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Impact of including boys in the national school-based human papillomavirus vaccination programme in Singapore: A modelling-based cost-effectiveness analysis
Vaccine. 2023 Feb 14:S0264-410X(23)00160-3. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.02.025. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGlobally, gender-neutral Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programmes are gaining traction. Although cervical cancer remains the most prevalent, other HPV-related cancers are increasingly recognised as important, especially among men who have sex with men. We assessed if including adolescent boys in Singapore's school-based HPV vaccination programme is cost-effective from the healthcare perspective. We adapted a World Health Organization-supported model, Papillomavirus Rapid Interface for Modelling and Economi...
Source: Vaccine - February 16, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Muhammad Taufeeq Wahab Rayner Kay Jin Tan Alex R Cook Kiesha Prem Source Type: research

Factors Influencing the Cost-Effectiveness Outcomes of HPV Vaccination and Screening Interventions in Low-to-Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): A Systematic Review
ConclusionsHPV vaccination and screening interventions may be cost effective in LMICs and potentially reduce the lifetime risk, economic burden, and associated mortality. However, it is important to consider the factors that influence the cost effectiveness of cervical cancer prevention interventions for better outcomes to be realised.
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - May 28, 2020 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

TWiV 515: When virus is in retrograde
The TWiV team notes the passing of Tom Steitz, an outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis in the US, a continuing Ebola virus outbreak in DRC, respiratory vaccinia due to inhalation of ground up rabbit skin, and how a human papillomavirus capsid protein directs virus-containing endosomes towards the nucleus. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Sea Phages program and application materials Tom Steitz, 78 (NY Times) AFM outbreak, US (CIDRAP) AFM surveillance (CDC) Ac...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - October 14, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts