Boy, what a week. As I sat down to write my first weekly recap of healthcare news this year, it took me a moment to remember that anything happened before Wednesday, when a mob of pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol.
Before I jump in: I wanted to introduce you all to Patricia Kelly Yeo, who joins us as a fellow on the healthcare team! She'll be helping us cover the wide world of the healthcare industry as it continues to grapple with the pandemic. Find her on email at pyeo@businessinsider.com and on Twitter at @patkyeo.
Vaccine distribution is getting underway, after the US in December authorized two coronavirus shots.
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Nearly 6 million people in the US have gotten their first doses of vaccines, as Andrew Dunn has been helpfully reminding us via Twitter.
Shelby Livingston has been keeping tabs with primary-care chains to see how they're getting ready to distribute vaccines. For now, that means investing in freezers and educating patients while they wait for shots.
Shelby looked through state data as well, and found that among the shots that are being distributed, most are going to white people. That stands in contrast with the pandemic, which has disproportionately hit communities of color.
More shots from other drugmakers are on their way. We'll likely get data from Johnson & Johnson's vaccine in January, and an authorization could come in February.
Andrew has the full timeline of what to expect from COVID-19 vaccines in 2021.
I remember the buzz in the Business Insider newsroom the morning in January 2018 that Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan announced plans for a joint health venture.
But it seems not all hope is lost for disrupting rising healthcare costs for employers. Blake has the scoop on another group looking to pick up where Haven left off.
Pulling together her own reporting - as well as great reporting from a number of other outlets - Blake pieced together an inside look at Haven's downfall, and how it was set up for failure.
Finally, with the help of Pitchbook, Megan rounded up the digital health startups that reached "unicorn" status in 2020, putting them on our radars to keep a close eye on in 2021.
We'll be tuning into the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference next week. I for one will be curious to see how one of the biggest events in the healthcare industry unfolds virtually.
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What are you expecting to hear coming out of the conference? How are you marking the occasion, if not with sprints up and down San Francisco's hills? Let me know at lramsey@businessinsider.com, and you can reach the entire healthcare team at healthcare@businessinsider.com.
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