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. 2015 Oct 9;12(2):403–416. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2015.1067351

Table 5.

Sensitivity Analysis of the Impact of Vaccine Cost on Total Net Cost of an Infant Routine Pneumococcal Vaccination Program with PCV13 in Malaysia

  Cumulative 10 years
  No Vaccination PCV13 vs. No vaccination
Vaccine price per dose n.a. $55.08 $44.06 $33.05 $22.03
Price as % of base case n.a. 100% 80% 60% 40%
If 4-doses per course schedule          
Costs          
Direct medical excluding vaccination $ 3,159,743,854 $ (289,612,306) $ (289,612,306) $ (289,612,306) $ (289,612,306)
Vaccination program** n.a. $ 1,059,946,438 $ 858,961,814 $ 657,922,387 $ 456,882,959
Non-medical $ 2,424,145,432 $ (181,555,052) $ (181,555,052) $ (181,555,052) $ (181,555,052)
Net Total Cost Perspective          
Payer (net medical cost) $ 3,159,743,854 $ 770,334,132 $ 569,349,508 $ 368,310,081 $ 167,270,653
Societal $ 5,583,889,285 $ 588,779,080 $ 387,794,456 $ 186,755,029 $ (14,284,399)
If 3-doses per course schedule          
Costs          
Direct medical excluding vaccination $ 3,159,743,854 $ (289,612,306) $ (289,612,306) $ (289,612,306) $ (289,612,306)
Vaccination program n.a. $ 811,659,911 $ 657,720,804 $ 503,781,698 $ 349,842,592
Non-medical $ 2,424,145,432 $ (181,555,052) $ (181,555,052) $ (181,555,052) $ (181,555,052)
Net Total Cost Perspective          
Payer (net medical cost) $ 3,159,743,854 $ 522,047,605 $ 368,108,498 $ 214,169,392 $ 60,230,286
Societal $ 5,583,889,285 $ 340,492,553 $186,553,446 $ 32,614,340 $ (121,324,766)

Notes. Abbreviations: n.a., not applicable. Numbers in parenthesis ( ) represent cost savings. Societal perspective includes net medical costs.