Table 2

Cost estimates (£)

ParametersAllNatural varicellaBreakthrough varicellaZosterSource*
*Reference numbers in square brackets.
†Dr Elizabeth Miller (personal communication).
Vaccination costs
Cost of vaccine course30Assumption
Extra cost per course for adolescent and catch-up10Assumption
Self reported history of chickenpox
    Sensitivity97%[3]
    Specificity70%[3]
Direct costs
Cost GP consult222222[19]
Treat cost GP consult2–35[21]
Cost inpatient day219219219[19]
Average treat cost hospitalisation722722875[20]
Cost per dose of VZIG240PHLS†
Indirect costs
Not hospitalised
    Work days lost per case
        0–150.60.610[3,5,23]
        16+5.75.710[2,3,5]
Hospitalised
    Work days lost
        0–43.173.175.04Assumption
        5–144.224.224.79Assumption
        15–445.675.676.54Assumption
        45–648.248.247.47Assumption
Cost of a work day lost
    0–1530[25]
    16–1715[25]
    18–2023[25]
    21–2432[25]
    25–2951[25]
    30–3961[25]
    40–4963[25]
    50–5952[25]
    60–6424[25]
Household expenditures
    0–1515––[2,24,26]
    16+35––[2,24,26]