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Chikungunya vaccine (live attenuated)

Brand names: Ixchiq

Adult dose

Dose: Single 0.5mL IM dose
Route: IM
Frequency: once

Clinical pearls

  • MHRA caution in adults ≥65 — review benefit-risk before use

Contraindications

  • Immunosuppression
  • Pregnancy
  • Severe hypersensitivity

Side effects

  • Headache
  • Fatigue
  • Myalgia
  • Fever
  • Rare severe adverse events in older adults

Interactions

  • Avoid concurrent live vaccines unless co-administered
  • Immunosuppressants reduce response

Reference: BNF; UK Green Book; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/chikungunya-vaccine-live/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.

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Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.