WEBVTT 00:06.040 --> 00:08.550 18 . I appreciate you sticking with us 00:08.560 --> 00:11.410 through that little hiccup our internet 00:11.410 --> 00:13.466 feed dropped off . But I think we're 00:13.466 --> 00:16.200 back live and so we'll pick up uh in 00:16.200 --> 00:18.930 saying thanks uh thanks for spending a 00:18.930 --> 00:20.930 bit of time with us as we uh 00:20.940 --> 00:23.370 reinstitute town hall . We haven't done 00:23.370 --> 00:25.370 one of these in about a month and a 00:25.370 --> 00:27.592 half and that's hard to believe . Uh So 00:27.592 --> 00:29.703 we thought it was time to update some 00:29.703 --> 00:31.870 information . Let you know where we're 00:31.870 --> 00:34.037 at upfront . I will tell you we remain 00:34.037 --> 00:36.203 in health protection condition charlie 00:36.203 --> 00:38.314 and under a public health emergency . 00:38.314 --> 00:40.426 And so although we're starting to see 00:40.426 --> 00:42.426 some positive trends in the current 00:42.426 --> 00:44.481 covid environment , we're not yet to 00:44.481 --> 00:46.370 the point where we want to make a 00:46.370 --> 00:48.370 transition in our health protection 00:48.370 --> 00:48.350 condition level . And so again we 00:48.350 --> 00:50.461 remain at health protection condition 00:50.461 --> 00:52.517 charlie uh and under a public health 00:52.517 --> 00:54.517 emergency . Over the course of this 00:54.517 --> 00:56.683 town hall , you're gonna see a typical 00:56.683 --> 00:58.794 cast of characters I'm gonna bring up 00:58.794 --> 01:01.017 dot crowder our public health emergency 01:01.017 --> 01:03.072 officer and he's going to share with 01:03.072 --> 01:05.128 you where we sit both outside in the 01:05.128 --> 01:06.683 community as well as on the 01:06.683 --> 01:08.683 installation with our current covid 01:08.683 --> 01:10.850 cases , hospitalizations , those types 01:10.850 --> 01:13.017 of things and just paint a picture for 01:13.017 --> 01:15.128 you on what the operating environment 01:15.128 --> 01:17.128 looks like today . And then Colonel 01:17.128 --> 01:19.183 christian Lyons will come up , he is 01:19.183 --> 01:21.406 our commander of the 88th medical group 01:21.406 --> 01:21.400 and he's going to talk about the 01:21.400 --> 01:23.567 services , the things that we're doing 01:23.567 --> 01:25.344 for you to protect you and your 01:25.344 --> 01:27.344 families , namely where we're at in 01:27.344 --> 01:29.456 vaccination process . How you can get 01:29.456 --> 01:31.511 vaccines talk a little bit about the 01:31.511 --> 01:33.567 medical exemption process that we're 01:33.567 --> 01:35.900 going through with our military members . 01:35.900 --> 01:38.011 Uh and then we'll hand the floor over 01:38.011 --> 01:39.956 to Colonel Serena Morris and she's 01:39.956 --> 01:39.300 going to talk about some of the 01:39.300 --> 01:41.520 services that we're doing out there to 01:41.520 --> 01:44.010 keep folks socially connected to make 01:44.010 --> 01:46.310 sure that we are taking care of our 01:46.320 --> 01:49.060 families , our teammates on that mental 01:49.060 --> 01:51.280 physical social front . Uh and then 01:51.280 --> 01:54.010 provide an update on some I . D . Cards 01:54.020 --> 01:56.076 because many of you may be wondering 01:56.076 --> 01:58.298 what's going on with a looming deadline 01:58.298 --> 02:00.490 for expiring I . D . Cards and when 02:00.490 --> 02:02.379 they are no longer valid . And so 02:02.379 --> 02:04.490 Colonel Morris will give an update on 02:04.490 --> 02:06.490 that before we get to that . Let me 02:06.490 --> 02:08.546 just kind of give you the treetops a 02:08.546 --> 02:10.768 big picture of where we're at . Um like 02:10.768 --> 02:12.879 I said , things are starting to trend 02:12.879 --> 02:15.046 in the right direction man a month and 02:15.046 --> 02:14.660 a half ago or over the course of the 02:14.660 --> 02:16.716 last month and a half we've seen are 02:16.716 --> 02:18.938 surrounding counties get all the way up 02:18.938 --> 02:21.190 to delta level cases . We never 02:21.190 --> 02:23.570 transition to HD Con Delta . But that's 02:23.570 --> 02:25.348 the type of environment we were 02:25.348 --> 02:27.348 operating in . We were seeing heavy 02:27.348 --> 02:28.959 cases across the surrounding 02:28.959 --> 02:30.737 communities as well as a steady 02:30.737 --> 02:32.959 increase of cases that we were tracking 02:32.959 --> 02:35.181 on the installation As a matter of fact 02:35.181 --> 02:37.181 from one month to another . We were 02:37.181 --> 02:39.570 jumping by 150 cases that are public 02:39.570 --> 02:41.737 health team was tracking . Uh and that 02:41.737 --> 02:44.080 is significant . Um we were seeing 02:44.080 --> 02:46.302 heavy hospitalizations in the