Morning Briefings

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Morning Briefing for Friday, May 21, 2021

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Friday’s roundup covers covid deaths, slowing vaccinations, masks, health worker shortages, Medicaid lawsuit, weekend reading and more

Morning Briefing for Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Morning Briefing

Wednesday’s roundup covers the pandemic’s “end,” vaccine rates, masking, covid cases, abortion, colon cancer screening, drug pricing and more.

Morning Briefing for Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Morning Briefing

Tuesday’s roundup cover abortion, CDC reshuffling, covid infections, unmasking, vaccine incentives, Medicaid, hospital lawsuits, drug pricing and more.

Morning Briefing for Monday, May 17, 2021

Morning Briefing

Monday’s roundup covers fallout from CDC’s relaxed mask guidance, racial health disparities, vaccine development, HHS shelters and more.

Morning Briefing for Friday, May 14, 2021

Morning Briefing

Friday’s roundup covers the big changes sowed by CDC’s mask pivot, rising covid cases, young teens get shots, school reopenings and more.

Morning Briefing for Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Morning Briefing

Wednesday’s roundup covers a fiery covid hearing, CMS nursing home rules, vaccinating teens and pregnant women, school requirements, global variants and more.

Morning Briefing for Monday, May 10, 2021

Morning Briefing

Monday’s roundup covers covid airborne transmission, mask rules, variant spread, recruiting docs to give shots, transgender health and more.

Morning Briefing for Friday, May 7, 2021

Morning Briefing

Friday’s roundup covers vaccine approvals and patents, covid deaths undercounted, ACA signups, Medicaid waivers, maternal health and more.

Morning Briefing for Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Morning Briefing

Tuesday’s roundup covers vaccinating 12- to 15-year-olds, state restrictions lifting, herd immunity, vaccine incentives, opioids and more.

Morning Briefing for Monday, May 3, 2021

Morning Briefing

Monday’s roundup covers covid cases, herd immunity, travel orders, wasted vaccines, shot anxiety, ACA rules, drug pricing, opioids and more.