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9987148

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-4-29
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of the cost-benefit analysis described in this article is to determine the economic value of vaccination of healthy children against varicella in France. It is based on the results of two specific investigations--an epidemiological model and a prospective observational study (1832 cases studied) of the socio-economic consequences of varicella. This cost-benefit analysis was conducted from the viewpoint of the society and that of the patient, for vaccination coverage rates ranging from 10 to 90%. This analysis demonstrates the value of varicella vaccination when associated with measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination: if varicella and MMR vaccines are co-administered, the vaccination of 80% of the children against varicella leads to a reduction in medical costs associated with varicella including that of vaccination, ranging from 10 to 77% according to the values adopted for vaccination costs, varicella treatment costs, discount rate and vaccine efficacy. The results of this study also underline the benefits of a vaccination policy that aims to achieve a high rate of coverage, thereby reaping the highest benefit from vaccination, and also avoiding potential negative consequences.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0264-410X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
142-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
The value of varicella vaccination in healthy children: cost-benefit analysis of the situation in France.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre de Recherches Economiques, Sociologiques et de Gestion (CRESGE-LABORES, URA-CNRS 362), Lille, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't