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      <filer>
        <filerCredentials>
          <cik>0001258693</cik>
          <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
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      <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>



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    <issuerInfo>
      <issuerCik>0001649094</issuerCik>
      <issuerName>Vaxcyte, Inc.</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-39323</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>825 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, STE. 300</com:street1>
        <com:city>SAN CARLOS</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>CA</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>94070</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>650-837-0111</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>PICKERING GRANT</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
      </relationshipsToIssuer>
    </issuerInfo>
    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>UBS Financial Services, Inc.</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>1000 Harbor Boulevard</com:street1>
          <com:city>Weehawken</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NJ</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>07016</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>24461</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>1284204.75</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>144397682</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>06/18/2026</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
    </securitiesInformation>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>06/18/2026</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Exercise of stock options</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>225</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>06/18/2026</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>09/02/2024</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>RSU Vest</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>7751</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>09/02/2024</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>NA</natureOfPayment>
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    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>08/31/2024</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>RSU Vest</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>5548</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>08/31/2024</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>NA</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>02/28/2025</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>RSU Vest</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>3612</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>02/28/2025</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>NA</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>03/02/2025</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>RSU Vest</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>5325</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>03/02/2025</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>NA</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>12/09/2013</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Founder Shares</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>2000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>12/09/2013</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>NA</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>22,461 shares represented in this filing are being sold under Grant Pickering, 1,000 shares are being sold under the Claire Pickering 2020 Delaware Trust and 1,000 shares are being sold under the Benjamin Pickering 2020Delaware Trust.</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>06/18/2026</noticeDate>
      <planAdoptionDates>
        <planAdoptionDate>03/03/2026</planAdoptionDate>
      </planAdoptionDates>
      <signature>/s/ UBS Financial Services Inc, as attorney-in-fact for Grant Pickering</signature>
    </noticeSignature>
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