{"id":203204,"date":"2022-09-02T19:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T13:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=203204"},"modified":"2022-09-02T19:20:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T13:50:00","slug":"union-minister-announces-indias-first-indigenously-developed-vaccine-cervavac-for-the-prevention-of-cervical-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/union-minister-announces-indias-first-indigenously-developed-vaccine-cervavac-for-the-prevention-of-cervical-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Minister announces India\u2019s first indigenously developed vaccine, \u201cCERVAVAC\u201d for the prevention of cervical cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article<\/span><b> \u201c<\/b><b>Union Minister announces India\u2019s first indigenously developed vaccine, \u201cCERVAVAC\u201d for the prevention of cervical cancer<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in<\/span><b> PIB <\/b>on<b> 1st September 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Minister Science &amp; Technology has launched India\u2019s first indigenously developed vaccine, \u201cCERVAVAC\u201d for the prevention of cervical cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is CERVAVAC Vaccine?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/explained-what-indias-first-hpv-vaccine-could-mean-for-fight-against-cervical-cancer\/\"><b>Click Here to read<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Doses: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two vaccine doses are supposed to be administered to teenage girls before they are sexually active. For older individuals, three doses are recommended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Note: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This vaccine can prevent an infection, but cannot clear it once it happens.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is Cervical Cancer?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sii-to-launch-vaccine-to-prevent-cervical-cancer\/\"><b>Click Here to read<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h6><b>Cervical Cancer cases in India<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cervical cancer ranks as the 2nd most prevalent cancer in India and accounts for nearly one-fourth of the world\u2019s cervical cancer deaths despite being largely preventable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current estimates indicate that every year approximately 1.25 lakhs women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and over 75,000 die from the disease in India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around 83% of invasive cervical cancers are attributed to HPVs 16 or 18 in India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most promising intervention for preventing cervical cancer is vaccination against human papillomavirus(HPV).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is estimated that HPV types 16 and 18 (HPV-16 and HPV-18) together contribute to approximately 70% of all invasive cervical cancer cases worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cUnion Minister announces India\u2019s first indigenously developed vaccine, \u201cCERVAVAC\u201d for the prevention of cervical cancer\u201d published in PIB on 1st September 2022 What is the News? Union Minister Science &amp; Technology has launched India\u2019s first indigenously developed vaccine, \u201cCERVAVAC\u201d for the prevention of cervical cancer. 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