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<BODY lang=EN-US style="MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px; FONT: 14pt Arial" vLink=purple link=blue><BR><BR>>>> Maureen P CASSIDY 1/5/2010 11:56 AM >>><BR>FYI - information from CDC <BR><BR>>>> "HAN Info Service (CDC)" <haninfo@cdc.gov> 1/5/2010 5:23 AM >>><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Attached please find a letter from Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking your organization to join the nationwide effort to encourage more Americans to get vaccinated against H1N1. January 10-16 has been designated as National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW). The one-pager attached titled "National Influenza Vaccine Week" describes activities and themes for the week, and asks you to join the effort by checking the NIVW website and adding activities that your organization might be sponsoring to encourage vaccination during NIVW and the month of January. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please see <A href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/freeresources/additional_print.htm#nivw">http://www.cdc.gov/flu/freeresources/additional_print.htm#nivw</A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">for a poster advertising NIVW that we hope you will download and post to remind people of the importance of vaccination and where to go for information about the flu and H1N1 vaccine. Also attached is a "One Pager for Faith Based Organizations" that outlines steps your congregation can take to prevent the spread of flu. There is also a short message to be used as an insert in this week's program bulletins to share with your members. We hope you will also share these materials with other faith-organizations in your community. </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks as always for your ongoing collaboration!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">On behalf of CDC HAN,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Robbie Michelle Locklar<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-----------------------------<BR>HOW TO CONTACT CDC HAN</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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