Stock Alert: Vaxart Hits New 52-week High As COVID-19 Vaccine Selected For OWS

Shares of Vaxart Inc. (VXRT) are surging more 90 percent or $5.65 in Friday's morning trade at $11.91 after touching a new 52-week high of $14.30 earlier. The clinical-stage biotechnology company's COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been selected for the U.S. Government's Operation Warp Speed or OWS.