India's first vaccine against cervical cancer to be launched on Sept 1
New Delhi, August 31: The Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Department of Biotechnology(DBT) will launch India's first indigenously developed Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against Cervical Cancer on Thursday, September 1, said official sources.
Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology, will launch the much-anticipated vaccine on Thursday. According to Dr N K Arora, Chairperson of the Covid working group, National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), launching a made-in-India vaccine is an exciting experience.
"It is very exciting and I must say it makes us very happy that our daughters and granddaughters will now be able to get this much-awaited vaccine."
"In fact, this is one of the last major vaccines to be introduced. In fact, this is one of the last vaccines that will be launched in the programme. Now, Indian vaccines will be available and we hope that it will be launched in the National Immunisation programme for 9-14-year-old girls," he further said.
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"It is very effective and prevents cervical cancer because, 85 per cent to 90 per cent cases, cervical cancer is because of this particular virus and this vaccine is against those viruses. So, if we give it to our young children and daughters, they are protected from the infection and consequently probably 30 years later, cancer does not occur," Dr Arora continued
"There was a shortage in the global market. Now Indian vaccine has come. So, we will be able to take care of our requirements within our made-in-India vaccine," he stated.
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