community 02:46.302 --> 02:48.524 as well as across our teams and we even 02:48.524 --> 02:50.650 lost another teammate uh during this 02:50.650 --> 02:54.540 process . And so we recognized it 02:54.540 --> 02:56.740 was a concerning environment . And so 02:56.740 --> 02:58.796 we're excited to see that things are 02:58.796 --> 03:00.518 starting to trend in the right 03:00.518 --> 03:02.629 direction . But we need to keep after 03:02.629 --> 03:04.796 this , we need to continue making sure 03:04.796 --> 03:07.018 that we are emphasizing and forcing and 03:07.018 --> 03:09.184 carrying out those preventive measures 03:09.184 --> 03:11.184 of wearing that mask of maintaining 03:11.184 --> 03:13.073 good hygiene . Most importantly , 03:13.073 --> 03:15.240 getting tested when you're not feeling 03:15.240 --> 03:17.351 well . We've had teammates uh and and 03:17.351 --> 03:19.462 tis the season for allergies to start 03:19.462 --> 03:21.184 popping up , right ? We've had 03:21.184 --> 03:23.240 teammates that thought , oh , it's a 03:23.240 --> 03:25.184 sinus infection . My allergies are 03:25.184 --> 03:27.351 acting up and we've encouraged them to 03:27.351 --> 03:29.573 go get tested and lo and behold they've 03:29.573 --> 03:31.740 tested positive . And so if you're not 03:31.740 --> 03:33.940 feeling well , I just encourage you 03:33.940 --> 03:36.240 vaccinated or unvaccinated , go get 03:36.240 --> 03:38.407 tested , yep . We're starting to see , 03:38.407 --> 03:40.351 or we're still seeing breakthrough 03:40.351 --> 03:42.073 cases for folks that have been 03:42.073 --> 03:44.296 vaccinated coming up . Covid positive . 03:44.296 --> 03:46.850 The plus side of that is in most cases , 03:46.850 --> 03:49.072 those vaccinated folks , those symptoms 03:49.072 --> 03:51.100 are way lower than are unvaccinated 03:51.100 --> 03:53.100 folks . And you'll hear the numbers 03:53.100 --> 03:55.156 about percentage of folks vaccinated 03:55.156 --> 03:58.630 being hospitalized uh in the uh you are 03:58.630 --> 04:01.030 more that you are more than likely to 04:01.030 --> 04:02.974 be in the hospitalized and then an 04:02.974 --> 04:05.197 unvaccinated than a vaccinated person . 04:05.197 --> 04:07.530 And so we'll talk through those numbers , 04:07.530 --> 04:09.697 but uh you know , we saw all that over 04:09.697 --> 04:11.697 the course of this last month and a 04:11.697 --> 04:13.697 half , what else have we seen since 04:13.697 --> 04:15.419 that time we've rolled out the 04:15.419 --> 04:17.641 mandatory vaccinations for our military 04:17.641 --> 04:19.697 members . Uh , as a reminder for our 04:19.697 --> 04:21.530 military members out there , the 04:21.530 --> 04:23.641 Department of Defense , the secretary 04:23.641 --> 04:23.370 of the Air Force established to 04:23.370 --> 04:25.870 november as the timeline to be fully 04:25.870 --> 04:27.703 vaccinated . And so the way that 04:27.703 --> 04:29.990 process rolled out , we offered the 04:29.990 --> 04:32.310 mandatory vaccine , the Pfizer biontech 04:32.310 --> 04:35.820 vaccine community , Pfizer biontech 04:35.830 --> 04:37.941 here at our medical center . Or folks 04:37.941 --> 04:39.941 could go off installation and get a 04:39.941 --> 04:42.108 vaccine of their choice . Uh , Some of 04:42.108 --> 04:44.163 our teammates chose to get Moderna . 04:44.163 --> 04:46.330 Some of our teammates chose to get the 04:46.330 --> 04:48.608 johnson and johnson johnson vaccine uh , 04:48.608 --> 04:50.663 and others chose to go the mandatory 04:50.663 --> 04:52.608 route with that Pfizer vaccine and 04:52.608 --> 04:54.663 capitalize on what our mighty medics 04:54.663 --> 04:56.552 were offering here in our medical 04:56.552 --> 04:58.608 center . And so our active duty side 04:58.608 --> 05:00.441 that has been going through that 05:00.441 --> 05:02.663 process should have gotten their second 05:02.663 --> 05:04.719 dose yesterday . Regardless of those 05:04.719 --> 05:07.410 vaccines , The Moderna , the Pfizer , 05:07.610 --> 05:10.900 the johnson johnson johnson vaccine , 05:10.950 --> 05:14.290 they all require two weeks after that 05:14.290 --> 05:17.110 second dose of Moderna or Pfizer or 05:17.110 --> 05:19.330 that only dose of johnson and johnson 05:19.330 --> 05:21.552 to be considered fully vaccinated . And 05:21.552 --> 05:23.719 so that's why even though you hear the 05:23.719 --> 05:25.830 fully vaccinated date of two november 05:25.830 --> 05:27.830 is the timeline for our active duty 05:27.830 --> 05:29.997 personnel really , what we're tracking 05:29.997 --> 05:32.640 is yesterday as , as the timeline to 05:32.640 --> 05:35.350 say , hey , you need to have that uh , 05:35.640 --> 05:38.410 1st , 1st dose of only dose of johnson 05:38.410 --> 05:41.870 and johnson