Selection and Interpretation of Scientific Evidence in Preparation for Policy Decisions: A Case Study Regarding Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccine Into National Immunization Programs in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark
| Autor: | Thea Kølsen Fischer, Gry St-Martin, Ann Lindstrand, Synne Sandbu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Economic growth medicine.medical_specialty rotavirus vaccines 030106 microbiology medicine.disease_cause vaccine introduction Scientific evidence 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine policy decisions Political science Rotavirus Epidemiology medicine 030212 general & internal medicine policy-making processes lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Interpretation (philosophy) Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 Rotavirus vaccine Policy Brief Nordic countries Immunization Scale (social sciences) Public Health Inclusion (education) |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers In Public Health St-Martin, G, Lindstrand, A, Sandbu, S & Fischer, T K 2018, ' Selection and interpretation of Scientific evidence in Preparation for Policy Decisions : A case Study regarding introduction of rotavirus Vaccine into National immunization Programs in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark ', Frontiers in Public Health, vol. 6, 131, pp. 1-8 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00131 Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 6 (2018) Frontiers in Public Health |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00131 |
| Popis: | The World Health Organization recommends inclusion of rotavirus vaccines in national immunization programs (NIPs) worldwide. Nordic countries are usually considered comparable in terms of demographics and health-care services and have comparable rotavirus disease burden. Nevertheless, the countries have reached different decisions regarding rotavirus vaccine: Norway and Finland have already introduced rotavirus vaccines into their NIPs and Sweden is currently changing its recommendation and vaccines will now be introduced on a national scale while Denmark has decided against it. This study focuses on the selection and interpretation of medical and epidemiological evidence used during the decision-making processes in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark. The so-called ``severity criteria'' is identified as one of the main reasons for the different policy decisions reached across the Nordic countries. The World Health Organization recommends inclusion of rotavirus vaccines in national immunization programs (NIPs) worldwide. Nordic countries are usually considered comparable in terms of demographics and health-care services and have comparable rotavirus disease burden. Nevertheless, the countries have reached different decisions regarding rotavirus vaccine: Norway and Finland have already introduced rotavirus vaccines into their NIPs and Sweden is currently changing its recommendation and vaccines will now be introduced on a national scale while Denmark has decided against it. This study focuses on the selection and interpretation of medical and epidemiological evidence used during the decision-making processes in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark. The so-called ``severity criteria'' is identified as one of the main reasons for the different policy decisions reached across the Nordic countries. |
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