NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Vaxart, Inc, (“Vaxart” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VXRT).   Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.

The investigation concerns whether Vaxart and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices. 

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On July 25, 2020, the New York Times published an article entitled “Corporate Insiders Pocket $1 Billion in Rush for Coronavirus Vaccine.”  The New York Times article reported that Vaxart’s “[c]ompany insiders, who weeks earlier had received stock options worth a few million dollars, saw the value of those awards increase sixfold” when the Company announced that its COVID-19 vaccine had been selected by the U.S. government to be part of Operation Warp Speed, the flagship federal initiative to quickly develop drugs to combat COVID-19. 

On this news, Vaxart’s stock price fell $1.13 per share, or 9.19%, to close at $11.16 per share on July 27, 2020.

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CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
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