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What Is Chikungunya? CDC Issues Disease Vaccine Notice to Older Travelers
The CDC began recommending Ixchiq last year for adults traveling to countries where chikungunya is common. The vaccine uses a ...
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FDA, CDC Recommend Pause on Valneva's Chikungunya Vaccine for Seniors
The decision follows ongoing investigations into serious adverse events primarily reported in elderly individuals who ...
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FDA, CDC: Pause chikungunya shots in older adults
The FDA and CDC recommended a pause in administering Ixchiq, a chikungunya vaccine, in adults ages 60 and above after 17 serious adverse events, including two deaths.  About 80,000 Ixchiq doses have ...
Feds recommend pausing vaccine for mosquito-borne disease chikungunya in people over 60
The FDA and CDC recommended a pause for Ixchiq, a chikungunya vaccine, following reports of adverse events in recipients 60 ...
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FDA, CDC call for pause of chikungunya shot rollout in older adults
On the heels of similar moves in France and the European Union, U.S. health authorities are calling for a pause in the use of ...
US health officials advise older travelers not to get a chikungunya vaccine
The U.S. government is advising that international travelers age 60 and older not get a chikungunya vaccine as it ...
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Chikungunya & Dengue - Soon to be Endemic in the Americas?
Mosquitoes can tranmist dengue virus, which has already caused local cases in Florida in 2025... | Clinical And Molecular Dx ...