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[FLU PREVENTION]

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The success of the Department of
Homeland Security depends on the

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health and safety of its
employees. With over 250,000

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employees across the country,
including more than 130,000 in

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mission critical occupations,
DHS has been vital to the

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nation's ongoing effort to
rebound from the COVID-19

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pandemic. With the annual flu
season soon upon us, all DHS

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employees must continue to
remain vigilant and committed to

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safeguarding not only their own
health, but that of their

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colleagues, families, and
communities. One of the best

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ways to do this is to get a flu
vaccine. All DHS employees are

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highly encouraged to get a flu
vaccine in September-but no

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later than the end of October -
to ensure they receive a vaccine

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when supplies are ample. This is
especially important for those

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on the frontlines, who come into
contact with hundreds - and

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sometimes thousands - of people on
a daily basis. DHS employees

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should also continue to take
extra precautions to stop the

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spread of germs. This includes
wearing a cloth face covering in

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public settings, washing your
hands often, covering your nose

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and mouth with a tissue when you
sneeze, and disinfecting high

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touch surfaces and objects.
These and other precautions

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protect you and everyone you
come in contact with. But

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getting vaccinated is the first
and single-most important step

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toward flu prevention. Now more
than ever, our country needs a

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resilient DHS with all employees
doing their part. We need to

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protect ourselves and our
families from the flu to

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safeguard the
communities we live in.

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This effort starts with
you. Get vaccinated!

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[GET YOURSELF AND
YOUR FAMILY VACCINATED]

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[DHS SEAL AND SIGNATURE]