September 20, 2023

Covid booster shot rollout off to a bumpy start

The rollout of a new round of Covid vaccines in the U.S. is off to a bumpy start as some patients report delays in health insurance coverage for the shots.

Private insurance plans and government payers such as Medicare are required to cover the new jabs from Pfizer and Moderna, which became available late last week. U.S. regulators have recommended all Americans ages 6 months and up get the new round of vaccines.


The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, some private health-care providers and CVS confirmed the temporary delays in coverage and emphasized that Americans can access Covid vaccines at no cost through insurance plans. They said the reason for the delays is that some insurers are still working to update their plans to include the new vaccines.

Dozens of posts on social media in recent days show some patients were charged anywhere between $125 and $190 for a shot at pharmacies. Others were told their insurance plans aren’t covering the new vaccines yet.

Covid shot rollout off to a bumpy start as some patients see insurance delays

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/20/covid-vaccine-rollout-some-patients-see-insurance-coverage-delays.html?__source=androidappshare

September 20, 2023

Today Ukraine struck the HQ of the Black Sea Fleet in Crimea.

This was a daylight raid. Russia has lost control of the air in Crimea.

https://twitter.com/WhereisRussia/status/1704503813787251171

https://twitter.com/yarotrof/status/1704533488626450635

September 19, 2023

The last few days I've been seeing mysterious posts about the war in Ukraine

Like the following, a translation by some Russian military commentator. They all hint at something coming. Don't know what they mean, if anything.


https://twitter.com/Michael_McT1/status/1704174878797045873

PS: People say more Russian prisoners are being captured in recent days. Don't know if that's related.

September 19, 2023

The latest from Ukraine: Navy drones may have hit another Russian ship.

A Patrol Craft of very recent vintage. No visuals yet, but Ukrainian reports sound pretty definite:

https://twitter.com/premanamva0541/status/1703904177347305918

Commissioned in the summer of 2022 they say.

September 17, 2023

The latest from Ukraine: Ukrainian drones are attacking the Crimean port of Sevastopol again tonight

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1703510773178277918

More news to follow, I hope.

https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1703524777699197012

https://twitter.com/mhmck/status/1703473274372358461


And a related story, I think:

https://twitter.com/WorldAffairsPro/status/1703369341163524244

September 16, 2023

The latest from Ukraine: Ukraine hit a 3rd ship the other day

I was waiting for visual proof to post about it. Now we have it:

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1702959444433203303

September 16, 2023

FT no paywall: The RACE TO save Ukraines Abducted Children

Last weekend, during a trip to Kyiv, I glimpsed a newly released photograph of some Ukrainian parents with their children, whose faces were blurred out. The adults mostly wore expressions of shock or exhaustion, but one young woman had donned a baseball cap and grinned broadly as she tightly clutched two kids.

In some senses, this image, released by Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine’s humanitarian ombudsman, is a sign of hope. The children in question arrived back in Ukraine last Friday, having been removed to Russia several months ago without their families’ consent.



But it also points to a challenge that has received too little global attention. Since Russia’s invasion, many Ukrainian children have been grabbed by Russian soldiers and officials, and dispatched east. Lubinets said he has records of almost 20,000 such deportations. He added, however, that Russia’s children’s rights commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova, has proudly claimed “several times” that there are 700,000 Ukrainian children in Russia. (In March, the International Criminal Court charged her and President Vladimir Putin with war crimes.)

https://twitter.com/KenRoth/status/1702839534088511991

September 15, 2023

The latest from Ukraine: UAF have liberated Andriivka

A village south of Bahkmut that has been fought over for many weeks.

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1702565646695850485

https://twitter.com/GlasnostGone/status/1702585120316588239


Meanwhile on the Verbove Robotyne main thrust front. advances are proving more difficult, for the moment. russians have sent significant reinforcements to the area.

September 15, 2023

Three Years Letterman analyzes the Hunter indictment!

Coach is a youth football coaching legend. He's not just some random clown.🤡

https://twitter.com/3YearLetterman/status/1702427014211498424

September 14, 2023

Kraken and Cheese to be tried together and alone starting 10/23

https://twitter.com/7Veritas4/status/1702316698945364420?t=8MwpiO6of-VvBh_JrGCddg&s=19


I wouldn't be too surprised if one or both speedy trial motions get withdrawn. Otherwise I'll have to set aside some TV time come November.