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

3. Nurse practitioner salary by state: California is No. 1 at $145,970 Full story

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5. 7 takeaways from the FDA vaccine panel meeting Full story

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

7. Learn how point-of-order advice on every test kept this Illinois system from overordering.
 
8. US COVID cases tick up after week of decline: 9 CDC stats Full story

9. Vaccination requirements spur employee terminations, resignations: Numbers from 9 health systems Full story

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

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12. 10 things to know about Valley fever, a fungal infection rising in the southwest US Full story

13. CDC to spend $2.1B to bolster US infection control and prevention efforts Full story

14. 33 recent hospital, health system exec moves Full story

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

• Test positivity rates
• Vaccines administered
• Percentage of population vaccinated
• Hospitalizations
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