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Nurchis MC, Lontano A, Pascucci D, Sapienza M, Marziali E, Castrini F, Messina R, Regazzi L, Causio FA, Di Pilla A, Vetrugno G, Damiani G, Laurenti P. COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign among the Health Workers of Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS: A Cost–Benefit Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19137848. [PMID: 35805506 PMCID: PMC9265476 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19137848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Vaccinations generate health, economic and social benefits in both vaccinated and unvaccinated populations. The aim of this study was to conduct a cost–benefit analysis to estimate the costs and benefits associated with the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for health workers in Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS (FPG). The analysis included 5152 healthcare workers who voluntarily received the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, divided into physicians, nurses and other health workers. Data about vaccine cost, administration and materials were derived from administrative databases of the FPG from 28 December 2020 to 31 March 2021. The costs associated with the COVID-19 vaccination campaign amounted to EUR 2,221,768, while the benefits equaled EUR 10,345,847. The benefit-to-cost ratio resulted in EUR 4.66, while the societal return on investment showed a ratio of EUR 3.66. The COVID-19 vaccination campaign for health workers in FPG has high social returns and it strengthens the need to inform and update decision-making about the economic and social benefits associated with a vaccination campaign. Health economic evaluations on vaccines should always be considered by decision-makers when considering the inclusion of a new vaccine into the national program.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mario Cesare Nurchis
- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (M.C.N.); (G.V.); (G.D.); (P.L.)
- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy; (D.P.); (M.S.); (E.M.); (F.C.); (R.M.); (L.R.); (F.A.C.); (A.D.P.)
| | - Alberto Lontano
- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy; (D.P.); (M.S.); (E.M.); (F.C.); (R.M.); (L.R.); (F.A.C.); (A.D.P.)
- Correspondence:
| | - Domenico Pascucci
- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy; (D.P.); (M.S.); (E.M.); (F.C.); (R.M.); (L.R.); (F.A.C.); (A.D.P.)
| | - Martina Sapienza
- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy; (D.P.); (M.S.); (E.M.); (F.C.); (R.M.); (L.R.); (F.A.C.); (A.D.P.)
| | - Eleonora Marziali
- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy; (D.P.); (M.S.); (E.M.); (F.C.); (R.M.); (L.R.); (F.A.C.); (A.D.P.)
| | - Francesco Castrini
- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy; (D.P.); (M.S.); (E.M.); (F.C.); (R.M.); (L.R.); (F.A.C.); (A.D.P.)
| | - Rosaria Messina
- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy; (D.P.); (M.S.); (E.M.); (F.C.); (R.M.); (L.R.); (F.A.C.); (A.D.P.)
| | - Luca Regazzi
- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy; (D.P.); (M.S.); (E.M.); (F.C.); (R.M.); (L.R.); (F.A.C.); (A.D.P.)
| | - Francesco Andrea Causio
- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy; (D.P.); (M.S.); (E.M.); (F.C.); (R.M.); (L.R.); (F.A.C.); (A.D.P.)
| | - Andrea Di Pilla
- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy; (D.P.); (M.S.); (E.M.); (F.C.); (R.M.); (L.R.); (F.A.C.); (A.D.P.)
| | - Giuseppe Vetrugno
- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (M.C.N.); (G.V.); (G.D.); (P.L.)
- Department of Health Care Surveillance and Bioethics, Section of Legal Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy
| | - Gianfranco Damiani
- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (M.C.N.); (G.V.); (G.D.); (P.L.)
- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy; (D.P.); (M.S.); (E.M.); (F.C.); (R.M.); (L.R.); (F.A.C.); (A.D.P.)
| | - Patrizia Laurenti
- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (M.C.N.); (G.V.); (G.D.); (P.L.)
- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy; (D.P.); (M.S.); (E.M.); (F.C.); (R.M.); (L.R.); (F.A.C.); (A.D.P.)
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