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Serum Institute’s CERVAVAC vaccine made to fight cervical cancer will be available in the market from this month. There will be two doses in this vaccine. Its cost is 2 thousand rupees. It is the first indigenous Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine against cervical cancer.
The vaccine has been jointly developed by Serum Institute of India (SII), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. SII CEO Adar Poonawala says that initially the quantity of the vaccine will be less. Production will be boosted next year.
Vaccine will be installed in schools
The Central Government has asked all the States and Union Territories to spread awareness about the prevention of cervical cancer and the importance of HPV vaccine among girl students across the country. Apart from this, the central government will soon start a vaccination program at the school level to prevent the risk of cancer. On behalf of the Central Government, this campaign will be started in schools especially for girls of 9 to 14 years.
Currently two foreign vaccines are available in the country
Two foreign vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix, are available in India for cervical cancer since 2008. Their one dose starts from 3 thousand rupees and comes up to 10 thousand rupees. Girls aged 9 to 14 years take two doses at an interval of 6 months. At the same time, women between the ages of 15 and 45 take three doses.
Cervical cancer is fatal for women
Cervical cancer is the second deadliest disease for women worldwide. Starting from the vagina, this cancer spreads rapidly from the bladder, rectum to the lungs. This disease is caused by infection with a virus called papilloma virus (HPV). Women who smoke more or take more drugs that suppress immunity are more at risk of this cancer.
75 thousand deaths due to cervical cancer annually in the country
According to government statistics, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in India. Cervical cancer is found in about 1.25 lakh women every year and more than 75 thousand patients die due to this disease in India. This accounts for almost a quarter of all cervical cancer deaths in the world. This cancer is most commonly found in women aged 35 to 44.
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