Simulation studies to assess the long-term effects of Japan’s change from trivalent to quadrivalent influenza vaccination
Simulation studies to assess the long-term effects of Japan’s change from trivalent to quadrivalent influenza vaccination
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模拟研究评估日本从三价流感疫苗改为四价流感疫苗的长期影响
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.12.058
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发表时间:
2018
期刊:
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Eichner Martin
中科院分区:
文献类型:
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作者:
Tsuzuki Shinya;Schwehm Markus;Eichner Martin
BackgroundSince 2013/2014, the WHO has been recommending quadrivalent influenza vaccines (QIV) to prevent seasonal influenza. In 2015, Japan replaced trivalent influenza vaccines (TIV) by QIV. We used computer simulations to calculate how this impacted the epidemiology and to assess its cost-effectiveness.MethodsWe simulated the seasonal transmission of the four influenza strains A(H1N1), A(H3N2), B/Yamagata and B/Victoria with the individual-based simulation tool 4Flu, using official demographic data and Japanese contact patterns. The model considered maternal protection, immunity boosting, new drift variants and different immunity durations for naturally acquired and vaccination-derived immunity. Starting with the 2015/16 season, simulations were evaluated for 20 years, using either TIV or QIV with the reported vaccination coverage. Costs and years of life saved (YOLSs) were calculated and discounted at 2%, using 2015 as base year.ResultsQIV annually prevents on average 548 influenza cases (4.7% of cases which occur when using TIV; 11.9% of influenza B), 1.62 hospitalizations and 0.078 deaths per 100,000 individuals. In Japan’s population of 125.35 million, annually 91.51 YOLSs are gained by QIV and 10.75 million USD are saved (societal perspective). From payer perspective, the ICER is 3698 USD/YOLS.ConclusionsQIV is cost-effective (payer perspective) or even cost-saving (societal perspective) in Japan.