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- Good afternoon.

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This is Brigadier General Dave Trybula

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coming to you from White
Sands Missile Range

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on Tuesday 29, December, 2020,

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with our COVID-19 updates.

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To the numbers.

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The state of New Mexico is
reporting 1,216 new cases,

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including 349 in the counties
surrounding Albuquerque,

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66 in Santa Fe,

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four in Socorro,

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122 in Dona Ana,

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and 17 in Otero.

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El Paso's reporting 280 new cases,

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and Juarez 91.

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Both El Paso and Dona Ana

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are making significant improvements.

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Nevertheless, they are both
still classified as hotspots.

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Two topics of discussion for today.

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The first is vaccines.

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Wismer will begin receiving
vaccines next week

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for the highest priority category,

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our medical teammates
and first responders.

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As we get updates on additional
doses of the vaccines,

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we will share that information with you,

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so you can plan accordingly.

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The second topic for today
is the New Year's holiday.

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COVID doesn't take a holiday.

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If anything, history shows
holidays are opportunities

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for COVID to surge.

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Knowing this, it is important
to be proactive and vigilant.

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Proactive includes the full
range of safety for you,

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your family, and friends.

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It also includes the three Ws plus T.

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Wash your hands, watch your distance,

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wear a mask, and tracing.

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Completely fill out the tracing sheets

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while you're on White Sands.

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Let us all look forward to 2021

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and the opportunities that it presents.

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Happy New Year.

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We'll be back with you next Tuesday.