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. 2013 Jun 24;8(6):e67324. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067324

Table 3. Cold chain storage costs incurred by the Kenyan government during 2008 in preparation for pneumococcal vaccine introduction.

Quantity Total annualised cost* ($) Cost allocated to PCV10 ($) Cost allocated to PCV13($)
National vaccine store
Cold rooms 2 14,302 1,150 5,510
Stand by generators 2 2829 227 1,090
Regional level
Cold rooms 3 21,453 1,725 8,265
District stores
District storage refrigerators 200 35,338 2,841 13,614
Immunizing facilities
Immunizing facility refrigerators 600 106,013 8,524 40,843
Vaccine carriers 1,000 991 80 382
Cold boxes 50 2,622 211 1,010
Total costs 183,548 14,758 70,714
Cost per child born in 2010 0.13 0.010 0.05
Cost per fully immunized child 0.16 0.013 0.06