1. Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 97% effective against severe disease after 6 months, study shows Full story

2. FDA again extends J&J vaccine's shelf life Full story

3. Hospital drug spending will go up 3% next year, Vizient predicts Full story

4. Effective inpatient capacity management without the chaos? Here's how UCHealth did it. 

5. Daily COVID-19 admissions hit record high in Florida Full story

6. 10 hospitals seeking pharmacy leaders Full story

7. Take a bulldozer to care barriers — see how one Ohio hospital is expediting population health efforts here.

8. Emergent BioSolutions plant to reopen Full story

9. AstraZeneca to seek full FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine this year Full story

10. FDA approves first interchangeable biosimilar insulin Full story

11. Want to control costs and improve patient experiences? Your hospital is probably due for a customer operations revamp. Learn more here. 

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

• Percentage of vaccines administered
• Percentage of population fully vaccinated
• Test positivity rates + new cases