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BIA
Abstract
In Italy the MoH offer for free, every year, influenza vaccination to all subjects at risk and to all subjects aged ≥ 65 year old.
Since the last flu season, TIVs were the only strategy used in Italy.
Traditional TIVs contain antigens from three viral strains: A(H1N1), A(H3N2), and one of two B lineages, B(Victoria) or B(Yamagata). Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) decides which viral strains should be included in the next seasonal influenza vaccine.
However, accurately predicting which B-lineage strain will predominate in the upcoming season has proven to be a challenging task due to the co-circulation of both lineages.
To address the issue of B-mismatch, it’s been developed a new QIV containing both strains from each B-lineage to offer a broader protection against influenza.
The new QIV was reimbursed in Italy in 2015and included by the MoH in the national recommendations for the seasonal immunization campaign against influenza 2015-2016.
Recently a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Report showed that the new QIV when compared to TIVs is cost effective (ICER=18.883€/QALY) according to Italian NHS perspective.
The Budget Impact Analysis (BIA) showed that the introduction of the QIV with 9% market share in the vaccine mix for the flu campaign 2015-2016 provides an annual saving of -674.089 €, mainly due to the wider protection offered by QIV vs TIVs with an estimated 49,12% B-mismatch.
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