Forbes - 100,000 Hospitalizations, 2,804 Deaths

Plus: Former Presidents to get Covid-19 vaccine on camera

The U.S. hit two grim milestones last night. On Wednesday evening, America recorded an all-time high of daily Covid-19 deaths: 2,804 Americans died from the disease yesterday. In addition, hospitalizations from Covid-19 topped 100,000, straining already heavily burdened hospital systems. These frightening numbers have some experts thinking about more drastic solutions to curb the spread -- but less than half of Americans support measures such as a national shutdown. It seems that the onus is still on states to decide what they want to do to stop transmission. In California, where Covid-19 cases are surging, there are already plans for new regional stay-at-home orders based on ICU capacity. 

Business

Mail-order testing company Everlywell reached a $1.3 billion valuation due to the success of its at-home Covid-19 tests. 

Facebook announced today that it will start removing misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines. 

The CEO of Abbott spoke at the Forbes Healthcare Summit about how Covid-19 has helped move testing beyond hospitals and into communities. 

Moderna’s new Covid-19 vaccine was largely funded by taxpayer dollars; will the company still profit? 

Science & Health

Doctors warned today that Covid-19 infection can cause heart damage even in young children. 

A new study finds that increased testing for Covid-19 is the most effective way to curb transmission. 

Here are three science-backed ways to increase peoples’ willingness to comply with Covid-19 regulations.

On The Upside

Talking About Vaccines: Here’s a handy checklist for how to have good conversations about Covid-19 vaccines with family and friends.