much buildup, you know, of so many people giving so much to hype an event to such a degree in advance, for there to be such little outcome. i mean, this wasn t it wasn t exactly an admission of defeat by putin, but if you watched his body language, if you consider the fact that the flight pass was canceled, allegedly because of bad weather, the traditional jets flying over red square was canceled even though the weather was perfect, then there was that extra question raised. is putin paranoid about his security on this traditional celebration day? you know, i think that the expectation that he was going to do two things, which is, declare, officially, a war on ukraine. remember, this is still a special military operation, a. then, b, launch a national
(File photo) MANILA - The government has administered around 2.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine during the second "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" drive from Dec. 15 to 18, a Department of Health (DOH) official reported Monday. In a televised Laging Handa public briefing, DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said the administered vaccines do not include 639 local government units (LGUs) in Mimaropa, Regions 6 (Western Visayas), 7 (Central Visayas), 8 (Eastern Visayas) and Caraga where inoculation activities were cancelled due to Typhoon Odette. "Pag-iibayuhin iyong NCR, CAR, Regions 1, 2, 3, 4-A, ituluy-tuloy pa rin iyong bakunahan. Tapos uumpisahan na po iyong sa mga naudlot sa Region 5, Mimaropa, Regions 6, 7, 8 and Caraga (The vaccination activities will continue in National Capital Region, Cordillera Admnistrative Region, Regions 1, 2, 3, 4A. Then, the postponed inoculation activities in Region 5, Mimaropa, Region 6, 7, 8 and Caraga will be started again)," Cabotaje said.
the law was passed with very specific criteria. one of them is a 40 mile barrier for people who live more than 40 miles away from any va facility. and that is by the crow flies, a direct line on a map are eligible. however, they do have to call in to the va. there is specific rules for how you apply. right. the va then has to determine their eligibility. if they are determined eligible, turn them over to a third party administrator who then arranges for them to get purchase care outside the va. it seems like more hurdles and more of the same. when you look at the numbers they re so dispointing. only 27,000 veterans have taken advantage of the programs. 9 million cards have been mailed out. the feds have dumped $10 billion that is supposed to get the program on track. i heard a story of a veteran in minnesota who has cancer and who thought he had this card choice
there are reports that we re waiting to get a sense of what s in them. the ig report and of course the nabors report. i don t know yet i think secretary shinseki given his service to this nation deserves the benefit of the doubt, at least as it relates to these reports. so i ll reserve judgment pending the reports being made public. do you work directly with secretary shinseki? we have a public-private partnership with the va that actually works very well. fisher house building these homes away from homes and we gift them to the va. the va then agrees to staff and maintain and operate them in perpetuity. so we actually enjoy a good partnership with the va in that sense. what are you hearing from families of those who have loved ones in va hospitals?