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Straight To It: Booster shots, guilty verdict, and experimental drugs

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Gwen’s picks for Monday, September 27 include:

  • President Joe Biden publicly received a COVID-19 vaccine booster, after recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
  • Pfizer announces the testing of an experimental drug to treat COVID-19 after exposure.
  • Switzerland becomes the 30th country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
  • A jury found former music star R. Kelly guilty on all charges in his sex trafficking case. He’ll be sentenced in May and faces 10 years to life in prison.