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Table 1 Economic data

From: An economic analysis of varicella immunization in the Singapore military

Item

Data

Cost per outpatient consultation (including medications) (SG$)

34.50

Estimated days lost per case due to sick leave/disease

6.57 days (2.76 s.d.)

Cost of one lost day (SG$)

174.00

Cost of outpatient treatment (SG$)

34.50 (27.6-41.4)

Cost per vaccine vial (SG$)

30.95

Cost of side effects of vaccine per person (SG$)

174.00

Growth rate of median wagesa

6.093 %

Man-day lost from a varicella outbreak

100 (80–120)

Side effect rate

5 %

Discount rateb

1.237 % annual

  1. aCalculated using data from the Ministry of Manpower, Singapore, 2013;
  2. bGeometric mean of 5-year SGS Bond Yields from 2007 to 2014. Bond yields are obtained from https://secure.sgs.gov.sg/fdanet/BenchmarkPricesAndYields.aspx