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COVID-19 antibodies were detected in a baby girl born to a mother who received her first dose of the Moderna vaccine three weeks before giving birth — the first reported case of antibodies being passed through birth, according to a…

The CDC issued new guidance March 16 that allows employers to set up temporary COVID-19 vaccination clinics. 

Two coronavirus variants first detected in California are now officially "variants of concern," according to a March 16 update from the CDC. 

Researchers have yet another area to explore when it comes to COVID-19: Why some people experiencing long-haul COVID-19 say their symptoms disappeared after getting vaccinated, The Washington Post reported March 16. 

CommonSpirit Health is working on the best ways to "operationalize equity" amid the pandemic and beyond, Alisahah Cole, MD, system vice president of population health innovation and policy, told Becker's.

Amid the ever-changing pandemic, it can be difficult to draw conclusions from constantly changing data, which is why Becker's has compiled six recent statistics and provided the context for each number.

The CDC issued recommendations for who should receive COVID-19 vaccinations first, second, third and so on, but each state has developed its own plan for deciding how groups of people will be prioritized. 

Of 3,904 who reported a prior COVID-19 infection in a research survey, 52.4 percent met the criteria for symptoms of major depressive disorder, according to findings published March 12 in JAMA Network Open.  

A number of recent studies have focused on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, hospitalization trends and variants.

Several California counties haven't signed a contract to allow Blue Shield of California to manage distribution of the state's COVID-19 vaccines, according to the Los Angeles Times.