French speciality vaccine company Valneva has announced that its single-shot chikungunya vaccine candidate has received a breakthrough therapy designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Researchers have developed a chikungunya vaccine that can be stored at warm temperatures and manufactured quickly, which has been validated in animal models.
There aren't any vaccines or treatments for the painful viral infection chikungunya, but with phase 2 results announced this week, Themis hopes it's one step closer to changing that.
Working against a disease with no available vaccines, PaxVax has picked up an important regulatory boost from the FDA for its Chikungunya shot. The agency blessed the candidate with its Fast Track Designation...