Moderna says its vaccine works in teens

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

• We got a look at the presentation Clearing used to raise $20 million for its approach to chronic pain management;
• Analysts think One Medical can shake off its stock-market slump;
• "Ultra-maskers" are planning to stay masked possibly even after the pandemic ends.

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New this morning: Moderna said its vaccine is effective in kids as young as 12.

Next, the company plans to apply for an expanded OK, meaning teens could start getting Moderna's shot as soon as next month.

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See the presentation a serial entrepreneur used to raise $20 million from Bessemer and Founders Fund for his solution for Americans living with chronic pain

• Clearing, a chronic pain management startup, raised $20 million in seed funding from Bessemer and Founders Fund on Tuesday.
• The round valued the just-launched startup at $100 million.

See the pitch deck cofounder Avi Dorfman used to convince investors to back his latest startup>>

Analysts are optimistic that primary-care upstart One Medical can shake off its stock-market slump

• Primary care upstart One Medical's stock has fallen 34.7% in the last three months.
• Its losses in the first quarter of 2021 were double what analysts expected.
• However, most analysts have reaffirmed their positive buy ratings, pointing to ongoing expansion.

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'Ultra-maskers' say they'll keep wearing masks even though they've been vaccinated - and perhaps after the pandemic ends

• Many "ultra-maskers" are refusing to take off their masks even though they're fully vaccinated.
• Some want to signal respect for other people or avoid the flu. Others distrust the CDC.
• Several ultra-maskers said they'll continue to wear masks in public even after the pandemic is over.

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More stories we're reading:

• The Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective against the variant first found in India, but only if you get both doses, real-world data shows (Insider)
• Hospitals got federal aid during the pandemic. They're still on an acquisition spree. (The New York Times)
• Some young vaccine recipients reported a heart problem but the CDC says it's not clear if the condition is related to the vaccine (Insider)
• Three researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology became sick enough to go to the hospital in November 2019 (The Wall Street Journal)

- Lydia