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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good news! Alaskans can get the vaccine if age 16 and up!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Have a wonderful day!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Katie Lester<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFB Alaska Outreach Board Member<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>530-277-1778<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Katie.e.lester.28@gmail.com">Katie.e.lester.28@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> UA COVID-19 <ua-outreach@alaska.edu> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 9, 2021 5:56 PM<br><b>To:</b> celester@alaska.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> All Alaskans 16+ now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><img border=0 width=769 height=161 style='width:8.0083in;height:1.675in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://content.getrave.com/content/5955141/f59bb88b-e982-48fa-a19d-75c977afcbc4.jpeg" alt="University of Alaska SARS-COVID-2 COVID-19"><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=769 height=20 style='width:8.0083in;height:.2083in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://content.getrave.com/content/5955141/40af93d8-196c-45a5-aed8-980de2d3168a.png"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>March 9, 2021</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>All Alaskans 16+ now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>This evening, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced that, effective immediately, all Alaskans age 16 and over are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Alaska is the first state in the nation to make vaccination available to all members of the public.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>This is great news for our university communities. The sooner we get a large proportion of our population vaccinated, the sooner the epidemic will end and the sooner we can resume more in-person activities, classes and work. Please encourage your friends and family members to get vaccinated.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Any students or employees age 16 and over who want to be vaccinated should visit the state’s</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/COVID-19/VaccineAppointments.aspx" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC'>vaccine provider locator page</span></a><span style='color:black'> to find open appointments in their community. You can sign up online or call the helpline listed on the page. Don’t be discouraged if you can’t get an appointment immediately. The state is hoping to make a large number of appointments available in the coming weeks, so keep checking back.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Please remember that until more people in our state are vaccinated, it’s important to continue practicing COVID-19 safety measures: Wear a mask, avoid gatherings of people outside your household, stay 6 feet away from others and wash your hands frequently. Remaining vigilant now will allow all of us to be together in person sooner.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>For more information about COVID-19 vaccination in Alaska, visit the State of Alaska’s</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://covidvax.alaska.gov/" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC'>vaccine website</span></a><span style='color:black'>. You can also find university-specific information on the</span><a href="https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/coronavirus/general-info/vaccines" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC'>UA COVID-19 vaccine page</span></a><span style='color:black'>. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=769 height=20 style='width:8.0083in;height:.2083in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://content.getrave.com/content/5955141/40af93d8-196c-45a5-aed8-980de2d3168a.png"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://www.alaska.edu/alaska/uasystem/about/" target="_blank">ABOUT UA</a> | <a href="http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/">UAA</a> | <a href="http://www.uaf.edu/">UAF</a> | <a href="http://www.uas.alaska.edu/">UAS</a> | <a href="https://www.alaska.edu/alaska/uasystem/index.php" target="_blank">University of Alaska Statewide Offices</a><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>UA is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: <a href="http://www.alaska.edu/titleIXcompliance/nondiscrimination" target="_blank">www.alaska.edu/titleIXcompliance/nondiscrimination</a></span> .<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Text UACOVID19 to 226787 to receive text alerts about the university’s response to COVID-19. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Visit </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/coronavirus/" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/coronavirus/</a> for further information.<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>Please do not respond directly to this message.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>