Cost-effectiveness of a potential Zika vaccine candidate: a case study for Colombia

dc.contributor.authorShoukat, Affan
dc.contributor.authorVilches, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorMoghadas, Seyed
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-11T14:31:35Z
dc.date.available2020-03-11T14:31:35Z
dc.date.issued2018-07-03
dc.description.abstractBackground: A number of Zika vaccine platforms are currently being investigated, some of which have entered clinical trials. We sought to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a potential Zika vaccine candidate under the WHO Vaccine Target Product Profile for outbreak response, prioritizing women of reproductive age to prevent microcephaly and other neurological disorders. Methods: Using an agent-based simulation model of ZIKV transmission dynamics in a Colombian population setting, we conducted cost-effectiveness analysis with and without pre-existing herd immunity. The model was parameterized with estimates associated with ZIKV infection, risks of microcephaly in different trimesters, direct medical costs, and vaccination costs. We assumed that a single dose of vaccine provides a protection efficacy in the range 60% to 90% against infection. Cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted from a government perspective. Results: Under a favorable scenario when the reproduction number is relatively low (R0 = 2.2) and the relative transmissibility of asymptomatic infection is 10% compared with symptomatic infection, a vaccine is cost-saving (with negative incremental cost-effective ratio; ICER) for vaccination costs up to US$6 per individual without herd immunity, and up to US$4 per individual with 8% herd immunity. For positive ICER values, vaccination is highly cost-effective for vaccination costs up to US$10 (US$7) in the respective scenarios with the willingness-to-pay of US$6610 per disability-adjusted life-year, corresponding to the average per capita GDP of Colombia between 2013 and 2017. Our results indicate that the effect of other control measures targeted to reduce ZIKV transmission decreases the range of vaccination costs for cost-effectiveness due to reduced returns of vaccine-induced herd immunity. In all scenarios investigated, the median reduction of microcephaly exceeded 64% with vaccination. Conclusions: Our study suggests that a Zika vaccine with protection efficacy as low as 60% could significantly reduce the incidence of microcephaly. From a government perspective, Zika vaccination is highly cost-effective, and even cost-saving in Colombia if vaccination costs per individual is sufficiently low. Efficacy data from clinical trials and number of vaccine doses will be important requirements in future studies to refine our estimates, and conduct similar studies in other at-risk populations. Keywords: Zika, Microcephaly, Vaccination, Agent-based modeling, Cost-effectivenessen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipYork University Librariesen_US
dc.identifier.citationBMC Medicine 16 (2018): 100.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1091-xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/37089
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBiomed Centralen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 2.5 Canada*
dc.rights.articlehttps://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-018-1091-xen_US
dc.rights.journalhttps://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/en_US
dc.rights.publisherhttps://www.biomedcentral.com/en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ca/*
dc.subjectZikaen_US
dc.subjectMicrocephalyen_US
dc.subjectVaccinationen_US
dc.subjectAgent-based modelingen_US
dc.subjectCost-effectivenessen_US
dc.titleCost-effectiveness of a potential Zika vaccine candidate: a case study for Colombiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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