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. 2021 Oct 8;41(11):975–988. doi: 10.1007/s40261-021-01085-8

Table 4.

Estimated QALYs gained by the four vaccination scenarios

Scenario Lost QALYs (years, undiscounted) QALYs (Q50)a
Q50 Q25–Q75 Discounted rate 0% Discounted rate 2% Discounted rate 4%
Status quo: (0%; 0%) 5410 3860–7540
1: (0%; 25%) 714 395–1260 4490 3910 3480
2: (25%; 0%) 3340 2570–4290 1780 1470 1270
3: (15%; 25%) 441 261–744 4850 4160 3670
4: (40%; 0) 2770 2140–3560 2330 1910 1640

Q50 is the weighted median. It extends the standard median taking into account the varying agreement of the predicted and actual numbers of individuals hospitalised in Denmark between March 11th and August 26th, 2020. Q25 and Q75 are the corresponding weighted 25th and 75th percentiles

QALYs quality-adjusted life years

aQ25 and Q75 not included. Available upon request to the authors