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FDA OKs Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine For 12-15 Age Group
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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Pfizer said in late March that clinical trials found “100% efficacy and robust antibody responses” to the coronavirus in 12- to 15-year-olds.

Blind Patients Hope Landmark Gene-Editing Experiment Will Restore Their Vision
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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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.

Fired Professor Drops Lawsuit Against Ohio University
By: David Forster
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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

Athens Co. Confirms 6 New COVID-19 Cases For May 8-10
By: Aaron Payne
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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

Sentencing Set In Insulin Injection Deaths Of 7 VA Patients
By: Associated Press
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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