Overhaul at CDC? Nurses Quit After Vaught Verdict; 99% of World Breathes Poor Air

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CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, announced plans to revamp the agency following harsh criticism about its pandemic response. (Washington Post)

Senators unveiled a $10 billion COVID-19 aid package that will only provide funds for domestic vaccination, testing, and treatment, after legislators cut $5 billion in global aid. (New York Times)

Nurses are quitting following the RaDonda Vaught verdict. (Kaiser Health News via NPR)

As of Tuesday at 8 a.m. EDT, the U.S. is averaging 29,800 COVID-19 cases and 623 deaths per day.

Americans enrolled in Medicare Part B, including Medicare Advantage Plans, will now have access to free, over-the-counter COVID tests, CMS announced.

Western sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine have led to a shortage of high-quality medicines throughout the country. (AP)

Amid a lockdown of its 26 million residents, Shanghai officials have defended a policy that separates COVID-infected kids from their uninfected parents. (Reuters, New York Times)

For couples who have separated, the decision over whether to give their kids the COVID vaccine has become a new conflict in divorce custody battles. (New York Times)

The World Health Organization found that 99% of the world’s population breathes poor quality air, and called for further action to reduce fossil fuels. (AP)

A Republican state representative in Florida pledged to introduce legislation that would create a “felony child abuse” penalty for doctors who provide gender-affirming care for minors in the state. (Politico)

The College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts announced that it will name its science center after one of its most famous alums — Anthony Fauci, MD, the chief medical advisor to President Biden. (The Boston Globe)

Terry Wayne Wallace, the man who regained consciousness in 2003 following a 19-year coma, has died 19 years later at the age of 57. (People)