Sea Thrifts – Anonymously Hal

pxl_20230520_141934097.jpg (2046×1540)Armeria maritima/sea thrifts with the Cliffs of Moher in the distance. 🖤 Taken by me 5/23

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Bridge Access Program | CDC – Covid booster cost

What You Need to Know

CDC’s Bridge Access Program provides free COVID-19 vaccines to adults without health insurance and adults whose insurance does not cover all COVID-19 vaccine costs. This program will end by December 31, 2024. Use these resources to promote the program and expand equitable access for COVID-19 vaccination.

Free Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Available to Adults

Free updated COVID-19 vaccines are available to most adults living in the U.S. through their private health insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid plans. However, there are 25-30 million adults without health insurance and additional adults whose insurance does not cover all COVID-19 vaccine costs. CDC’s Bridge Access Program provides free COVID-19 vaccines for these adults.

Source: Bridge Access Program | CDC

No criminal conduct in case of officer who shot 11-year-old Aderrien Murry : NPR

A grand jury in Mississippi found that there was no criminal conduct on behalf of the officer involved in the shooting of 11-year-old Aderrien Murry. Here, this December 2022 photo provided by Nakala Murry of Indianola, Miss., shows Aderrien Murry, who was shot and wounded by an Indianola Police Department officer on May 20, 2023, during a domestic disturbance call at the home of Murry’s family.

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Russian volunteers are joining Ukrainian ranks to fight Putin’s troops | AP News

Members of the pro-Ukrainian Russian ethnic Siberian Battalion practice at a military training close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Ukraine's military has formed a battalion of soldiers made up entirely of Russian citizens who want to fight against Russian invasion.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Members of the pro-Ukrainian Russian ethnic Siberian Battalion practice at a military training close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Ukraine’s military has formed a battalion of soldiers made up entirely of Russian citizens who want to fight against Russian invasion.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Source: Russian volunteers are joining Ukrainian ranks to fight Putin’s troops | AP News

Schumer Delays Holiday Break, Pressing for Border Deal to Unlock Ukraine Aid – The New York Times

In the absence of an agreement, White House officials and Democrats on Capitol Hill accused House Republicans of abandoning Ukraine at a critical time.

“They’re heading home for the holidays while Ukrainians are heading right back into the fight,” John Kirby, the spokesman for the National Security Council, said. The Ukrainians “need our help and they need it right now — not after the eggnog.”

How Much Weight Comes Back After You Stop Using a Weight-Loss Drug? – The New York Times

Cost is also a factor — insurance coverage can be spotty, and the list price of Zepbound is over $1,000 a month, though some patients end up paying less at the pharmacy counter. Often, patients struggle to find the medications in the first place — some doses of Wegovy and Ozempic are in shortage, and Mounjaro has also faced supply challenges over the last year.