EC vaccine approval maintains Valneva’s pursuit of chikungunya virus

1 July 2024

Specialty vaccine company Valneva (Nasdaq: VALN) has announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for its single-dose vaccine, Ixchig, for the prevention of disease caused by the chikungunya virus in people aged 18 years of and older.

This approval was unanimously endorsed by member states following a stringent assessment by the European Medicines Agency.

The EC decision marks the third approval the French company has received for Ixchig following approval from the US Food and Drug Administration in November 2023 and Health Canada last month.

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