or that second dose Of your 05:41.880 --> 05:45.090 moderna or Pfizer in your system to hit 05:45.090 --> 05:47.760 that mark of two November . And so 05:47.770 --> 05:49.992 that's what we're doing for Active Duty 05:49.992 --> 05:52.159 side , in parallel for those folks who 05:52.159 --> 05:54.214 are concerned about their health and 05:54.214 --> 05:56.326 want to seek a medical exemption . Uh 05:56.326 --> 05:58.492 They filed for a medical exemption and 05:58.492 --> 06:00.548 were able to see one of our docs and 06:00.548 --> 06:02.214 get an assessment on that and 06:02.214 --> 06:02.030 Caroline's . We'll talk a little bit 06:02.030 --> 06:04.380 about that process or if they were 06:04.380 --> 06:06.269 concerned on the religious side , 06:06.269 --> 06:08.436 morals , values , beliefs as something 06:08.436 --> 06:10.602 that was in direct conflict with their 06:10.602 --> 06:13.410 religion , uh that they follow . Uh 06:13.420 --> 06:15.253 then they started to pursue that 06:15.253 --> 06:17.364 religious accommodation process . And 06:17.364 --> 06:19.587 we saw lots of those folks pursuing the 06:19.587 --> 06:21.642 religious accommodation side uh know 06:21.642 --> 06:23.476 that our team is doing their due 06:23.476 --> 06:25.698 diligence to assess those . Uh and that 06:25.698 --> 06:27.642 first start off sit down with your 06:27.642 --> 06:29.809 commander , the package is going to go 06:29.809 --> 06:31.698 through the medical folks to talk 06:31.698 --> 06:33.809 through any concerns you have there . 06:33.809 --> 06:35.864 Then then the member is going to sit 06:35.864 --> 06:37.976 down with a chaplain and have a heart 06:37.976 --> 06:39.864 to heart conversation about their 06:39.864 --> 06:42.087 beliefs . Uh the chaplain's gonna write 06:42.087 --> 06:44.253 a recommendation to a commander . It's 06:44.253 --> 06:46.420 going to go to a religious review team 06:46.420 --> 06:48.587 where folks are gonna look at that and 06:48.587 --> 06:48.300 assess it and then make a 06:48.300 --> 06:50.356 recommendation back to the commander 06:50.356 --> 06:52.411 who's gonna afford that uh to one of 06:52.411 --> 06:55.190 our major command commanders uh in our 06:55.190 --> 06:57.190 case for Air Force Material Command 06:57.190 --> 06:59.134 general bunch . And so that's that 06:59.134 --> 07:01.357 religious accommodation process that is 07:01.357 --> 07:03.412 playing out right now . Uh and those 07:03.412 --> 07:06.370 packages are in some stage of religious 07:06.370 --> 07:08.537 accommodation . And so we're doing our 07:08.537 --> 07:10.370 due diligence to make sure we're 07:10.370 --> 07:12.592 assessing medical concerns to make sure 07:12.592 --> 07:14.426 we're doing a good assessment of 07:14.426 --> 07:16.592 religious accommodation if that fits . 07:16.592 --> 07:18.648 And all of that is currently playing 07:18.648 --> 07:20.814 out for our active duty Garden Reserve 07:20.814 --> 07:22.537 teammates . Our Garden Reserve 07:22.537 --> 07:24.648 teammates are on a slightly different 07:24.648 --> 07:26.759 timeline that are active duty folks , 07:26.759 --> 07:28.648 mainly because their tour of duty 07:28.648 --> 07:30.870 whenever they're around . Um and to get 07:30.870 --> 07:33.092 that information and get access to care 07:33.092 --> 07:34.870 and those types of things uh is 07:34.870 --> 07:37.092 sometimes a little bit more difficult . 07:37.092 --> 07:39.370 And so rather than a two november date , 07:39.370 --> 07:41.370 like our active duty folks have the 07:41.370 --> 07:43.648 guard reserve have a two december date . 07:43.648 --> 07:45.870 And so they've got some milestones that 07:45.870 --> 07:48.037 are coming up as a matter of fact , if 07:48.037 --> 07:50.037 they were seeking Moderna . Uh that 07:50.037 --> 07:52.420 milestone for them is 21 october . If 07:52.420 --> 07:54.364 they choose to go to the mandatory 07:54.364 --> 07:56.420 vaccination route with Pfizer , that 07:56.420 --> 07:58.420 milestone date for them to get that 07:58.420 --> 08:01.440 first dose is 28 october and for them 08:01.450 --> 08:03.630 to seek that second dose of Moderna or 08:03.630 --> 08:05.686 Pfizer or that first dose of johnson 08:05.686 --> 08:07.574 and johnson really , what they're 08:07.574 --> 08:09.686 tracking two is an 18 november date . 