SII, Department of Biotechnology to launch India's first qHPV vaccine against cervical cancer tomorrow
"It is very effective and prevents cervical cancer because, 85 percent to 90 percent cases, cervical cancer is because of this particular virus and this vaccine is against those viruses," Dr N K Arora
New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Department of Biotechnology(DBT) are set to launch India's first indigenously developed Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against Cervical Cancer on September 1, official sources told ANI.The most awaited vaccine will be launched by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Jitendra Singh...
New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Department of Biotechnology(DBT) are set to launch India's first indigenously developed Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against Cervical Cancer on September 1, official sources told ANI.
Cervical cancer develops in a woman's cervix (the entrance to the uterus from the vagina).
Almost all cervical cancer cases (99%) are linked to infection with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPV), an extremely common virus transmitted through sexual contact.
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