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![Dr. Anthony Fauci shields his eyes from light](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0427-anthony-fauci-400x300.jpg)
No, Fauci, a Pandemic Can’t End in One Country Only. You Taught Me That.
Borders are fictional. One country can't transition out of a pandemic while others remain mired in it.
![A masked woman at an outdoor protest holds a framed photo of an elderly loved one](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0425-nursing-home-400x300.jpg)
Nursing Home Owners Are Fighting New York Law That Prioritizes Patient Care
Nursing homes are skimping on critical services and some are fighting a law to reinvest profits into patient care.
![More than 1 in 5 nursing home workers in Montana, Wyoming and Ohio have yet to get vaccinated — the highest rates in the country, according to the CDC data.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-527812174-400x300.jpg)
About 20,000 Nursing Home Workers Across the US Have Vaccine Medical Exemptions
More than 1 in 5 nursing home workers in Montana, Wyoming and Ohio have yet to get vaccinated.
![Martha Arevalo of Broadway Medical Center fills syringes with COVID-19 vaccines during a vaccination event at Chicago Teachers Union headquarters, on January 27, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1240132169-400x300.jpg)
State Legislatures Across the US Are Chipping Away at Vaccine Requirements
Legislators in Kansas are pushing bills that add religious exemptions for school vaccine mandates.
![Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer conducts a news conference in the U.S. Capitol after the Senate luncheons on March 29, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0421-chuck-schumer-400x300.jpg)
Senate Agreed to $10 Billion COVID Package, With No Money for Global Response
The U.S.’s disengagement with the international COVID response efforts is a saga of failure and abandonment.
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Don’t Forget Trump Got 74 Million Votes in 2020. The Reelection Threat Is Real.
Don't discount the possibility of a Republican House, Senate and presidency come 2024. We must pay attention.
![Airline passengers, some not wearing face masks following the end of COVID-19 public transportation rules, sit during a American Airlines flight operated by SkyWest Airlines from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in California to Denver, Colorado, on April 19, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0420-airplane-400x300.jpg)
Poll Finds Most Want Mask Rules to Remain, in Spite of Judge’s Decree
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans backed extending the federal travel mandate on masks to May 3.
![Spring break passengers wait in a TSA security line at Orlando International Airport on March 19, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0419-airport-400x300.jpg)
Mask Mandate for Flights Was Axed by a Trump-Appointed Judge
Trump excelled at attacking every mention of masks. The axing of this mandate is a win for his anti-science doctrine.
![A child drinks from a bowl in the Movimiento Juventud 2000 shelter with refugee migrants seeking asylum in the United States, in Tijuana, Mexico, on April 9, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1239925747-400x300.jpg)
Title 42 Will Continue to Harm BIPOC Migrants Until End of May, Advocates Say
Migrants seeking safety right now cannot wait that long for help and are likely to face expulsion in the meantime.
![New Yorkers stand in line for free COVID tests](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1366857960-400x300.jpg)
Uninsured People Are Left Behind as Government COVID-19 Funding Dries Up
Without funding, government-run testing services have been forced to shut down.