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The FLURESP European commission project: cost-effectiveness assessment of ten public health measures against influenza in Italy: is there an interest in COVID-19 pandemic?
- Source :
- Cost Effectiveness & Resource Allocation; 5/15/2023, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p1-12, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: The FLURESP project is a public health research funded by the European Commission, with the objective to design a methodological framework to assess the cost-effectiveness of existing public health measures against human influenza pandemics. A dataset has been specifically collected in the frame of the Italian health system. As most of interventions against human influenza are relavant against other respiratory diseases pandemics, potential interests in COVID-19 are discussed. Methods: Ten public health measures against human influenza pandemics pandemic were selected to be also relevant to other respiratory virus pandemics such as COVID 19: individual (hand washing, using masks), border control (quarantine, fever screening, border closure), community infection (school closure, class dismissal, social distancing, limitation of public transport), reduction of secondary infections (implementation of antibiotic therapy guidelines), pneumococcal vaccination for at-risk people, development of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) capacity, implementation of life support equipments in ICU, screening interventions, vaccination programs targeting health professional and targeting general population. Results: Using mortality reduction as effectiveness criteria, the most cost-effective strategies are "reduction of secondary infections" and "implementation of life support equipment in ICU". The least cost-effective option whatever the level of pandemic events are screening interventions and mass vaccination. Conclusions: A number of intervention strategies against human influenza pandemics appears relevant against every respiratory virus, including the COVID-19 event. Measures against pandemics should be considered according to their expected effectiveness but also their costs for the society because they impose substantial burden to the population, confirming the interest of considering cost-effectiveness of public health measures to enlighten decision making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- INFLUENZA prevention
ANTIBIOTICS
MEDICAL masks
COVID-19
VACCINES
IMMUNIZATION
LIFE support systems in critical care
MEDICAL care costs
PUBLIC health
MEDICAL screening
PNEUMOCOCCAL vaccines
PREVENTIVE health services
MEDICAL protocols
COST effectiveness
RESEARCH funding
HAND washing
STAY-at-home orders
SOCIAL distancing
HEALTH care rationing
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14787547
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Cost Effectiveness & Resource Allocation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163718304
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-023-00432-0