New guidance on wearing masks outside is coming

Hello,

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

• Biden's set to loosen outdoor mask guidelines;
• VCs are taking note of sextech startups (including sexual health companies) that are booming ahead of "hot vax summer";
• The EU is suing AstraZeneca over delayed coronavirus vaccine deliveries.

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Biden is set to loosen guidelines for wearing masks outside, report says

• President Joe Biden is expected to announce updated mask-wearing guidance Tuesday, sources told CNN.
• The update will likely address whether fully vaccinated people need to wear masks outside.
• The risk of transmitting the coronavirus is much lower outdoors, and likely even lower for vaccinated folks.

Find out more>>

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People are flocking to sextech startups to stock up on lube and lingerie to prepare for a wild summer of hookups. And VCs are taking notice.

• Startup founders and investors say the "sextech" category has never been hotter.
• Half of adult Americans have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine, and that could lead to more sex this summer.
• Venture capital funding is flowing to these startups, as investors warm up to the vice category.

Get the scoop>>

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The EU is suing AstraZeneca over delayed delivery of its vaccine

• The European Commission has launched legal proceedings against AstraZeneca.
• AstraZeneca has delivered far fewer doses to the EU than initially promised.
• It said in January that it needed to cut Q1 deliveries by 60%, citing supply-chain issues.

AstraZeneca denied breaching its contract>>

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More stories we're reading:

• The US will begin sharing its stockpile of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses with the rest of the world (Insider)
• Alphabet's venture arm GV hires biotech veteran Dan Lynch (Endpoints)
• Millions aren't getting their second vaccine doses (The New York Times)
• Staying 6 feet apart indoors does almost nothing to stop the spread of COVID-19, MIT study finds (Insider)

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- Lydia