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

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

The U.S. government is advising that international travelers age 60 and older not get a chikungunya vaccine as it ...

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

The FDA and CDC are investigating reports of serious adverse events, including deaths, in recipients of Ixchiq.

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

Climate change is pushing disease-carrying tiger mosquitoes deeper into Europe, raising the risk that once-tropical viruses ...

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

A vaccine designed to protect against chikungunya, a mosquito-borne illness, has been temporarily paused for individuals aged 60 and older.

Most stories of chikungunya begin with something oddly harmless — a slight twitch in the toes or fingers. That’s when the ...

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

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 ...