2022
Estimating deaths averted and cost per life saved by scaling up mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in low-income and lower-middle-income countries in the COVID-19 Omicron variant era: a modelling study
Savinkina A, Bilinski A, Fitzpatrick M, Paltiel AD, Rizvi Z, Salomon J, Thornhill T, Gonsalves G. Estimating deaths averted and cost per life saved by scaling up mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in low-income and lower-middle-income countries in the COVID-19 Omicron variant era: a modelling study. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e061752. PMID: 36100306, PMCID: PMC9471205, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-income countriesIncome countriesDeath avertedHigh-income nationsStatistical lifeAvertable deathsIncome nationsCOVID-19 deathsReasonable investmentHigh costKey inputCountriesParameter estimatesAvertedCostSensitivity analysisUniversal vaccinationGlobal vaccinationMRNA COVID-19 vaccinationNationsInvestmentPrimary vaccine seriesLow vaccine effectivenessCOVID-19 vaccinationPublic data
2019
Cost-effectiveness of routine and campaign use of typhoid Vi-conjugate vaccine in Gavi-eligible countries: a modelling study
Bilcke J, Antillón M, Pieters Z, Kuylen E, Abboud L, Neuzil KM, Pollard AJ, Paltiel AD, Pitzer VE. Cost-effectiveness of routine and campaign use of typhoid Vi-conjugate vaccine in Gavi-eligible countries: a modelling study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2019, 19: 728-739. PMID: 31130329, PMCID: PMC6595249, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(18)30804-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGross domestic productWTP valuesCountry's gross domestic productOptimal strategyCountry-specific willingnessAverage net benefitHealth economic evaluationsGAVI-eligible countriesTyphoid ViPay valueDomestic productVaccine priceWTP thresholdEconomic evaluationVaccine-related costsNet benefitMiddle-income countriesGavi supportVaccine AllianceRoutine immunisationHospital admissionCountriesTCV introductionDALYsTransmission dynamic model