Jan 6 Committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney discloses potential witness tampering by Donald Trump; San Francisco officials say federal government is bungling monkeypox vaccine rollout; Newly formulated COVID vaccine may be available in October

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• January 6 Committee Vice-chair Liz Cheney says Donald Trump directly contacted an a witness whose identity has so far not been publicized
• Harsh words in San Francisco for what health advocates call the lackluster federal response to the monkeypox outbreak
• White House COVID-19 Coordinator says a new vaccine formulated to address BA.5 may be ready by October
• Sequoias so far unharmed in Yosemite’s Washburn Fire
• Warnings of “health care by lawyer” as doctors seek to practice within strict new abortion bans

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