08:09.686 --> 08:11.797 Uh And so that's the timeline for our 08:11.797 --> 08:13.852 Garden Reserve teammates . Uh in the 08:13.852 --> 08:15.908 meantime they can file for a medical 08:15.908 --> 08:17.574 exemption or seek a religious 08:17.574 --> 08:19.519 accommodation and go through those 08:19.519 --> 08:21.463 processes . The third piece that's 08:21.463 --> 08:23.352 playing out right now is civilian 08:23.352 --> 08:25.140 vaccinations . And so , uh in 08:25.140 --> 08:26.918 accordance with the President's 08:26.918 --> 08:28.918 executive order , the Department of 08:28.918 --> 08:31.029 Defense , the secretary of Defense as 08:31.029 --> 08:33.251 well as the Secretary of Air Force have 08:33.251 --> 08:35.473 laid out the timelines for our civilian 08:35.473 --> 08:37.696 teammates uh to be vaccinated . And the 08:37.696 --> 08:39.862 fully vaccinated date for our civilian 08:39.862 --> 08:42.520 teammates is 22 november . And so as 08:42.520 --> 08:44.631 you start to back that up and look at 08:44.631 --> 08:47.490 things on a 22 november date . Really 08:47.490 --> 08:50.230 that second dose of Moderna or that 08:50.240 --> 08:52.480 second dose of Pfizer or that first 08:52.480 --> 08:54.702 dose of johnson and johnson , whichever 08:54.702 --> 08:56.702 vaccine you choose . Uh that date , 08:56.702 --> 08:58.869 that target date is eight november and 08:58.869 --> 09:01.091 then you back up a little bit more . If 09:01.091 --> 09:03.036 you're going to fight around , you 09:03.036 --> 09:02.830 should have already gotten that first 09:02.830 --> 09:05.590 dose of Pfizer . I share that with you . 09:05.590 --> 09:07.812 Those time lines with you with the full 09:07.812 --> 09:09.812 recognition that we're missing some 09:09.812 --> 09:11.923 pieces of the puzzle for our civilian 09:11.923 --> 09:14.560 teammates were missing the medical 09:14.570 --> 09:16.820 exemption process . Uh and we're 09:16.820 --> 09:18.820 missing the religious accommodation 09:18.820 --> 09:20.764 process and we're missing the data 09:20.764 --> 09:23.800 collection point uh to capture if 09:23.800 --> 09:26.070 you've been vaccinated or not . Uh The 09:26.070 --> 09:28.292 only thing we've really moved out right 09:28.292 --> 09:30.292 now is the notification piece where 09:30.292 --> 09:32.514 we've let you know what the timeline is 09:32.514 --> 09:34.737 for the mandatory vaccination process . 09:34.737 --> 09:36.959 And again , that fully vaccinated point 09:36.959 --> 09:38.792 for our civilian teammates Is 22 09:38.792 --> 09:40.930 November . If you are considering a 09:40.940 --> 09:42.662 medical exemption or religious 09:42.662 --> 09:44.990 accommodation , um , I know that's got 09:44.990 --> 09:47.212 to be turning a little bit of anxiety . 09:47.212 --> 09:49.379 I know there's some worry out there of 09:49.379 --> 09:51.546 holy past the first date for my Pfizer 09:51.546 --> 09:53.657 vaccine . How am I going to hit those 09:53.657 --> 09:55.601 timelines If I don't know what the 09:55.601 --> 09:57.546 medical exemption processes or the 09:57.546 --> 09:59.823 religious accommodation processes . Um , 09:59.823 --> 10:01.879 I would ask you , uh , don't chew on 10:01.879 --> 10:04.101 that too much . Don't don't get upset . 10:04.101 --> 10:06.379 Don't get angry . Don't get frustrated . 10:06.379 --> 10:08.546 Uh , once we get that information , we 10:08.546 --> 10:10.657 will arm you with that and we want to 10:10.657 --> 10:10.060 make sure you have the right 10:10.060 --> 10:12.060 information so that you can make an 10:12.060 --> 10:14.116 informed decision . And so if you're 10:14.116 --> 10:16.060 considering a medical exemption or 10:16.060 --> 10:18.227 religious accommodation , um don't you 10:18.227 --> 10:19.893 don't let your anxiety , your 10:19.893 --> 10:22.190 frustration chew you up . Um We will 10:22.190 --> 10:24.357 get to that process as soon as we have 10:24.357 --> 10:26.412 that information and we will arm you 10:26.412 --> 10:28.579 with that and we will walk you through 10:28.579 --> 10:30.634 that . Um and know that we will just 10:30.634 --> 10:33.720 fire as we move along . Uh and if you 10:33.720 --> 10:35.880 get pursue that medical exemption and 10:35.880 --> 10:38.120 it's declined , uh we will just move 10:38.120 --> 10:40.176 into the vaccination process and and 10:40.176 --> 10:42.330 slide everything right really what we 10:42.330 --> 10:44.497 want you to do is make a good informed 10:44.497 --> 10:46.610 decision . If you don't think you 10:46.610 --> 10:48.832 qualify for a medical exemption and you 10:48.832 --> 10:51.054 don't think you qualify for a religious 10:51.054 --> 10:53.221 accommodation , Start your vaccination 10:53.221 --> 10:55.332 process . If you're going to go for a 10:55.332 --> 10:57.054 medical exemption or religious 10:57.054 --> 10:59.166 accommodation know that we're working 10:59.166 --> 11:01.277 hard at the installation level at the 11:01.277 --> 11:03.221 major command level and at the Air 11:03.221 --> 11:05.054 Force level to get you the right 11:05.054 --> 11:07.277 information to pursue those . Pass some 11:07.277 --> 11:09.880 of you have gone out to that safer task 11:09.880 --> 