Trends in costs of routinely recommended vaccines in the United States, 2001-2023.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Economic models assessing vaccinations commonly assume that inflation-adjusted vaccine costs are constant over time. This study assessed this assumption using historical vaccine cost data.

Methods

Private sector and CDC contracted vaccine cost data (2001-2023) were collected from the CDC Vaccine Price List and converted to US$2023 to adjust for inflation. Trends in inflation-adjusted costs were described, and the annual percent changes in costs were calculated for each vaccine.

Results

Changes in cost varied by vaccine. The average inflation-adjusted private sector costs increased by 0.9 % (IQR: -0.4 %-2.6 %) and 1.4 % (IQR: -0.4 %-3.2 %) annually among pediatric and adult vaccines, respectively, while CDC contracted costs increased by 0.9 % (IQR: 0.2 %-1.2

SUBMITTER: Kaul R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11822687 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature