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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign for 14-year-old girls from Ajmer in Rajasthan.

हमारी सरकार सर्वांगीण विकास के लिए संकल्पबद्ध है। इसी कड़ी में आज अजमेर से राष्ट्रव्यापी एचपीवी टीकाकरण अभियान की शुरुआत के साथ कई परियोजनाओं के उद्घाटन-शिलान्यास और युवाओं को नियुक्ति पत्रों के वितरण का सौभाग्य मिला है। https://t.co/sEmzvIlWid

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The campaign against cervical cancer was formally inaugurated at a programme held in Kayad, Ajmer, where several girls were administered the vaccine. The prime minister also interacted with the beneficiaries on the occasion.

According to officials, a single-dose "Gardasil 4" vaccine, a quadrivalent HPV vaccine, will be used under the campaign. The injection provides protection against HPV types 16 and 18, which are responsible for cervical cancer, as well as types 6 and 11.

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The Union Health Ministry, in an official communication sent to all states on February 25, stated, "All 14-year-old girls across the country will be administered a single dose of the 'Gardasil 4' vaccine at government health facilities, including Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (Primary Health Centres), Community Health Centres, sub-district and district hospitals, and government medical colleges and hospitals."