Economic Analysis of Implementing Five Strategies for Increasing COVID-19 Pediatric Vaccine Coverage

This AIM poster was displayed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2024 National Immunization Conference (NIC) and was about the economic analysis of AIM’s Promising Practices for Increasing COVID-19 Pediatric Vaccine Coverage Rates toolkit. An economic analysis was performed to quantify possible costs and benefits for each of the promising practices, with the goal of informing more rigorous non-hypothetical economic analyses. Three practices—mobile clinics, basic needs, and targeted outreach—had a benefit-cost ratio greater than 1, indicating the benefits outweighed the costs. 

The presentation explored:

• Conducting targeted outreach to Medicaid beneficiaries for COVID-19 vaccines by linking immunization information system and Medicaid data 

• Connecting opportunities to vaccinate children against COVID-19 with the chance to address basic needs of children and families 

• Using mobile clinics to vaccinate children against COVID-19 at community-based locations 

• Vaccinating children against COVID-19 at home 

• Providing operational support to help pediatric health care providers vaccinate children against COVID-19 

Authors:

• Association of Immunization Managers: Katelyn Wells, Ph.D., and Michelle Fiscus, MD
• Mathematica: Jeremy Biggs, MPP, and Stacy Dale, MPA
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Hilary Oliphant, MPH, Alaya Koneru, MPH, and Jamison Pike, Ph.D.

Related Resources:

• Promising Practices to Improve Pediatric COVID-19 Immunization Rates Toolkit – Association of Immunization Managers 
• Abstract