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Faced with a New York State mandate to get vaccinated in order to hold their jobs, thousands of N.Y. hospital and nursing home workers got vaccinated ahead of the deadline.
This is for those of you who’ve chosen to quit your jobs rather than submit to a vaccine mandate. Because this thing could have been over by now, and you’re the reason it isn’t.
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“No one is safe unless we are all safe.” That message was repeated throughout the day to world leaders assembled at the UN, as the inequity of vaccine distribution came into sharp focus.
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