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Table 1 Cost-effectiveness ratios for intermediate degrees of vaccine efficacy in preventing cases of NBPD in Scotland

From: Policymaking based on CERs: changes in costs are not the same as changes in benefits

Assumed preventive power for NBPD

Costs in € Million*

QALY's*

CER

Reduction in CER as percentage

0% effectiveness for NBPD

147.7

9923

14892

 

Step 1 (10% increase)

135.6

19777

6858

53.9

Step 2

123.4

29630

4167

18.1

Step 3

111.3

39483

2820

9.1

Step 4

99.1

49337

2010

5.4

Step 5

87.0

59190

1470

3.6

Step 6

74.9

69044

1084

2.3

Step 7

62.7

78897

795

1.9

Step 8

50.6

88750

570

1.5

Step 9

38.4

98604

390

1.2

Same effectiveness against NBPD as against BPD

26.3

108457

242

1.0

  1. *Cost and benefits of intermediate steps in preventive power against NBPD interpolated based on the linearity of the model