11:12.047 force that we've referenced the number 11:12.047 --> 11:14.269 of times and said , hey look , here's a 11:14.269 --> 11:16.436 medical exemption form attached to the 11:16.436 --> 11:18.547 safer task force . Uh I will tell you 11:18.547 --> 11:20.602 right now . That's not the form that 11:20.602 --> 11:20.470 the Department of Defense is going to 11:20.470 --> 11:22.830 use . And so maybe interesting . It may 11:22.830 --> 11:25.052 be informative . It may help shape some 11:25.052 --> 11:27.163 conversations that you're having with 11:27.163 --> 11:30.120 your medical providers . Um but don't 11:30.120 --> 11:32.342 fill out that form and don't give it to 11:32.342 --> 11:34.509 your supervisor and don't try and seek 11:34.509 --> 11:36.620 a medical exemption process based off 11:36.620 --> 11:38.787 the safer task force form . Wait until 11:38.787 --> 11:40.953 the Air Force rolls out the Department 11:40.953 --> 11:43.120 of Defense and the Air Force rolls out 11:43.120 --> 11:45.342 its form and then we'll start to pursue 11:45.342 --> 11:47.342 those processes again . I know it's 11:47.342 --> 11:47.080 frustrating . I wish we had all the 11:47.080 --> 11:49.350 answers right now , we don't we will 11:49.350 --> 11:51.461 share with you as much information as 11:51.461 --> 11:53.790 we have at our hands and arm and equip 11:53.790 --> 11:56.850 you to make an informed decision and in 11:56.850 --> 11:59.470 the meantime , rest assured we've got 11:59.470 --> 12:01.748 your best interest in mind . All right . 12:01.748 --> 12:03.803 And we will continue to take care of 12:03.803 --> 12:06.290 you throughout this entire process . Uh 12:06.300 --> 12:08.467 So with that I'm just going to pause . 12:08.467 --> 12:11.080 Uh and I will hand the floor over to 12:11.090 --> 12:14.310 dot crowder who's going to give you an 12:14.320 --> 12:16.098 update on where we're at in the 12:16.098 --> 12:18.264 surrounding community as well as where 12:18.264 --> 12:20.487 we're at on the installation . Thanks . 12:28.740 --> 12:30.907 Thank you so much . Colonel Miller . I 12:30.907 --> 12:33.129 really appreciate it . And good evening 12:33.129 --> 12:35.351 wright patterson . So as Colonel Miller 12:35.351 --> 12:37.407 alluded to you and I spent some time 12:37.407 --> 12:39.629 talking about our local covid picture , 12:39.629 --> 12:41.851 but also take that those optics out and 12:41.851 --> 12:44.018 look at some trends that are happening 12:44.018 --> 12:46.240 across the nation . It's always good to 12:46.240 --> 12:48.184 be discussing as the public health 12:48.184 --> 12:50.240 emergency officer , uh , information 12:50.240 --> 12:52.073 that we are moving the right way 12:52.073 --> 12:54.073 locally . And so I'm happy to share 12:54.073 --> 12:56.129 that with you . And so if we look at 12:56.129 --> 12:55.890 the state of Ohio and our surrounding 12:55.890 --> 12:58.460 counties were still showing high levels 12:58.460 --> 13:01.100 of transmission as defined by the CDC . 13:01.110 --> 13:03.166 But there are some reassuring trends 13:03.640 --> 13:05.584 incidents , which is the number of 13:05.584 --> 13:08.250 cases over a time has been decreasing 13:08.250 --> 13:10.361 down and it's been doing so for about 13:10.361 --> 13:12.528 the past four weeks , which is great . 13:12.528 --> 13:14.528 Also along the same lines , percent 13:14.528 --> 13:16.528 positivity , which is the number of 13:16.528 --> 13:18.694 positive tests over all the tests that 13:18.694 --> 13:20.917 are done have also been trending down . 13:20.917 --> 13:22.861 And you can see that by the county 13:22.861 --> 13:25.028 numbers that should be behind me right 13:25.028 --> 13:24.780 now . We're ranging from about % 10 to 13:24.780 --> 13:28.480 14 percent positivity , which is good 13:28.480 --> 13:30.424 to see because we're much higher . 13:30.424 --> 13:32.369 About a month and a half ago . Our 13:32.369 --> 13:35.260 local covid screening team are CST is 13:35.260 --> 13:37.770 reporting percent positive percent 13:37.770 --> 13:40.460 positivity around 8.3% which is also 13:40.460 --> 13:42.682 trending down , which is great to see . 