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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Sigman, Brian <Brian.Sigman@ct.gov> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 19, 2021 9:21 AM<br><b>To:</b> DORS-DL BESB <DORS-DLBESB@ct.gov><br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Pandemic resources for ESF-15 Members Edition 2-19-21<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>From: Sullivan, Kathleen <<a href="mailto:Kathleen.Sullivan@ct.gov">Kathleen.Sullivan@ct.gov</a>> <br>Sent: Friday, February 19, 2021 9:13 AM<br>Subject: FW: Pandemic resources for ESF-15 Members Edition 2-19-21<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;letter-spacing:1.2pt'>Feel free to share the following ESF-15 weekly resources with our partners as you see fit.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;letter-spacing:1.2pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=922 height=137 style='width:9.6083in;height:1.425in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D6F552.83842FD0" alt="Graphical user interface, text, email
Description automatically generated"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=xmsonormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>ESF-15 Members<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=xmsonormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=xmsonormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>On a periodic basis, we send you and other members of the ESF-15 useful resources to help keep your stakeholders informed of the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and other pandemic-related information. We hope this is useful as you continue to serve the public during this worldwide health crisis and that you distribute these resources to any individuals or organizations that can help share this information with the public.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>RESOURCES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Governor Lamont Announces Partnership For COVID-19 Vaccine Community Outreach<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Releases/2021/02-2021/Governor-Lamont-Announces-Partnership-With-Health-Equity-Solutions?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Governor%20Lamont%20Announces%20Partnership%20With%20Health%20Equity%20Solutions%20on%20COVID-19%20Vaccine%20Community%20Outreach&utm_content=Governor%20Lamont%20Announces%20Partnership%20With%20Health%20Equity%20Solutions%20on%20COVID-19%20Vaccine%20Community%20Outreach+CID_3daf59a0852e73e820b961748c41dc23&utm_source=Office%20of%20the%20Governor%20Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=Governor%20Lamont%20Announces%20Partnership%20With%20Health%20Equity%20Solutions%20on%20COVID-19%20Vaccine%20Community%20Outreach" title="https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Releases/2021/02-2021/Governor-Lamont-Announces-Partnership-With-Health-Equity-Solutions?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Governor%20Lamont%20Announces%20Partnership%20With%20Health%20Equity%20Solutions">Governor Lamont Announces Partnership With Health Equity Solutions on COVID-19 Vaccine Community Outreach </a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Department of Public Health Fact Sheets: Accurate Information About the COVID-19 Vaccines Translated For Diverse Communiies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Facts about the COVID-19 Vaccine: <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Vaccine_Facts_English.pdf">English</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Vaccine_Facts_HaitianCreole.pdf">Haitian Creole</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Vaccine_Facts_Polish.pdf">Polish</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Vaccine_Facts_Portuguese.pdf">Portuguese</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Vaccine_Facts_Spanish.pdf">Spanish</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin-bottom:16.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br>COVID-19 Vaccine: Facts You Need to Know: <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Facts_You_Need_To_Know_English.pdf">English</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin-bottom:16.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>How Did the COVID-19 Vaccine Get Developed So Quickly?: <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Development_English.pdf">English</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Development_HaitianCreole.pdf">Haitian Creole</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Development_Polish.pdf">Polish</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Development_Portuguese.pdf">Portuguese</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Development_Spanish.pdf">Spanish</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin-bottom:16.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>How Does the COVID-19 Vaccine Work?: <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/How_It_Works_English.pdf">English</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/How_It_Works_HaitianCreole.pdf">Haitian Creole</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/How_It_Works_Polish.pdf">Polish</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/How_It_Works_Portuguese.pdf">Portuguese</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/How_It_Works_Spanish.pdf">Spanish</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin-bottom:16.