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As pandemic restrictions ease, other respiratory viruses are returning in unexpected ways.

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.

“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.

Jordan Klepper Debates Anti-Vax Mandate Protesters. How the US Created a Disaster in Afghanistan. Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church. Capitol Police Officer Who Killed Ashli Babbitt Speaks Out. Six Questions About Booster Shots.

Economically prosperous nations routinely base their policy decisions on what is best for international corporations. It will take a concerted, global effort to overcome these structural barriers to vaccine access...

"We can't bomb our way out of a global pandemic. Shifting funds from weaponry and military contractors to producing Covid vaccines will save hundreds of thousands—if not millions—of lives around the world."

Reader Comments: Afghanistan & Vietnam; COVID-19 and children; Rich Trumka Remembered; Ben & Jerry's and anti-BDS laws; Berlin Wall; Stanley Aronowitz; You Can Help - Haiti Emergency Relief Fund; lots of announcements; more....