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Table 2 Vaccine efficacy estimates against mild, moderate and severe RV gastroenteritis

From: Targeted rotavirus vaccination of high-risk infants; a low cost and highly cost-effective alternative to universal vaccination

 

Vaccine efficacya

Method

Source

RV1

Mild (RV episode without medical care)

Moderate (GP visit)

Severe (Hospitalization)b

Nosocomialc

  

After first dose

Calculated

Calculated

89.8% (8.9 to 99.8)

Calculated

(Calculated from) Published data Efficacy for mild and moderate cases after first season calculated from efficacy ratios for mild, moderate, severe during first season

[53]

First season (after second dose)

71.7% (50.4 to 83.9)

91.8% (84.0 to 96.3)

100% (81.8 to 100)

   

Second season

50.5% (24.3 to 67.7)

76.2% (63.0 to 85.0)

92.2% (65.6 to 99.1)

   

Third-fifth season

Calculated

Calculated

Calculated

 

Efficacy during third to fifth season calculated as linear decline equal to reduction between first and second season

 

RV5

      

After first dose

Calculated

Calculated

88% (65 to 97)

Calculated

(Calculated from) Published data Efficacy after first dose and between first and second dose for mild and moderate cases calculated from efficacy ratios for mild, moderate, severe during first season

[57]

After second dose

Calculated

Calculated

88% (69 to 96)

   

First season (after third dose)

65.1% (54.1 to 73.5)

72.0% (63.2 to 78.9)

94.8% (89.4 to 97.8)

 

(Calculated from) Published data

[54, 55]

Second season

49.8% (27.0 to 65.4)

58.5% (40.1 to 71.7)

90.8% (76.9 to 97.1)

   

Third season

Calculated

Calculated

100.0% (27.9 to 100)

 

Efficacy during third season for mild and moderate cases calculated from efficacy ratios for mild, moderate, severe during second season

[55]

Fourth-fifth season

Calculated

Calculated

Calculated

 

Efficacy during third to fifth season calculated as linear decline equal to reduction between first and second season

 
  1. aVaccine efficacy was assumed equal between eligible and ineligible, data were modeled as Pert distribution; befficacy against fatal RVGE was assumed equal to efficacy for severe disease; cefficacy against nosocomial infection based on severity distribution in original study data.
  2. GE: gastroenteritis; GP: general practitioner; RV: rotavirus.