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Joint Initiative in Vaccine Economics, Phase 6: Estimating the quality of life lost due to COVID-19 illness and adult vs pediatric preferences for COVID-19 vaccination (JIVE 6)

Project start and end dates: 9/1/2018 - 8/31/2022

Background: 
Since the pandemic began in March 2020, the US has experienced over 75 million cases of COVID-19, with significant morbidity and mortality. Vaccination rates in the US lag behind those of other peer countries and pediatric vaccination rates lag behind those of adults.

Objectives:
To estimate quality of life lost due to varying severities of COVID-19 illness and the effects of spillover to caregivers of pediatric COVID-19 patients

To quantify the relative value of vaccine attributes on vaccine uptake decisions comparing adult and child vaccination

Research Topics & Methods:

  • Quality of life/health utility measurement
  • Family spillover
  • Conjoint analysis

Implications:
Immunizations are among the most effective health interventions available in the US. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) relies on economic studies of immunization programs to guide immunization policies and practice.

Funding statement:
This project is funded as part of a larger group of studies, the Joint Initiative in Vaccine Economics (JIVE), Phase 6, through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U01IP001104), now in its 20th year of funding.

Collaborators:
Lisa Prosser, PhD
Marilyn Fisher Blanch Research Professor of Pediatrics, University of Michigan

Jefferson Jones, MD
Medical Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Marie Killerby, VetMB, MPH
Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Meredith McMorrow, MD, MPH
Medical Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jamie Pike, PhD
Health Economist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

For more information, please contact:
Lisa Prosser, PhD, MS
Director, Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center

Email: lisapros@umich.edu

Angela Rose
Project Manager

Email: angmrose@umich.edu