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confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.65
Vaxart reports positive 12-month safety data from Phase 2b sentinel cohort of oral COVID-19 vaccine
Vaxart, Inc.
- No vaccine-related SAEs or sustained Grade 3+ AEs in either arm (201 oral pill, 199 mRNA).
- Most common AEs for oral pill: malaise/fatigue (20.9%), headache (18.9%), anorexia (10.0%).
- Sentinel cohort not powered for efficacy; 33 symptomatic COVID cases in oral arm vs 30 in mRNA arm.
- Complete study data (~5,000 main cohort participants) anticipated in 2027.
- Project NextGen/BARDA award valued at up to $344.8 million supports the trial.