Chikungunya vaccine

Chikungunya vaccine
Vaccine description
TargetChikungunya virus
Vaccine typeAttenuated
Clinical data
Trade namesIxchiq
AHFS/Drugs.comIxchiq
License data
Routes of
administration
Intramuscular
ATC code
  • None
Legal status
Legal status

A Chikungunya vaccine is a vaccine intended to provide acquired immunity against the chikungunya virus.[3]

The most commonly reported side effects include headache, fatigue, muscle pain, joint pain, fever, nausea and tenderness at the injection site.[6]

The first chikungunya vaccine was approved for medical use in the United States in November 2023.[6]

  1. ^ "Register Of Innovative Drugs [Updated: 2024-07-04]". Health Canada. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Ixchiq Product information". Health Canada. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Ixchiq". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 9 November 2023. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ixchiq EPAR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ixchiq PI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b "FDA Approves First Vaccine to Prevent Disease Caused by Chikungunya Virus". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Press release). 9 November 2023. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.