TABLE 3.
Incremental Cost and Incremental Effectiveness of Delaying Influenza Vaccination (versus Vaccinating in October)
| Societal Perspective | Third Party Payor Perspective | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccinate in*... | Incremental Cost ($US) |
Incremental Effectiveness (QALYs) |
Incremental Cost ($US) |
Incremental Effectiveness (QALYs) |
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| October Vaccination Does not Decrease Influenza Attack Rate | ||||||||||||
| November | $ 0.40 | to | $ 0.49 | −0.000036 | to | −0.000090 | $ 0.33 | to | $ 0.50 | −0.000032 | to | −0.000110 |
| December | $ 1.07 | to | $ 1.26 | −0.000105 | to | −0.000192 | $ 1.00 | to | $ 1.24 | −0.000075 | to | −0.000173 |
| January | $ 2.87 | to | $ 3.74 | −0.000248 | to | −0.000413 | $ 2.79 | to | $ 3.23 | −0.000254 | to | −0.000439 |
| February | $ 4.62 | to | $ 5.72 | −0.000402 | to | −0.000673 | $ 4.59 | to | $ 5.13 | −0.000384 | to | −0.000750 |
| March | $ 7.81 | to | $ 9.37 | −0.000692 | to | −0.001160 | $ 7.91 | to | $ 8.83 | −0.000732 | to | −0.001215 |
| October Vaccination Decreases Influenza Attack Rate by 1% | ||||||||||||
| November | $ 0.61 | to | $ 0.66 | −0.00005 | to | −0.000063 | $ 0.58 | to | $ 0.63 | −0.000047 | to | −0.000051 |
| December | $ 1.26 | to | $ 1.33 | −0.00011 | to | −0.00014 | $ 1.20 | to | $ 1.30 | −0.00011 | to | −0.00017 |
| January | $ 3.10 | to | $ 3.45 | −0.00030 | to | −0.00044 | $ 3.07 | to | $ 3.40 | −0.00031 | to | −0.00050 |
| February | $ 4.91 | to | $ 5.41 | −0.00049 | to | −0.00071 | $ 4.96 | to | $ 5.25 | −0.00051 | to | −0.00080 |
| March | $ 8.15 | to | $ 9.20 | −0.00079 | to | −0.0013 | $ 8.47 | to | $ 8.84 | −0.00078 | to | −0.0014 |
| October Vaccination Decreases Influenza Attack Rate by 5% | ||||||||||||
| November | $ 1.53 | to | $ 1.69 | −0.000075 | to | −0.000080 | $ 1.09 | to | $ 1.56 | −0.000028 | to | −0.00010 |
| December | $ 2.17 | to | $ 2.40 | −0.00015 | to | −0.00021 | $ 1.52 | to | $ 2.22 | −0.000072 | to | −0.00024 |
| January | $ 4.04 | to | $ 4.68 | −0.00038 | to | −0.00047 | $ 2.29 | to | $ 4.18 | −0.00013 | to | −0.00058 |
| February | $ 5.62 | to | $ 6.54 | −0.00054 | to | −0.00067 | $ 4.64 | to | $ 5.80 | −0.00039 | to | −0.00086 |
| March | $ 9.13 | to | $ 10.33 | −0.00090 | to | −0.0013 | $ 6.40 | to | $ 9.05 | −0.00057 | to | −0.0014 |
| October Vaccination Decreases Influenza Attack Rate by 10% | ||||||||||||
| November | $ 2.95 | to | $ 3.10 | −0.00011 | to | −0.00012 | $ 2.46 | to | $ 2.78 | −0.000091 | to | −0.00011 |
| December | $ 3.62 | to | $ 3.89 | −0.00018 | to | −0.00022 | $ 3.06 | to | $ 3.55 | −0.00016 | to | −0.00018 |
| January | $ 5.48 | to | $ 5.99 | −0.00043 | to | −0.00056 | $ 4.80 | to | $ 5.84 | −0.00032 | to | −0.00050 |
| February | $ 7.25 | to | $ 7.97 | −0.00063 | to | −0.00081 | $ 6.51 | to | $ 7.73 | −0.00048 | to | −0.00080 |
| March | $ 10.65 | to | $ 11.70 | −0.00090 | to | −0.0013 | $ 9.77 | to | $ 11.57 | −0.00082 | to | −0.0013 |
| October Vaccination Decreases Influenza Attack Rate by 25% | ||||||||||||
| November | $ 6.63 | to | $ 7.10 | −0.00017 | to | −0.00026 | $ 5.91 | to | $ 6.36 | −0.00018 | to | −0.00025 |
| December | $ 7.33 | to | $ 7.87 | −0.00023 | to | −0.00036 | $ 6.60 | to | $ 7.12 | −0.00022 | to | −0.00039 |
| January | $ 9.28 | to | $ 10.19 | −0.00044 | to | −0.00064 | $ 8.43 | to | $ 9.34 | −0.00039 | to | −0.00063 |
| February | $ 10.90 | to | $ 12.13 | −0.00061 | to | −0.00085 | $ 10.05 | to | $ 11.15 | −0.00056 | to | −0.00093 |
| March | $ 14.17 | to | $ 15.81 | −0.00091 | to | −0.0013 | $ 13.48 | to | $ 14.93 | −0.00088 | to | −0.0015 |
*
Compared to vaccinating in October.