The 37th National Immunization Conference of CDC

Ohio
Tuesday, March 18, 2003: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM

D10: Economic Evaluation of Immunization Programs

Presenters in this workshop will discuss economic evaluations of combination vaccines, new vaccination strategies, and current immunization programs.
Learning Objectives: The participant will understand the impact of combination vaccines and how an immunization program and vaccine delivering system may be assessed using economic methodology.

Moderator:Mark L. Messonnier
4:00 PMIntroductory Remarks
4:05 PMEffects of DTaP-HepB-IPV Combination Vaccine on Immunization Coverage Rates and Costs, results from the COVISE Study (Combination Vaccines Impact on Satisfaction and Epidemiology)
Allen Meyerhoff, David P. Greenberg, R Jake Jacobs
4:25 PMProjected Cost-Effectiveness of Revaccinating Healthy Elderly People with Pneumococcal Polyssacharide Vaccine
Ismael R. Ortega-Sanchez, Ben Schwartz
4:45 PMAn Economic Analysis of the Current Universal 2-dose MMR Vaccination Program in the United States
Fangjun Zhou, Susan Reef, Mehran S Massoudi, Mark Papania, Husain Yusuf, Barbara H. Bardenheier, Laura Zimmerman, Mary M. McCauley
5:05 PMDiscussion

The 37th National Immunization Conference of CDC