How Does the Public Evaluate Vaccines for Low-Incidence, Severe-Outcome Diseases? A General-Population Choice Experiment.

F Reed JohnsonAngelyn FairchildDale WhittingtonAmit K SrivastavaJuan Marcos GonzalezLiping Huan

Published in: The patient (2022)

The results suggest that vaccines that protect against low-incidence, severe-outcome diseases, provide 'peace of mind' benefits not captured by standard health-outcome metrics. The fact that half the respondents had poorly defined vaccine preferences is a reminder of the challenges of implementing patient-centric vaccine decision making.

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