Ouch. Sam and Julie talk about the CDC masking guidelines and what they really mean for us here in Rural Pennsylvania. We also talk about how we're doing locally with COVID, and what our lives should look like now that roughly 39% of people in Union County are fully vaccinated. We'll remind you how to talk to vaccine hesitant friends and family...we're onto the hard sells, folks!

SHOW NOTES:

CDC Updated Mask Guidance

• Graphic 
• Fine print  

Current risk levels

• CDC COVID-19 Data Tracking
• Assessing risk among those not yet vaccinated -- state and national graphics with a changing denominator  

Getting people vaccinated

• Finding vaccine is getting simpler -- vaccines.gov or even just text your zip code to GETVAX (for English) or to VACUNA (for Spanish)
• Ohio Vaccine Lottery incentive
• Dear Pandemic -- talking to an open-minded loved one
• We Can Do This (HHS)
  • How to talk to Friends and Family 
  • Vaccine hesitancy 

Vaccine efficacy

• Your Local Epidemiologist
  • Detailed write-up about all the vaccines 
  • Follow her on facebook in general 
• Dear Pandemic -- better more consistent, safer coverage from vaccines than from getting sick  

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