Public finance of rotavirus vaccination in India and Ethiopia: An extended cost-effectiveness analysis.

Highlights: [•] Public finance of rotavirus vaccine could decrease child mortality and medical impoverishment. [•] In India/Ethiopia, it would decrease rotavirus deaths, mainly among the poorer. [•] In India/Ethiopia, it would prevent medical impoverishment, among the poorest. [•] This work incorporates financial risk protection into evaluation of vaccine policy. [•] Vaccine packages based on equity, financial protection, and health gains can be selected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]