Table 1.

Input variables and values in the model

Input data	Value	Source
$A$	1	Baseline assumption, neutral scaling factor
$\mathit{\alpha }$	0.5	Baseline assumption, equal contribution to the QoC improvement
$\mathit{\beta }$	0.5	Baseline assumption, equal contribution to the QoC improvement
QoC-score improvement (X)	+ 50%	Baseline constraint
Birth cohort in the catchment area	7000 children aged < 1 year old	Estimated from [18]
Existing number of beds	34 pediatric beds available	[4]
Seasonality	90 days (1 January–31 March)	[4]
Rotavirus vaccine cost per course	€118.26	Computed from [19]
Average cost of 1 hospital bed per day	€436.53	Estimated from [20]

€ 2016 euros, QoC quality of care