What Is the Economic Benefit of Annual COVID-19 Vaccination From the Adult Individual Perspective?

ABSTRACT:

Background

With coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination no longer mandated by many businesses/organizations, it is now up to individuals to decide whether to get any new boosters/updated vaccines going forward.

Methods

We developed a Markov model representing the potential clinical/economic outcomes from an individual perspective in the United States of getting versus not getting an annual COVID-19 vaccine.

Results

For an 18-49 year old, getting vaccinated at its current price ($60) can save the individual on average $30-$603 if the individual is uninsured and $4-$437 if the individual has private insurance, as long as the starting vaccine efficacy against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is ≥50% and the weekly risk of get

SUBMITTER: Bartsch SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11326810 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature