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Native Americans use technology to keep traditions, language alive during pandemic

By Sara Reardon, Kaiser Health News

Tribes across the U.S. have turned to social media and the internet as leaders worry about COVID-19’s threat to their culture and elders.

Iran starts limited COVID vaccinations with Russian shots

By Associated Press

Iran on Tuesday launched a coronavirus inoculation campaign among healthcare professionals with recently delivered Russian Sputnik V vaccines as the country struggles to stem the worst outbreak of the pandemic in the Middle East with its death toll nearing 59,000.

WHO team concludes coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab

By Emily Wang Fujiyama, Associated Press

The coronavirus is unlikely to have leaked from a Chinese lab and is more likely to have jumped to humans from an animal, a World Health Organization team has concluded, an expert said Tuesday as the group wrapped up a…

WATCH: Biden and Harris take virtual tour of vaccination site in Glendale, Arizona

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden virtually toured the State Farm Stadium vaccination site in Glendale, Arizona Monday, thanking front line workers distributing the COVID-19 vaccine.

Tampa mayor frustrated by maskless fans after Super Bowl

By Tamara Lush, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press

Throngs of mostly maskless fans took to the streets and packed sports bars as the clock inside Raymond James Stadium ticked down on a hometown Super Bowl win for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

WATCH: White House COVID-19 task force holds pandemic briefing

By Associated Press

As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations fall around the country, federal officials are warning states not to relax restrictions on dining out and other social activities that can lead to more spread of the virus.

AstraZeneca vaccine being tweaked to fight S. Africa variant

By Associated Press

Health officials in Britain are trying to contain the spread of the variant first identified in South Africa amid concerns that it is more contagious or resistant to existing vaccines. More than 100 cases of the South African variant have…

Are vaccines reaching communities in need? We don’t have enough data

By PBS NewsHour

The Pentagon committed to sending around 1,000 active duty troops to help vaccinate people across the nation after the White House promised to open community vaccination centers, increasing availability to those in need. Dr. Julie Morita, Executive Vice President of…

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China gives approval for broader use of Sinovac vaccine

By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press

Regulators gave conditional approval for Sinovac Biotech Ltd’s shot, CoronaVac, on Friday, clearing the way for general use, The National Medical Products Administration announced in a statement Saturday.

Inmates at St. Louis jail set fires, break out windows

By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press

Inmates at a St. Louis jail set fires, broke out windows and threw things from fourth-floor windows Saturday in the latest disturbance over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions that have limited visits and stalled court proceedings, officials said.