Side effects dim hopes for first chikungunya vaccine

Vaccination of the elderly was suspended during an outbreak on Réunion last year. A new vaccine may be safer.

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Science
Published
2026-02-05
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aeg1217
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Mosquito-borne diseases and control
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Side effects dim hopes for first chikungunya vaccine

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
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Mosquito-borne diseases and control
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Side effects dim hopes for first chikungunya vaccine

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
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Abstract

Vaccination of the elderly was suspended during an outbreak on Réunion last year. A new vaccine may be safer.

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