NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / March 20, 2021 / Levi & Korsinsky, LLP announces that class action lawsuits have commenced on behalf of shareholders of the following publicly-traded companies. Shareholders interested in serving as lead plaintiff have until the deadlines listed to petition the court. Further details about the cases can be found at the links provided. There is no cost or obligation to you.

BLU Shareholders Click Here: https://www.zlk.com/pslra-1/bellus-health-inc-loss-submission-form?prid=13890&wire=1
AZN Shareholders Click Here: https://www.zlk.com/pslra-1/astrazeneca-plc-loss-submission-form?prid=13890&wire=1
VLDR Shareholders Click Here: https://www.zlk.com/pslra-1/velodyne-lidar-inc-loss-submission-form?prid=13890&wire=1

* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW *

BELLUS Health Inc. (NASDAQ:BLU)

BLU Lawsuit on behalf of: investors who purchased September 5, 2019 - July 5, 2020
Lead Plaintiff Deadline : May 17, 2021
TO LEARN MORE, VISIT: https://www.zlk.com/pslra-1/bellus-health-inc-loss-submission-form?prid=13890&wire=1

According to the filed complaint, during the class period, BELLUS Health Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: while BLU-5937's "high selectivity" contributed to the drug causing little to no taste alteration in chronic cough patients, that high selectivity also contributed to the drug potentially being less efficacious and thus likely not be able to meet the primary endpoint of the Company's Phase 2 trial.

Astrazeneca Plc (NYSE:AZN)

AZN Lawsuit on behalf of: investors who purchased May 21, 2020 - November 20, 2020
Lead Plaintiff Deadline : March 29, 2021
TO LEARN MORE, VISIT: https://www.zlk.com/pslra-1/astrazeneca-plc-loss-submission-form?prid=13890&wire=1

According to the filed complaint, during the class period, Astrazeneca Plc made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (a) initial clinical trials for the Company's COVID-19 vaccine, AZD1222, had suffered from a critical manufacturing error, resulting in a substantial number of trial participants receiving half the designed dosage; (b) clinical trials for AZD1222 consisted of a patchwork of disparate patient subgroups, each with subtly different treatments, undermining the validity and import of the conclusions that could be drawn from the clinical data across these disparate patient populations; (c) certain clinical trial participants for AZD1222 had not received a second dose at the designated time points, but rather received the second dose up to several weeks after the dose had been scheduled to be delivered according to the original trial design; (d) AstraZeneca had failed to include a substantial number of patients over 55 years of age in its clinical trials for AZD1222, despite this patient population being particularly vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19 and thus a high priority target market for the drug; (e) AstraZeneca's clinical trials for AZD1222 had been hamstrung by widespread flaws in design, errors in execution, and a failure to properly coordinate and communicate with regulatory authorities and the general public; (f) as a result of (a)-(e) above, the clinical trials for AZD1222 had not been conducted in accordance with industry best practices and acceptable standards and the data and conclusions that could be derived from the clinical trials was of limited utility; and (g) as a result of (a)-(f) above, AZD1222 was unlikely to be approved for commercial use in the United States in the short term, one of the largest potential markets for the drug.