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

• Positivity rates
• Death rates
• Vaccines administered
• Percentage of population vaccinated

2. Physician assistant salary by state — Alaska is No. 1 at $150,430 Full story

3. Variants stalling pandemic progress in US: 8 notes Full story

4. Why health systems can leverage ERAS protocols amid the pandemic and beyond: 4 notes Learn more

5. Wisconsin hospital replaces anesthesiologists with CRNAs Full story

6. COVID-19 risk low from surface contamination; CDC updates cleaning guidelines Full story

7. The nurse staffing conundrum: Learn how Emory simplified scheduling during this live virtual discussion.

8. New York City's Mount Sinai performs world's 1st tracheal transplant Full story

9. US names global COVID-19 coordinator Full story

10. FDA warns of infection risk linked to urological endoscopes Full story

11. Physician well-being is a top priority. Click here for 6 strategies to reduce burnout from Scripps and Monarch Health. 

12. Hospital at Home 'cheat sheet': 6 Qs on the care model, answered Full story

13. Flu type B circulating more than A this season — 5 CDC FluView takeaways Full story

14. Fauci: US won't mandate vaccine passports Full story
 

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. 7 simple strategies to boost nurse satisfaction + optimize staffing. Download the whitepaper here.

2. Attracting and retaining healthcare consumers: Learn the 6 patient experience zones your organization needs to master.

3. There's a better way to communicate with ED patients. Click here to learn how Hackensack Meridian Health boosted patient satisfaction scores.