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. 2020 Jul 10;8:261. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00261

Table 1.

Taxonomy of the full benefits of MenB vaccination.

Health benefits Non-health benefits
Internalized Direct health gains
Household health externalities
Prevention and amelioration of comorbidities
Reductions in nosocomial infections
          I
Education gains
Labor market productivity gains
Non-market productivity and leisure gains
Caregiver productivity and leisure gains
Risk reduction gains
          II
Externalized Full public health benefits
          III
Healthcare cost savings
Social preference fulfillment
Outbreak control gains
Litigation mitigation
Macroeconomic gains
Institutional disruptions
Equity gains
Health system efficiency gains
          IV

Italicized benefits categories comprise narrow benefits. All listed benefits are broad benefits.