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. 2014 May 16;14:266. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-266

Table 3.

Total cost of vaccination strategies for moderate pandemics (R = 1.9 and CFR = 0.25%) and severe pandemics (R = 2.7 and CFR = 1.5%)

 
Moderate pandemics (R = 1.9 and CFR = 0.25%)
Scenarios SD and AV intervention Total cost ($) per 10,000 population
Pre-emptive vaccination Reactive vaccination
Scenario 1: no pandemic
none
$2,430,000
$0
 
Pre-emptive + Reactive vaccination
Reactive vaccination
Scenario 2: pandemic with virus which does not match pre-emptive vaccine i.e. vaccine efficacy of 0%
none
$6,510,000
$4,080,000
8 weeks SD + AV
$7,510,000
$5,080,000
Sustained SD + AV
$10,460,000
$8,030,000
Unmitigated pandemic cost (no intervention)
$3,200,000
 
Pre-emptive vaccination
Reactive vaccination
Scenario 3: pandemic with virus which matches pre-emptive vaccine with efficacy of 30%
none
$4,250,000
$4,080,000
8 weeks SD + AV
$5,020,000
$5,080,000
Sustained SD + AV
$6,820,000
$8,030,000
Unmitigated pandemic cost (no intervention)
$3,200,000
 
Pre-emptive Vaccination
Reactive vaccination
Scenario 4: pandemic with virus which matches pre-emptive vaccine with efficacy of 75%
none
$3,630,000
$4,080,000
8 weeks SD + AV
$4,800,000
$5,080,000
Sustained SD + AV
$6,310,000
$8,030,000
Unmitigated pandemic cost (no intervention)
$3,200,000
 
Extreme pandemics (R = 2.7 and CFR = 1.5%)
Scenarios
SD and AV intervention
Total cost ($) per 10,000 population
Pre-emptive vaccination
Reactive vaccination
Scenario 1: no pandemic
none
$2,430,000
$0
 
Pre-emptive + Reactive vaccination
Reactive vaccination
Scenario 2: pandemic with virus which does not match pre-emptive vaccine i.e. vaccine efficacy of 0%
none
$17,480,000
$15,050,000
8 weeks SD + AV
$15,000,000
$12,570,000
Sustained SD + AV
$13,430,000
$11,000,000
Unmitigated pandemic cost (no intervention)
$14,180,000
 
Pre-emptive vaccination
Reactive vaccination
Scenario 3: pandemic with virus which matches pre-emptive vaccine with efficacy of 30%
none
$10,190,000
$15,050,000
8 weeks SD + AV
$8,420,000
$12,570,000
Sustained SD + AV
$8,810,000
$11,000,000
Unmitigated pandemic cost (no intervention)
$14,180,000
 
Pre-emptive vaccination
Reactive vaccination
Scenario 4: pandemic with virus which matches pre-emptive vaccine with efficacy of 75%
none
$3,760,000
$15,050,000
8 weeks SD + AV
$5,100,000
$12,570,000
Sustained SD + AV
$6,970,000
$11,000,000
Unmitigated pandemic cost (no intervention) $14,180,000
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