1. Daily COVID-19 stats, state-by-state:

• Test positivity rates
• Vaccines administered
• Population fully vaccinated
• Hospitalizations
• Deaths

2. Daily COVID-19 deaths surpass 2,000 — 5 details  Full story

3. 24,000 Kaiser workers could be heading for a strike, union says  Full story

4. Is your organization prepared to apply for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Emergency Rural Health Care Grant? View the webinar to see if your organization is eligible and learn about uses of funding, cost-sharing, and the overall application process.

5. Risk of nurses leaving too high to mandate vaccine, says Ballad Health CEO  Full story

6. Pfizer says its vaccine is safe & effective in 5-11 year-olds: 5 things to know  Full story

7. Parents are using telehealth for pediatric care amid COVID-19. Hear experts from Nemours Children’s explain why they like it.

8. Mount Sinai Health System names new president  Full story

9. Ascension bounces back with $5.7B net income  Full story

10. CVS Health looks to rapidly hire 25,000 workers amid increased COVID-19 demand  Full story

11. The patient transfer process is still ridden with inefficiencies. Learn how to simplify referrals for patients and providers here. 

12. Half of Gen Zers say in-office visits more effective than telehealth  Full story

13. Oregon physician who spread COVID-19 misinformation gets license revoked  Full story

14. Digital messages from patients up 150% amid pandemic, overwhelming physicians  Full story

15. 'Give up on the idea that you've got some magic power': How a negotiation expert would reach the willfully unvaccinated  Full story

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