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Health UnaBASHEd: Why a Pill Vaccine Could Change Who Gets Protected and Who Doesn't

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Published
July 25, 2026
Duration
25:54
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Last updated
Aug 16, 2026

Discusses Recorded live from BIO 2026 in San Diego, host Gil Bashe sits down with two executives advancing one…

Summary

Recorded live from BIO 2026 in San Diego, host Gil Bashe sits down with two executives advancing one of the most audacious ideas in modern vaccinology: replacing the syringe with a tablet. Steven Lo, President and CEO of Vaxart, Inc., and Dr. Sean Tucker, the company's Founder and Chief Scientific Officer to discuss what it would mean to put a flu, COVID-…

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Recorded live from BIO 2026 in San Diego, host Gil Bashe sits down with two executives advancing one of the most audacious ideas in modern vaccinology: replacing the syringe with a tablet. Steven Lo, President and CEO of Vaxart, Inc., and Dr. Sean Tucker, the company's Founder and Chief Scientific Officer to discuss what it would mean to put a flu, COVID-19, or norovirus vaccine in a pill, no needle, no cold chain, no waiting room. The conversation spans Vaxart's clinical pipeline, its Gates Fou