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Chikungunya Vaccine, Hemophilia B Gene Therapy Among 14 Products On Track For EU Approval

 
• By Vibha Sharma

The EU is on track to get its first vaccine for preventing the disease caused by chikungunya virus. Thirteen other products have also been recommended for pan-EU approval. 

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The Chikungunya Vaccine was assessed under the EMA’s OPEN framework to promote global public health • Source: Shutterstock

The European Medicines Agency has recommended granting pan-EU marketing approval to 14 new products, including Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine Ixchiq and Pfizer/Spark Therapeutics’ hemophilia B gene therapy Durveqtix (fidanacogene elaparvovec).

If approved, Ixchiq will become the first vaccine in the EU to protect adults 18 years and older against chikungunya

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