The WHO has announced the development of a costing tool to estimate the incremental costs for resource mobilization purposes of the COVID-19 vaccine. The tool is to be available for any country to use. Countries can also use the tool to prepare budgets for vaccination beyond 2021 as COVID-19 vaccine is deployed.
The tool is designed to support a rapid yet comprehensive estimation of the incremental costs. It aligns with the COVID-19 vaccine introduction readiness assessment tool and the Guidance on developing a national deployment and vaccination plan, and WHO SAGE values framework for the allocation and prioritization of COVID-19 vaccination. Its output includes estimates, which can be directly inserted into COVID-19 vaccine introduction readiness assessment tool.
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