You are viewing the May 10, 2021 daily archives
![A doctor prepares to administer a vaccine injection at New York-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, N.Y., in January. The FDA has approved emergency use authorization of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for patients age 12-15.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/vaccination-08818bb3497233926838219fb239e6b36432e17a-scaled-e1620683448790-900x422.jpg)
FDA OKs Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine For 12-15 Age Group
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
Posted on:
Pfizer said in late March that clinical trials found “100% efficacy and robust antibody responses” to the coronavirus in 12- to 15-year-olds.
![Carlene Knight, 54, is one of the first patients in a landmark study designed to try to restore vision in those who have a rare genetic disease that causes blindness.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/crispr-eye-5-c036ea9f67bdfe0c45f20d2ba4f0ecdf81835a88-e1620664952808-900x422.jpg)
Blind Patients Hope Landmark Gene-Editing Experiment Will Restore Their Vision
By: Rob Stein | NPR
Posted on:
The unprecedented study involves using the gene-editing technique CRISPR to edit a gene while it’s still inside a patient’s body. In exclusive interviews, NPR talks with two of the first participants.
![Ohio University's campus on March 10, 2020](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG-4896-900x422.jpg)
Fired Professor Drops Lawsuit Against Ohio University
By: David Forster
Posted on:
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An Ohio University professor who recently lost his job over allegations of sexual harassment has dropped a federal lawsuit he filed against the university. A spokesperson… Read More
![A banner over Court St. in Athens urges people to wear masks.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Image-from-iOS-scaled-e1596476363128-900x422.jpg)
Athens Co. Confirms 6 New COVID-19 Cases For May 8-10
By: Aaron Payne
Posted on:
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,194 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after six were reported for Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The… Read More
![Gavel leaning against a row of law books](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AdobeStock_110666651-e1518880023556-900x422.jpeg)
Sentencing Set In Insulin Injection Deaths Of 7 VA Patients
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Sentencing is set this week for a former nursing assistant who admitting to killing seven elderly veterans with fatal doses of insulin at a West Virginia… Read More