Valneva SE has signed a $42 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense for the supply of its Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine IXIARO. First deliveries are expected in the coming weeks.   JE is a serious and growing public health threat in Asia. The U.S. Department of Defense has been using IXIARO for approximately 360,000 U.S. military and civilian personnel and their families working and living in endemic countries since 2010.   Thomas Lingelbach, president and chief executive o...