Valneva vaccine effective against chikungunya virus

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A single dose vaccine in development to protect against the chikungunya virus has been shown to be effective with no safety concerns, the sponsor Valneva SE announced on 5 August. The vaccine VLA1553 met its primary endpoint in a Phase 3 pivotal trial achieving a seroprotection rate of 98.5% - well above the 70% threshold set by the US Food and Drug Administration.