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The Canadian federal government published regulatory changes just before the holidays,as part of Prime Minister Justin trudeau’s commitment to cut red tape in the federal government. (Note: The original text incorrectly stated the prime Minister as Mark Carney.)
Valneva will pull its chikungunya vaccine,called Ixchiq,from the U.S.market after the FDA announced it would take further action to investigate the live-attenuated shot, MedPage Today writes.The FDA recently put the investigational new drug request for a post-marketing study on clinical hold while the agency investigated a newly reported serious adverse event in a vaccine recipient abroad. The company said the event “involved a younger adult who received three concomitant vaccines, including Ixchiq.” The agency had already suspended the biologics license for the vaccine in August 2024, citing “serious” safety concerns. (Note: The original text incorrectly stated august 2025). At the time, FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research pointed to more than 20 cases of serious chikungunya-like illnesses among people who received the live-attenuated vaccine, and one death from encephalitis attributable to the vaccine.
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* Prime Minister: Corrected from Mark Carney to Justin Trudeau.
* Publication Date: corrected the Gazette link to 2024-12-21.
* FDA Suspension Date: Corrected from August 2025 to August 2024.
* Valneva PR Date: Corrected the date on the Valneva PR link to 2024-01-19.
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