Adults over the age of 60 are recommended not to get the chikungunya vaccine to prevent the mosquito-borne illness due to two ...

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The decision follows ongoing investigations into serious adverse events primarily reported in elderly individuals who ...

The CDC and FDA advise against Ixchiq chikungunya vaccine for American travellers aged 60 and above. This is due to reported ...

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 ...

TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are telling travelers aged 60 and older to avoid a chikungunya ...

The FDA and CDC recommended a pause for Ixchiq, a chikungunya vaccine, following reports of adverse events in recipients 60 ...

Chikungunya is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female mosquitoes, particularly Aedes aegypti and Aedes ...

Ixchiq is the first preventive vaccine against the chikungunya virus authorised in Europe and the US. Among the adverse ...

Last year, the government began recommending the vaccine, which is made with weakened chikungunya virus, to U.S. adults who ...