FDA approves world’s first vaccine for ’emerging global health threat’: ‘Prevention of a potentially debilitating disease’

Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Ixchiq, the world’s first licensed vaccine for the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus. The single-dose vaccine was developed by ... Read More

First vaccine for chikungunya virus, an 'emerging global health threat,' gets FDA approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced its approval of Ixchiq, the first chikungunya vaccine. The vaccine, which is made by Valneva, is approved for anyone age 18 and older ... Read More

FDA approves world’s first chikungunya vaccine

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA approved a chikungunya vaccine for people aged 18 years or older at high risk for exposure to the virus. Read More

First Chikungunya Vaccine Now FDA Approved — What To Know About The ‘Emerging Global Health Threat’

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the world’s first vaccine for chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus with similar symptoms to dengue and Zika that experts warn is a major global ... Read More

FDA approves first ever vaccine for chikungunya virus, which is seeing a global surge

When someone enters the hospital with the chikungunya virus, there's no mistaking it. "The patients came here with fever and also with pain in their joints," says Dr. Susana Lloveras, an infectious ... Read More

FDA approves first vaccine against chikungunya virus

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it has approved the first vaccine to prevent disease caused by the chikungunya virus. Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease whose name in ... Read More