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Pediatric dengue vaccine is cost-effective.

Vaccine Weekly

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2004 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A pediatric dengue vaccine is cost-effective in Southeast Asia.

According to published research from the United States, "To ascertain the economic feasibility of a pediatric tetravalent dengue vaccine, we developed and calibrated a cost-effectiveness model of vaccinating children at 15 months in Southeast Asia using a societal perspective. We assumed that full immunization would require two doses at prices of US$ 0.50 and US$ 10 per dose in the public and private sectors, respectively.

"The gross cost per 1,000 population (of all ages) of the vaccination program would be US$ 154," reported Donald S. Shepard and colleagues at Brandeis University. "Due to projected savings in dengue treatment, the net cost per capita would be only US$ 17 (89% below the gross cost). The cost per disability adjusted life year (DALY) saved by a pediatric vaccine would be US$ 50, making the potential vaccine highly cost-effective. Eventually, ...

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