13:42.740 --> 13:44.629 Our hospitals are still admitting 13:44.629 --> 13:46.840 COVID-19 patients . But the rates that 13:46.840 --> 13:48.951 are being admitted are starting to go 13:48.951 --> 13:50.729 down . We are still having some 13:50.729 --> 13:52.673 difficulties transferring patients 13:52.673 --> 13:54.729 across hospitals and to get the care 13:54.729 --> 13:56.618 they need . So we don't have full 13:56.618 --> 13:58.650 access to care . But again with 13:58.650 --> 14:00.872 hospital admissions , we're starting to 14:00.872 --> 14:03.094 see those reassuring trends . All three 14:03.094 --> 14:05.261 of these are indicators that we use to 14:05.261 --> 14:07.483 define our health protection conditions 14:07.483 --> 14:09.594 were currently and charlie is Colonel 14:09.594 --> 14:11.817 Miller alluded to . But the trends that 14:11.817 --> 14:13.928 we're seeing right now , hopefully it 14:13.928 --> 14:16.094 will bring us down to bravo plus and I 14:16.094 --> 14:18.206 really can't wait to get there . That 14:18.206 --> 14:20.206 being said there is no timeline for 14:20.206 --> 14:22.428 this , but we're closely watching those 14:22.428 --> 14:22.420 incidents numbers and as soon as we get 14:22.420 --> 14:24.690 to that bravo plus criteria will have 14:24.690 --> 14:26.746 those discussions with Air Base wing 14:26.746 --> 14:28.968 leadership and hopefully switch HP cons 14:30.240 --> 14:32.351 And as we look across the nation , we 14:32.351 --> 14:34.407 are starting to see higher levels of 14:34.407 --> 14:36.629 recovery and states that were initially 14:36.629 --> 14:38.796 impacted by the delta variant . So all 14:38.796 --> 14:40.796 across the south where Delta really 14:40.796 --> 14:42.851 started those cases bumped up really 14:42.851 --> 14:44.851 quickly and Ohio was lagging behind 14:44.851 --> 14:47.130 there also those states that had lower 14:47.130 --> 14:48.940 vaccination rates were also hit 14:48.940 --> 14:50.884 disproportionately by Delta at the 14:50.884 --> 14:53.120 start of this most recent surge , that 14:53.120 --> 14:55.120 surge worked its way up all the way 14:55.120 --> 14:57.176 across the United States . But those 14:57.176 --> 14:59.509 states that were initially hit by delta , 14:59.509 --> 15:01.342 they're starting to change their 15:01.342 --> 15:03.564 transmission levels and back down . And 15:03.564 --> 15:05.287 so that's good to see . So I'm 15:05.287 --> 15:07.453 definitely checking every single day , 15:07.453 --> 15:09.453 watching that wave of recovery move 15:09.453 --> 15:11.620 across the United States that moves up 15:11.620 --> 15:13.731 and hopefully gets to Ohio and we can 15:13.731 --> 15:15.731 start ratcheting down our levels of 15:15.731 --> 15:17.731 transmission that we're seeing here 15:17.731 --> 15:19.842 locally . However , but when you look 15:19.842 --> 15:22.064 at a few of the Northern States , we're 15:22.064 --> 15:24.064 starting to see that recovery trend 15:24.140 --> 15:26.360 stall and not only stall , but in some 15:26.360 --> 15:28.527 cases start to reverse with increasing 15:28.527 --> 15:30.680 rates and that is a trend . We 15:30.680 --> 15:32.990 definitely need to avoid . One theory 15:32.990 --> 15:34.879 behind that is is starting to get 15:34.879 --> 15:36.934 colder and people are moving indoors 15:36.934 --> 15:38.990 and we know from previous town halls 15:38.990 --> 15:41.157 and the information out there when you 15:41.157 --> 15:43.379 pack people indoors and have covid in a 15:43.379 --> 15:45.490 closed space , the transmission rates 15:45.490 --> 15:47.970 go way up . So it's still extremely 15:47.970 --> 15:49.914 important that as we move in , the 15:49.914 --> 15:51.914 holiday season in , Ohio moves away 15:51.914 --> 15:53.970 from the beautiful that weather that 15:53.970 --> 15:56.192 we're having right now and it starts to 15:56.192 --> 15:55.950 get colder . That we still honor those 15:55.950 --> 15:59.230 CDC recommendations , masking indoors 15:59.230 --> 16:00.897 in areas of high transmission 16:00.897 --> 16:03.119 regardless of your vaccination status , 16:03.119 --> 16:05.150 maintaining physical distancing and 16:05.150 --> 16:07.450 continuing efforts with vaccinations . 16:07.940 --> 16:10.370 Also , as Colonel Miller alluded to the 16:10.370 --> 16:12.810 symptoms of covid 19 can be very 16:12.820 --> 16:14.987 insidious , especially in those people 16:14.987 --> 16:17.098 that are vaccinated . So any symptoms 16:17.098 --> 16:19.264 that you have , I really encourage you 16:19.264 --> 16:21.264 to go test to go get tested to make 16:21.264 --> 16:23.670 sure that you don't have covid 19 with 16:23.670 --> 16:25.960 vaccines and recent mandates there are 16:25.960 --> 16:28.016 significant number of questions that 16:28.016 --> 16:30.220 are coming in And there are a ton of 16:30.220 --> 16:32.276 great questions out there no doubt . 16:32.276 --> 16:34.442 But I do want to take a few minutes to 16:34.442 --> 16:36.220 address a really big one . That 16:36.220 --> 16:38.380 question is I've had COVID-19 before 16:38.390 --> 16:40.223 and I've had an antibody test to 16:40.223 --> 16:42.279 confirm the presence of antibodies . 