title: Is a mass immunization program for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 good value for money? Evidence from the Canadian Experience.
abstract: In response to the pandemic H1N1 influenza 2009 outbreak, many jurisdictions undertook mass immunization programs that were among the largest in recent history. The objective of this study was to determine the cost-effectiveness of the mass H1N1 immunization program in Ontario, Canada's most populous province (population 13,000,000). This analysis suggests that a mass immunization program as carried out in Ontario and many other high-income health care systems in response to H1N1 2009 was effective in preventing influenza cases and health care resource use and was also highly cost-effective despite the substantial program cost.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. beate.sander@oahpp.ca
authors.forename: Beate
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sander
authors.forename: Chris T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Bauch
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fisman
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: Jeffrey C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kwong
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maetzel
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McGeer
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Raboud
authors.forename: Damon C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Scales
authors.forename: Marija Zivkovic
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Gojovic
authors.forename: Murray
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krahn
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000191:economics*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control*; D032541:Mass Vaccination / Q000191:economics*; D018803:Models, Economic; D009864:Ontario; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines