Cost-Effectiveness of Newly Recommended Pneumococcal Vaccination Strategies in Older Underserved Minority Adults in the USA.
Kenneth J SmithAngela R WateskaMary Patricia NowalkChyongchiou J LinLee H HarrisonWilliam SchaffnerRichard K ZimmermanPublished in: Infectious diseases and therapy (2022)
General population recommendations for PCV20 use are substantially more economically reasonable in Black and non-Black older adult populations than PCV15/PPSV23. If using a single vaccine increases uptake, which is potentially more likely in the underserved, then PCV20 use becomes even more favorable.