16:42.279 --> 16:44.670 Why should I get vaccinated ? So this 16:44.670 --> 16:46.781 is really a great question . It's one 16:46.781 --> 16:48.726 that we feel that the 88th medical 16:48.726 --> 16:50.670 group frequently and often Current 16:50.670 --> 16:52.837 antibody tests can prove that you have 16:52.837 --> 16:54.726 an immune response but they don't 16:54.726 --> 16:56.559 necessarily tell you if you have 16:56.559 --> 16:58.559 immunity to COVID 19 . But there is 16:58.559 --> 17:00.726 research out there that's also looking 17:00.726 --> 17:02.948 at natural immunity . I'd like to share 17:02.948 --> 17:02.940 a few few of those research studies 17:02.940 --> 17:05.090 with you . More than a third of 17:05.090 --> 17:08.080 COVID-19 infections do not result in 17:08.090 --> 17:09.979 any measurable protection against 17:09.979 --> 17:12.460 COVID-19 after that initial infection . 17:13.340 --> 17:15.507 Another study showed that those with a 17:15.507 --> 17:17.507 history of COVID-19 infection where 17:17.507 --> 17:19.680 over two times as likely to get 17:19.680 --> 17:22.250 reinfected compared to those that were 17:22.250 --> 17:25.220 fully vaccinated . It's actually 2.34 17:25.220 --> 17:27.387 times . So that's a pretty significant 17:27.387 --> 17:29.609 number . A few other points I'd like to 17:29.609 --> 17:32.580 make is the C . D . C . Is constantly 17:32.590 --> 17:34.210 displaying data and giving 17:34.210 --> 17:36.440 illustrations on how the vaccinations 17:36.440 --> 17:38.384 are working and what they're doing 17:38.384 --> 17:40.190 Recent CDC data showed that 17:40.200 --> 17:42.160 unvaccinated folks in the month of 17:42.160 --> 17:45.920 August had a 6.1 times greater risk of 17:45.920 --> 17:49.710 getting COVID-19 and 11.3 times greater 17:49.710 --> 17:52.400 risk of dying from COVID-19 . Pretty 17:52.410 --> 17:55.250 profound numbers . Also , recently I 17:55.250 --> 17:57.361 want to share with you a few days ago 17:57.361 --> 17:59.472 the CDC changed their recommendations 17:59.472 --> 18:01.583 on how somebody who is vaccinated and 18:01.583 --> 18:03.806 they have a close contact with somebody 18:03.806 --> 18:05.917 who has covid 19 , how they should do 18:05.917 --> 18:07.806 their testing historically . If a 18:07.806 --> 18:09.694 vaccinated person has had a close 18:09.694 --> 18:11.750 contact with somebody covid 19 , the 18:11.750 --> 18:13.917 recommendation was that you don't have 18:13.917 --> 18:15.972 to quarantine which is great But you 18:15.972 --> 18:18.083 still had to get a test at day 3-5 to 18:18.083 --> 18:20.083 make sure transmission event didn't 18:20.083 --> 18:22.660 occur . That has changed from day 3-5 18:22.670 --> 18:25.840 now today 5-7 I know that's a confusing 18:25.840 --> 18:27.896 in a very slight difference but that 18:27.896 --> 18:29.951 allows us to pick up those insidious 18:29.951 --> 18:32.062 infections that we may not be able to 18:32.062 --> 18:34.229 find . It has , that gives that test a 18:34.229 --> 18:36.451 higher chance of picking up that actual 18:36.451 --> 18:39.220 infection . So one of the big problems 18:39.220 --> 18:41.387 that I think we're all encountering is 18:41.387 --> 18:44.260 where to go for trusted answers And 18:44.270 --> 18:45.881 there is a massive amount of 18:45.881 --> 18:48.103 information that's being generated from 18:48.103 --> 18:50.159 COVID-19 and the research associated 18:50.159 --> 18:52.326 with it and trying to take in all that 18:52.326 --> 18:54.326 information is like drinking from a 18:54.326 --> 18:56.326 wide open fire hydrant . The CDC is 18:56.326 --> 18:57.881 really doing a great job at 18:57.881 --> 19:00.048 synthesizing all of that research from 19:00.048 --> 19:02.103 pure reviewed medical literature and 19:02.103 --> 19:04.310 coming up with recommendations . And 19:04.310 --> 19:06.532 these recommendations are based on that 19:06.532 --> 19:08.366 current body of knowledge that's 19:08.366 --> 19:10.588 constantly changing and I know that can 19:10.588 --> 19:12.588 be confusing and I know that can be 19:12.588 --> 19:14.810 frustrating , but really the goal is to 19:14.810 --> 19:16.754 make sure that we're all doing the 19:16.754 --> 19:16.630 right safe things as we move forward in 19:16.630 --> 19:19.360 the pandemic . So moving in the holiday 19:19.360 --> 19:21.082 season , we definitely have an 19:21.082 --> 19:23.270 opportunity to continue moving forward 19:23.270 --> 19:25.510 on all these great trends that I just 19:25.510 --> 19:27.621 discussed . I really hope that all of 19:27.621 --> 19:29.843 you will join me in doing so . And with 19:29.843 --> 19:31.677 that I'd like to hand it over to 19:31.677 --> 19:33.621 Colonel Christian Lyons , the 80th 19:33.621 --> 19:35.732 medical group commander . Thank you . 19:36.340 --> 19:37.340 Yeah . 19:40.340 --> 19:44.240 Mhm Thank you Dr crowder . I 19:44.240 --> 19:46.573 am so proud to have dr crowder our team . 