Strengthening the Evidence-Based Approach to Guiding Effective Influenza Vaccination Policies
The availability of several effective and safe vaccines enables health systems to counteract annual influenza epidemics. However, the criteria of appropriateness and sustainability require that each citizen should receive the right vaccine. The value of each vaccine can be assessed within well-known...
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| author | Giovanna Elisa Calabrò Maria Lucia Specchia Sara Boccalini Donatella Panatto Caterina Rizzo Stefano Merler Anna Maria Ferriero Maria Luisa Di Pietro Paolo Bonanni Chiara de Waure |
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| description | The availability of several effective and safe vaccines enables health systems to counteract annual influenza epidemics. However, the criteria of appropriateness and sustainability require that each citizen should receive the right vaccine. The value of each vaccine can be assessed within well-known frameworks, such as the Health Technology Assessment (HTA), a step that is fundamental to the process of allocating resources to vaccination strategies. The paper describes how HTA has been incorporated as an evidence-based tool to support the definition of Italian vaccination strategies, reports the results of the HTA report on the most recently available influenza vaccine in Italy (cell-based quadrivalent vaccine (QIVc)—Flucelvax<sup>®</sup> Tetra) and elaborates on current and future recommendations in the field of influenza vaccination. Recommendations issued by the Italian Ministry of Health foster the appropriate use of influenza vaccines from 2018–2019 onwards. Evidence of the value of newly available vaccines will hopefully support future decisions and promote the appropriate use of these vaccines on the basis of the characteristics of the target population. However, the success of influenza vaccination will also depend on citizens’ empowerment and engagement in the decision-making process. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b7024d93dfce4bec8b87955c7f7fa3442023-11-20T05:08:47ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2020-06-018334210.3390/vaccines8030342Strengthening the Evidence-Based Approach to Guiding Effective Influenza Vaccination PoliciesGiovanna Elisa Calabrò0Maria Lucia Specchia1Sara Boccalini2Donatella Panatto3Caterina Rizzo4Stefano Merler5Anna Maria Ferriero6Maria Luisa Di Pietro7Paolo Bonanni8Chiara de Waure9Section of Hygiene, Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, ItalySection of Hygiene, Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, ItalyDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, ItalyPredictive and Preventive Medicine Research Unit, Multifactorial and Complex Disease Research Area, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, ItalyBruno Kessler Foundation, 38122 Trento, ItalyDirectorate-General for Health Planning, Ministry of Health, 00144 Rome, ItalySection of Hygiene, Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, ItalyDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, ItalyThe availability of several effective and safe vaccines enables health systems to counteract annual influenza epidemics. However, the criteria of appropriateness and sustainability require that each citizen should receive the right vaccine. The value of each vaccine can be assessed within well-known frameworks, such as the Health Technology Assessment (HTA), a step that is fundamental to the process of allocating resources to vaccination strategies. The paper describes how HTA has been incorporated as an evidence-based tool to support the definition of Italian vaccination strategies, reports the results of the HTA report on the most recently available influenza vaccine in Italy (cell-based quadrivalent vaccine (QIVc)—Flucelvax<sup>®</sup> Tetra) and elaborates on current and future recommendations in the field of influenza vaccination. Recommendations issued by the Italian Ministry of Health foster the appropriate use of influenza vaccines from 2018–2019 onwards. Evidence of the value of newly available vaccines will hopefully support future decisions and promote the appropriate use of these vaccines on the basis of the characteristics of the target population. However, the success of influenza vaccination will also depend on citizens’ empowerment and engagement in the decision-making process.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/8/3/342influenzaHealth Technology Assessmentrecommendationsvaccines |
| spellingShingle | Giovanna Elisa Calabrò Maria Lucia Specchia Sara Boccalini Donatella Panatto Caterina Rizzo Stefano Merler Anna Maria Ferriero Maria Luisa Di Pietro Paolo Bonanni Chiara de Waure Strengthening the Evidence-Based Approach to Guiding Effective Influenza Vaccination Policies Vaccines influenza Health Technology Assessment recommendations vaccines |
| title | Strengthening the Evidence-Based Approach to Guiding Effective Influenza Vaccination Policies |
| title_full | Strengthening the Evidence-Based Approach to Guiding Effective Influenza Vaccination Policies |
| title_fullStr | Strengthening the Evidence-Based Approach to Guiding Effective Influenza Vaccination Policies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strengthening the Evidence-Based Approach to Guiding Effective Influenza Vaccination Policies |
| title_short | Strengthening the Evidence-Based Approach to Guiding Effective Influenza Vaccination Policies |
| title_sort | strengthening the evidence based approach to guiding effective influenza vaccination policies |
| topic | influenza Health Technology Assessment recommendations vaccines |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/8/3/342 |
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