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Is the COVID-19 Vaccine Safe?: <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Safety_English.pdf">English</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Safety_HaitianCreole.pdf">Haitian Creole</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Safety_Polish.pdf">Polish</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Safety_Portuguese.pdf">Portuguese</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Safety_Spanish.pdf">Spanish</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>What Ingredients are in the COVID-19 Vaccine?: <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Ingredients_English.pdf">English</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Ingredients_HaitianCreole.pdf">Haitian Creole</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Ingredients_HaitianCreole.pdf">Polish</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Ingredients_Portuguese.pdf">Portuguese</a>, <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/Community_Resources/Vaccinations/Print-Materials/Fact-Sheets/Ingredients_Spanish.pdf">Spanish</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D5156;background:white'>Senior Scientist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Offers Guidance On Addressing Health Disparities</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A2E3B;letter-spacing:.1pt;background:white'>Dr. Schoch-Spana discusses recommendations for state and local governments to support a vaccination campaign and coordinated pandemic recovery plan that addresses health disparities for people of color.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000120'> Access the video here:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000120'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://vimeo.com/510976657" title="https://vimeo.com/510976657">Vaccines and Communities of Color: Johns Hopkins’ Dr. Monica Schoch-Spana on Quest for Equitable Distribution and Lasting Solutions</a><span style='color:#000120'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000120'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000120'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000120'>12 Things States Need To Know About The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000120'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000120'>The federal government takes all reports of vaccine adverse events seriously, and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are actively engaged in safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines. The CDC uses numerous vaccine safety systems to watch for adverse events after vaccination. Learn about these systems here:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000120'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DCF/Agency/JIC-Resources/Fact-Sheet_12-things-jurisdictions-need-to-know-about-vaers_Feb2021.pdf" title="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DCF/Agency/JIC-Resources/Fact-Sheet_12-things-jurisdictions-need-to-know-about-vaers_Feb2021.pdf"><span style='color:#0771BB'>Fact Sheet: 12 Things States Need to Know about the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System</span></a><span style='color:#0A0A0A;background:#FEFEFE'> (VAERS) (2-16-21)<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A;background:#FEFEFE'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Center For Disease Control Topline Message Points Updating Vaccine Safety <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DCF/Agency/JIC-Resources/CDC-Topline-Key-PointsCOVID19-Vaccine-Safety-Update.pdf" title="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DCF/Agency/JIC-Resources/CDC-Topline-Key-PointsCOVID19-Vaccine-Safety-Update.pdf">CDC Topline Key Points: COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Update</a><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:#000120;background:#FEFEFE'> (2-16-21)<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000120;background:#FEFEFE'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Targeted Message Guidance For Communicating With Youth In English And Spanish And For Communicating With Black and Native American Youth <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A;background:#FEFEFE'>General Youth Vaccine Message: </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DCF/Agency/JIC-Resources/General-Youth-Vaccine-Message-FINAL.pdf"><span style='color:#0771BB'>English</span></a><span style='color:#0A0A0A;background:#FEFEFE'> </span><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DCF/Agency/JIC-Resources/General-Youth-Vaccine-Message-SPANISH.pdf"><span style='color:#0771BB'>Spanish</span></a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A;background:white'>The COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Latino Youth and Families: </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DCF/Agency/JIC-Resources/Vaccine-message-for-Latino-youth-ENGLISH.pdf"><span style='color:#0771BB'>English</span></a><span style='color:#0A0A0A;background:white'> </span><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DCF/Agency/JIC-Resources/Vaccine-message-for-Latino-youth-SPANISH.pdf"><span style='color:#0771BB'>Spanish</span></a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DCF/Agency/JIC-Resources/Vaccine-message-for-Black-youth_FINAL.pdf"><span style='color:#0771BB;background:white'>The COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Black Youth</span></a><span style='color:#0A0A0A'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p style='margin-bottom:1rem'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DCF/Agency/JIC-Resources/Vaccine-info-for-Native-American-youth.pdf"><span style='color:#0771BB;background:white'>The COVID-19 Vaccine Information Native American Youth</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div></body></html>