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Your daily Forbes Coronavirus newsletter is now renamed Forbes InnovationRx and comes with science and healthcare news from Katie Jennings on Wednesdays and Coronavirus-exclusive coverage from Leah Rosenbaum on weekdays.

Your daily Forbes Coronavirus newsletter is now renamed Forbes InnovationRx that comes with science and healthcare news from Katie Jennings on Wednesdays and Coronavirus-exclusive coverage from Leah Rosenbaum on weekdays.

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Great news today: for the first time during the pandemic, the number of Covid-19 vaccines administered worldwide was more than the number of confirmed global cases. Now we just have to keep up the momentum. And while vaccines continue to be distributed, we can’t forget about other safety measures that have been proven to work, including wearing masks. The Biden administration is reportedly considering a plan to send face masks to all Americans in an effort to stem the spread of new variants. But even if people get free masks, will they wear them? Today in Wisconsin the State Assembly voted to repeal the state’s current mask mandate, despite warnings from public health officials.

Business

Here’s what you need to know about the stimulus debate that started in the Senate today. 

Health insurance company Cigna’s net income continues to rise despite the pandemic. 

Confidence in Covid-19 vaccines is trending upwards on social media; can you say #goals?

Science & Health

A new vaccine trial in the U.K. will be the first to test if vaccines from different companies can be mixed-and-matched for a two-dose regimen. 

U.S. customs agents seized thousands of illegal doses of chloroquine last year after President Trump said it could treat Covid-19, a new report shows.

What Else We Are Reading

• Comparing the Covid-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson (STAT)

• Our history is a battle against the microbes (Our World In Data)

• A Parallel Pandemic Hits Health Care Workers: Trauma and Exhaustion (New York Times)