Cost-Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Vaccination Policies and Uptake Programs in US Older Populations.

Angela R WateskaMary Patricia NowalkChyongchiou J LinLee H HarrisonWilliam SchaffnerRichard K ZimmermanKenneth J Smith

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)

Current pneumococcal vaccination recommendations for US older people are economically unfavorable compared to an alternative strategy omitting PCV13 in the immunocompetent. The alternative recommendation with an uptake improvement program may be economically reasonable in black population analyses and could be worth considering as a population-wide recommendation if mitigating racial disparities is a priority. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:1271-1278, 2020.

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public health
quality improvement
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middle aged
african american
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