Table 2.

US Potential Savings of Moving Pediatric Influenza Vaccinations (TIV and LAIV) Before November From the Societal Perspective

Age Group, ya	No. Currently Vaccinated, millions	Potential Savings From Moving 1000 Vaccinations to Before November		Potential Savings From Moving All Vaccinations to Before November
		Costs, $	QALYs	Costs, $, millions	QALYs
November
2–4	2.27	261–371	0.02–0.03	0.59–0.84	39–57
5–9	1.41	134–183	0.02–0.03	0.19–0.26	24–35
10–14	1.41	132–178	0.02–0.02	0.19–0.25	25–34
15–18	1.51	126–193	0.02–0.02	0.19–0.29	24–36
December
2–4	0.92	656–943	0.05–0.07	0.60–0.87	42–61
5–9	0.57	351–494	0.05–0.07	0.20–0.28	27–38
10–14	0.57	345–474	0.05–0.06	0.20–0.27	26–37
15–18	0.62	347–504	0.04–0.07	0.21–0.31	27–41
January
2–4	0.47	1854–2662	0.14–0.18	0.87–1.25	66–86
5–9	0.30	983–1406	0.13–0.19	0.29–0.41	39–55
10–14	0.30	966–1335	0.13–0.18	0.28–0.39	38–53
15–18	0.31	963–1425	0.13–0.19	0.30–0.45	39–58
February
2–4	0.25	2939–4229	0.22–0.29	0.74–1.07	54–73
5–9	0.16	1532–2184	0.21–0.29	0.24–0.34	32–46
10–14	0.16	1519–2105	0.21–0.29	0.24–0.33	32–45
15–18	0.17	1530–2220	0.20–0.29	0.26–0.37	33–49
March
2–4	0.08	5123–7258	0.36–0.50	0.43–0.61	31–42
5–9	0.05	2634–3694	0.35–0.50	0.14–0.19	18–26
10–14	0.05	2589–3632	0.35–0.49	0.14–0.19	18–26
15–18	0.06	2625–3758	0.35–0.49	0.15–0.21	19–28
Total	—	—	—	6.44–9.19	653–926

LAIV indicates live attenuated influenza vaccine; QALYs, quality-adjusted life-years; TIV, trivalent inactivated virus vaccine.

^aPercentages of vaccine coverage are 32.0% (2–4 years), 20.8% (5–9 years), 20.8% (10–14 years), and 20.8% (15–18 years), from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.²³