Tag: vaccine
Europe opinions Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine
Context: The European Medicines Company (EMA) has quickly suspended using Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine (Ixchiq) in adults aged 65 and above because of experiences of significant adversarial occasions, together with two deaths. Relevance : GS2(Well being) Chikungunya Pathogen: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) Household: Togaviridae Genus: Alphavirus Kind: RNA virus First Recognized: 1952, in Tanzania Transmission: Main vectors: