47 1.47 1.46 1 0.76 1.01 0.77

Scenario 1: Vaccinating primary series for the priority population and all adults

Scenario 2: Vaccinating primary series for the priority population, all adults and teenagers

Scenario 3: Vaccinating primary series for the priority population, all adults, teenagers and children

Scenario 4a: Vaccinating primary series and one initial booster for the priority population, all adults and teenagers

Scenario 4b: Vaccinating primary series and two booster doses for the priority population, all adults and teenagers

Scenario 5a: Vaccinating primary series and one initial booster for the priority population, all adults, teenagers and children

Scenario 5b: Vaccinating primary series and two booster doses for the priority population, all adults, teenagers and children

aCosts presented exclude vaccine costs

bAnnualized over 10 useful life years