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TopicHPV vaccination

Topic: HPV vaccination

Why govt has no plans to include cervical cancer vaccine in routine immunisation package anytime soon

Health ministry officials say plan to bring it under nation’s Universal Immunisation Programme stays shelved, mainly due to reasons related to funds and concern around side-effects.

Scottish study finds zero cases of cervical cancer among women vaccinated against HPV at 12-13 yrs

Study conducted by Public Health Scotland in collaboration with University of Strathclyde & University of Edinburgh. Findings published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

India accounts for 1 in every 5 cervical cancer cases, almost 1 in 4 deaths, finds Lancet study

Study by WHO's cancer research wing says incidence rates of cervical cancer a public health issue. Finds 39% cases occur in India & China, and is largely 'preventable' with HPV vaccine.

Production of HPV vaccine for cervical cancer to start in 1st quarter of 2023: Adar Poonawala

The CEO said that the production of India's 1st indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine will supply 1 to 2 million doses per month to the govt.

All about Serum Institute’s HPV vaccine, India’s 1st indigenous shot against cervical cancer

Pune-based SII has got the go-ahead from the Drugs Controller General of India to market the vaccine. Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of female cancer mortality worldwide.

SII to manufacture India’s first qHPV vaccine against cervical cancer after DCGI approval

Cervical cancer in India is the 2nd most frequent cancer among women between 15-44 years of age. Currently, India is fully dependent on foreign manufacturers for the vaccine.

Covid on the wane, Serum Institute eyes November launch for India’s first cervical cancer shot

HPV responsible for 95% of all cervical cancer. National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation recommended HPV vaccine's inclusion in India's Universal Immunisation Programme in 2017.

Delhi, 1st state to launch HPV vaccine for cervical cancer, sees numbers fall. Blame pandemic

Around 13,000 girls received the vaccines in Delhi from 2016-2020. But closed schools resulted in a steep decline, officials say.

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