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March 13 2021, 08:00
Health officials in Washington have confirmed the state’s first case of a worrisome coronavirus variant that was first identified in Brazil. 
March 13 2021, 08:00
An international team of scientists has identified 50 new genes for eye color.
March 13 2021, 08:00
A worsening coronavirus crisis in Brazil is overwhelming health systems and fueling deep concern among global health officials. 
March 13 2021, 08:00
About 1 in 5 Americans say they lost a loved one to COVID-19, according to a new poll, as Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of the pandemic.
March 13 2021, 08:00
Good news has been hard to come by in the year that’s been the coronavirus pandemic, but with the recent approval of a third COVID-19 vaccine and an accelerated vaccination effort across the country overall, some states appear to be turning a corner. Take Wisconsin, for example, where more people have now been vaccinated against the novel disease than infected by it, state health data shows. 
March 13 2021, 08:00
The World Health Organization on Friday granted emergency use listing to a single-dose coronavirus vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, marking the fourth jab cleared to rollout among developing countries through a global initiative called COVAX.
March 13 2021, 08:00
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated guidance for operating child care programs in several areas including expanded background on what is known about COVID-19 and transmission in child care settings, recommendations for mask use and information for children with special needs and disabilities.
March 13 2021, 08:00
By the time his parents rushed him to the hospital, 11-year-old Pablo was barely eating and had stopped drinking entirely. Weakened by months of self-privation, his heart had slowed to a crawl and his kidneys were faltering. Medics injected him with fluids and fed him through a tube — first steps toward stitching together yet another child coming apart amid the tumult of the coronavirus crisis.
March 13 2021, 08:00
Local health officials said 92 cases of norovirus had been linked to the Arby's restaurant on Dirksen Parkway in Springfield, Illinois.
March 13 2021, 08:00
The Maryland-based biotech Novavax has announced its COVID-19 vaccine candidate has 96.4% efficacy against COVID-19 illness from the original strain, sliding to 86.3% against the U.K. variant and falling to 48.6% in South Africa amid circulation of another concerning coronavirus variant.