POWER OF ATTORNEY

       Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of the Chief Financial Officer, who is currently Thomas Russo, CFA
and the Chief Business Officer, who is currently Cassia Cearley, Ph.D., and
their respective successors, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

       (1)   prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
       behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
       "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents
       necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the
       undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required
       by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or
       regulation of the SEC;

       (2)   execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
       capacity as an officer and/or director of Icosavax, Inc., a Delaware
       corporation (the "Company") and/or beneficial owner of more than 10% of
       the Company's capital stock, Forms 3, 4, and 5 and any amendments thereto
       in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
       and the rules thereunder;

       (3)   do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
       undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute
       any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or
       amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC and any stock
       exchange or similar authority; and

       (4)   take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
       foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
       benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
       undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
       attorney- in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
       Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
       conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-
       fact's discretion.

       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

       The undersigned agrees that each such attorney-in-fact herein may rely
entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by the undersigned to
such attorney-in-fact.  The undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Company and each such attorney-in-fact against an losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in these reports) that arise out of or are
based upon any untrue statements or omission of necessary facts in the
information provided by the undersigned to such attorney-in-fact for purposes of
executing, acknowledging, delivering or filing Forms 3, 4 or 5 (including
amendments thereto) or Form ID and agrees to reimburse the Company and such
attorney-in-fact for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action.

       This Power of Attorney supersedes any power of attorney previously
executed by the undersigned regarding the purposes outlined in the first
paragraph hereof ("Prior Powers of Attorney"), and the authority of the
attorney-in-fact named in any Prior Powers of Attorney is hereby revoked.

       This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 16WK  day of July, 2021.




                           Signature: /s/ Thomas J. Russo
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                           Name:  Thomas Russo, CFA