Why vaccines matter: understanding the broader health, economic, and child development benefits of routine vaccination

A Nandi, A Shet - Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The direct benefits of childhood vaccination in reducing the burden of disease morbidity and
mortality in a cost-effective manner are well-established. By preventing episodes of vaccine …

[HTML][HTML] Vaccination

S Vanderslott, S Dattani, F Spooner… - Our World in Data, 2022 - ourworldindata.org
Since the invention of the smallpox vaccine, vaccines have greatly reduced the prevalence
of diseases everywhere in the world. This research article explains which vaccines are …

National immunization programme–mission Indradhanush programme: newer approaches and interventions

AS Bhadoria, S Mishra, M Singh, S Kishore - The Indian Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Vaccines are globally accepted as instrumental in drastically bringing down vaccine
preventable diseases (VPDs) related mortality and morbidity. Despite global relentless …

Control of Streptococcal Infections: Is a Common Vaccine Target Achievable Against Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus pneumoniae

E Bedeley, A Gori, D Yeboah-Manu… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Both Streptococcus agalactiae [group B streptococcus (GBS)] and Streptococcus
pneumoniae (pneumococcus) remain significant pathogens as they cause life threatening …

Improving vaccination coverage and timeliness through periodic intensification of routine immunization: evidence from Mission Indradhanush

A Summan, A Nandi, S Deo… - Annals of the New York …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Only an estimated 62% of Indian children under the age of 2 years are fully immunized. We
examined the association between India's Mission Indradhanush (MI)—a periodic …

[HTML][HTML] Economic burden of dengue illness in India from 2013 to 2016: A systematic analysis

D Hariharan, MK Das, DS Shepard, NK Arora - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives This paper concerns a systematic analysis of dengue illness and costs in India
from 2013 to 2016. A previous study for 2006–2012 found that that projected annual number …

Impact and cost effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in India

Y Krishnamoorthy, SK Eliyas, NP Nair, M Sakthivel… - Vaccine, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background World Health Organization has recommended the introduction of
pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in the childhood immunisation programme of all the …

[HTML][HTML] A framework for conceptualising hybrid system dynamics and agent-based simulation models

S Howick, I Megiddo - European Journal of Operational Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The growing complexity of systems and problems that stakeholders from the private and
public sectors have sought advice on has led systems modellers to increasingly use …

[HTML][HTML] Routine immunization against Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type B and antibiotic consumption in India: a dynamic modeling …

CK Kumar, AC Gleason, GG Parameswaran… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Childhood vaccinations can reduce disease burden and associated antibiotic
use, in turn reducing the risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). We retrospectively estimated …

Do current economic evaluations fully capture vaccine value: a review of evidence from India

N Kaur, JL Mathew, M Gupta, J John… - Expert Review of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Traditional economic evaluations typically focus on direct health effects and
costs offset to the healthcare system. However, vaccines offer significant indirect benefits …