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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>Passing on for your information.<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>News Release: Celebrating safely this holiday season<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white'>Preparation and prevention strategies can help keep you safe and healthy <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><a name="gd_top"></a></td><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></tr></table><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;border-spacing: 0' id=flexible-abe-main-table><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:15.0pt 0in 15.0pt 0in'></td><td style='padding:15.0pt 0in 15.0pt 0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;border-spacing: 0'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div id=abe-column-block-0d198b92-57a4-47f9-8ca5-98eb441afc45><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 0in 0in 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjExMTguNjY5Mjk4NTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5kb2gud2EuZ292L25ld3Nyb29tIn0.eOd9o9z3ASj_zN0JWkATNfLeGW6jf4secosRUWYtgCo/s/1375723142/br/148557099786-l" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=595 height=149 style='width:6.1979in;height:1.552in' id="_x0000_i1044" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WADOH/2020/01/3099192/3001613/news-release-english_crop.jpg" alt="News Release - English"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;border-spacing: 0'><tr id=abe-section-row-b8e0af8f-e2a0-4369-bc8d-0376133ec8bc><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div id=abe-column-block-32db1e20-d492-4926-96b8-058549827c0c><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>For immediate release:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> November 18, 2022                                          (22-170)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Contact:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <a href="mailto:doh-pio@doh.wa.gov"><span style='color:#1E67B7'>DOH Communications</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Celebrating safely this holiday season</span></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> </span></span><span style='font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></h1><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.75pt;margin-left:0in'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#89A518'>Preparation </span></span><em><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#89A518'>and</span></em><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#89A518'> prevention strategies can help keep you safe and healthy</span></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#89A518'> </span></span><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#89A518'> <o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>OLYMPIA</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> – <span class=normaltextrun>With the cooler weather comes traditional holiday gatherings with friends and family.</span><span class=textrun> </span><span class=normaltextrun>Amid a strained hospital system, an early and more severe respiratory virus season, and people gathering to celebrate,</span><span class=textrun> </span><span class=normaltextrun>the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) would like to remind everyone how to stay safe and healthy this holiday season.</span><span class=eop> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Respiratory viruses are more common this time of year and medical facilities, especially pediatric emergency departments, are seeing a higher-than-usual number of patients for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Hospitals were already operating at higher capacity, and it has become even more important to utilize preventive measures to ensure there is space for those with critical health needs. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>“Connecting is important during the holiday season but it can be challenging when we are concerned about our own health and that of those around us,” said Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Washington State Secretary of Health. “A little prevention can go a long way in helping us enjoy our social circle and stay healthy at the same time.”  <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Tips to help lower the risk of contracting viruses, spreading illness, or needing hospital care in the coming months:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Although masks are no longer required for the public except in <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjExMTguNjY5Mjk4NTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2djYzAyLnNhZmVsaW5rcy5wcm90ZWN0aW9uLm91dGxvb2suY29tLz91cmw9aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZkb2gud2EuZ292JTJGc2l0ZXMlMkZkZWZhdWx0JTJGZmlsZXMlMkZsZWdhY3klMkZEb2N1bWVudHMlMkYxNjAwJTJGY29yb25hdmlydXMlMkZTZWNyZXRhcnlfb2ZfSGVhbHRoX09yZGVyXzIwLTAzX1N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