Improving immunization coverage and equity - technical resources
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| Resource | Criteria for inclusion of vaccinations in public programmes |
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| Purpose | To provide a framework for the systematic examination of arguments for and against the inclusion and prioritisation of particular vaccinations. |
| Content | This paper describes the experience in the Netherlands in developing a framework for assessing whether a vaccination should be included in the National Immunization Programme (NIP). Bearing in mind the public nature, the factors that determine a vaccine's suitability for inclusion in a communal vaccination programme have been translated into seven selection criteria, grouped under five thematic headings: seriousness and extent of the disease burden, effectiveness and safety of the vaccination, acceptability of the vaccination, efficiency of the vaccination, and priority of the vaccination. The seven criteria and the explanation of them provide a framework for the systematic examination of arguments for and against the inclusion and prioritisation of particular vaccinations. The criteria for inclusion of vaccinations in public programmes: seriousness and extent of the disease burden; effectiveness and safety of the vaccination; acceptability of the vaccination; efficiency of the vaccination; priority of the vaccination. |
| Example criteria this resource could address | Takes into consideration the aspects of health impact and programmatic suitability. |
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| Link to access the resource | /en/component/content/article/criteria-for-inclusion-of-vaccinations-in-public-programmes?catid=657&Itemid=101 |