Vaxart to Present Norovirus Data at IDWeek 2024 Underscoring Commitment to Address Significant Unmet Need
October 15 2024 - 8:00AM
Vaxart, Inc. (Nasdaq: VXRT) today announced that it will present
research demonstrating the potential of its norovirus oral pill
vaccine candidate at IDWeek taking place October 16-19, 2024, at
the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles.
With no currently approved vaccines against
norovirus, Vaxart remains committed to progressing what it believes
to be the most advanced norovirus vaccine candidate in clinical
development that is both formulated for oral administration and
designed for delivery to the gastrointestinal system. Norovirus
sickens approximately 21 million people in the United States each
year, including the 15% of children under age 5 who contract
norovirus annually. Approximately 3 million sets of parents are
forced by this virus to miss work – approximately 2.2 days on
average – to care for their children. Adults ≥65 years old are at
high-risk for severe symptoms and clinical outcomes including
longer disease duration and death. The annual disease burden from
norovirus in the United States is estimated to be $10.6 billion
Presentation Information:
Title: A Phase 2 Double-Blind,
Placebo-Controlled Study Showing Oral Tableted Norovirus Vaccine
VXA-G1.1-NN is Immunogenic, Efficacious, and Reduces Viral Shedding
Following Norovirus ChallengeSpeaker: Dr. Sean
Tucker, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of
VaxartDate: Thursday, October
17Time: 3:45 p.m. PTRoom: 404
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Title: A Phase I, Multicenter,
Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Single Dose,
Dose-ranging Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and
Immunogenicity of Orally Administered Bivalent GI.1/GII.4 Norovirus
Vaccine in Healthy Lactating Females ≥ 18 years Old and Their
Breast-feeding InfantsSpeaker: Dr. Lam Nguyen,
Medical Director & Head of Pharmacovigilance of
VaxartDate: Saturday, October 19,
2024Time: 2:15 p.m. PTRoom: 403
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About VaxartVaxart is a
clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a range of oral
recombinant vaccines based on its proprietary delivery platform.
Vaxart vaccines are designed to be administered using pills that
can be stored and shipped without refrigeration and to eliminate
the risk of needle-stick injury. Vaxart believes that its
proprietary pill vaccine delivery platform is suitable to deliver
recombinant vaccines, positioning the company to develop oral
versions of currently marketed vaccines and to design recombinant
vaccines for new indications. Vaxart’s development programs
currently include pill vaccines designed to protect against
coronavirus, norovirus and influenza, as well as a therapeutic
vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV), Vaxart’s first
immune-oncology indication. Vaxart has filed broad domestic and
international patent applications covering its proprietary
technology and creations for oral vaccination using adenovirus and
TLR3 agonists.
Contact
Vaxart Media and Investor RelationsMatt
SteinbergFINN PartnersIR@vaxart.com(646) 871-8481
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