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

But the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a safety notice on May 9 recommending that adults over 60 years old pause use of the vaccine due to fatal complications.

The CDC recommends the vaccine pause while it investigates “serious adverse events,” including neurologic and cardiac events.

The Trump administration's FDA and CDC is advising U.S. patients using the drug Ixchiq to hold off while U.S. health ...

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

The CDC began recommending Ixchiq last year for adults traveling to countries where chikungunya is common. The vaccine uses a ...

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

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 ...

Reports of severe adverse events in some people who received the chikungunya vaccine have spurred regulators in Europe and ...

In a statement today, the company said it supports recent precautionary measures and that thorough investigations are needed ...

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an advisory urging American travellers over the age of 60 years ...

FDA and CDC recommend halting Ixchiq vaccine use in adults 60 and older after reports of serious adverse events, including ...