Apple just tapped a key health exec to work on its cars project

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Welcome to Insider Healthcare. I'm Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer, and today in healthcare news:

• We got the scoop on a key Apple Health exec's new project;
• What experts think we should do about the rise in COVID-19 cases in kids;
• Dr. Anthony Fauci said it would be "reasonable" to assume vaccinated people who contract COVID-19 are less likely to spread it.

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Scoop: Apple taps watch mastermind Kevin Lynch to work on self-driving cars

• Apple's Kevin Lynch, a VP of technology, has been tapped to help lead its work on cars.
• Apple is reportedly revamping its self-driving-car project, and parts of its health division are in flux.
• Lynch, an architect of the Apple Watch, has shaped the giant's strategy on health and wearables.

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More kids are being hospitalized with COVID. Experts say we need to vaccinate more people, and use masks in schools.

• There's been a slight rise in children being hospitalized with COVID in several US states.
• Doctors are worried more kids could develop life-threatening complications in the weeks ahead.
• More vaccinated adults, and more masks for the unvaccinated, would both help.

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Fauci: Vaccinated people who contract COVID-19 are far less likely to spread the virus than unvaccinated people

• Dr. Anthony Fauci said it would be "reasonable" to assume vaccinated people are less likely to spread COVID-19.
• Vaccinated people who get COVID-19 typically have less virus in their nasal passages.
• That would suggest that breakthrough infections are less contagious than infections in unvaccinated people.

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More stories we're reading:

• J&J recalls spray sunscreens after testing found traces of cancer-causing chemical (Insider)
• Health systems including the Cleveland Clinic won't administer a controversial new Alzheimer's drug (The New York Times)
• At most, just 7% of the human genome is unique to our species. We share most genes with Neanderthals, Denisovans, and other ancestors. (Insider)
• Truveta, a health data startup created by 14 health systems raised $95 million (GeekWire)

- Lydia