19:46.573 --> 19:48.970 He's one fantastic physician and a 19:48.980 --> 19:51.036 great spokesman for letting you guys 19:51.036 --> 19:53.202 know the facts that are out there . Um 19:53.202 --> 19:55.202 I do want to copy , I do want to go 19:55.202 --> 19:57.690 through a couple of items today , 19:57.700 --> 20:00.190 primarily related to the vaccine and 20:00.190 --> 20:02.620 the vaccinations . So first of all , I 20:02.620 --> 20:04.731 want to start with some good positive 20:04.731 --> 20:06.509 news . The fact is that we have 20:06.509 --> 20:08.731 vaccinated now , 55% of our active duty 20:08.731 --> 20:10.731 force for their flu vaccine . It is 20:10.731 --> 20:13.340 approaching flu season and we're really 20:13.340 --> 20:15.507 off to a great start first season . So 20:15.507 --> 20:17.673 thanks very much for everybody who has 20:17.673 --> 20:19.451 turned out to receive their flu 20:19.451 --> 20:21.451 vaccination from us as well as from 20:21.451 --> 20:23.451 wherever that you have received the 20:23.451 --> 20:25.673 vaccine Now on COVID vaccinations . I'm 20:25.673 --> 20:27.840 proud to say to that 95% of our active 20:27.840 --> 20:29.896 duty force are fully vaccinated with 20:29.896 --> 20:32.062 some members still working through the 20:32.062 --> 20:34.284 exemption process . Thank you very much 20:34.284 --> 20:36.451 for your efforts . Thanks very much to 20:36.451 --> 20:38.451 your units and their support of our 20:38.451 --> 20:40.562 efforts at the medical center to make 20:40.562 --> 20:42.673 sure that we vaccinate as many people 20:42.673 --> 20:45.360 as possible further , many of our 20:45.360 --> 20:47.870 civilian airmen are coming in for their 20:47.870 --> 20:50.610 vaccination but also many have received 20:50.610 --> 20:52.830 their vaccination off base . So while 20:52.830 --> 20:54.441 we stand at the raid provide 20:54.441 --> 20:56.720 vaccinations to our employees and our 20:56.720 --> 20:59.370 eligible eligible beneficiaries , you 20:59.370 --> 21:01.314 can receive your covid vaccination 21:01.430 --> 21:04.160 series off base at any number of 21:04.160 --> 21:06.590 vaccinations sites , clinics or 21:06.590 --> 21:09.220 establishments . As a reminder , we are 21:09.220 --> 21:12.260 offering the covid bio antec excuse me . 21:12.260 --> 21:15.100 The Pfizer biontech vaccine at our 21:15.100 --> 21:17.830 medical center now for civilians and 21:17.830 --> 21:20.660 contract employees and the vaccinations 21:20.670 --> 21:23.180 and the exemption process . As Colonel 21:23.180 --> 21:25.124 Miller has already stated , we are 21:25.124 --> 21:27.069 awaiting further guidance from the 21:27.069 --> 21:29.180 Department of Air Force regarding the 21:29.180 --> 21:31.180 exemption process for civilians and 21:31.180 --> 21:33.320 contract employee team members . We 21:33.320 --> 21:35.431 will make sure to share it as soon as 21:35.431 --> 21:37.709 we have it available . Now . That said , 21:37.709 --> 21:39.542 we have been fielding many calls 21:39.542 --> 21:41.764 regarding scheduling appointment by are 21:41.764 --> 21:43.931 eligible beneficiaries related to this 21:43.931 --> 21:45.820 uh exemption process for civilian 21:45.820 --> 21:49.630 contract members . Uh although we are 21:49.630 --> 21:51.950 absent guidance at this point , we have 21:51.950 --> 21:54.060 created yet another phone number in 21:54.060 --> 21:56.171 order for tricolor enrolled civilians 21:56.171 --> 21:58.171 and contractors to call and leave a 21:58.171 --> 22:00.282 message so that we can follow up with 22:00.282 --> 22:02.393 you for an appointment afterwards and 22:02.393 --> 22:04.449 hopefully you should see the slide . 22:04.449 --> 22:06.560 Come on behind me . That phone number 22:06.560 --> 22:09.170 is five to covid again 22:09.170 --> 22:13.150 9375 to covid . So we encourage 22:13.150 --> 22:15.150 our civilian contract employees who 22:15.150 --> 22:17.970 have questions related to the exemption 22:17.970 --> 22:20.260 process to go ahead and call , leave a 22:20.270 --> 22:22.437 message . We will definitely follow up 22:22.437 --> 22:24.492 with you an appointment once we have 22:24.492 --> 22:26.492 more information available to share 22:26.492 --> 22:28.603 with you regarding how that exemption 22:28.603 --> 22:30.548 process will move forward . In the 22:30.548 --> 22:33.750 meantime , Please call 257 shot for 22:33.750 --> 22:36.210 those needing info on how to get their 22:36.210 --> 22:38.321 covid vaccination , especially how to 22:38.321 --> 22:40.670 receive it at our medical center . Now , 22:41.140 --> 22:44.410 just for context , we've received many 22:44.410 --> 22:46.880 questions about what kind of exemptions 22:46.890 --> 22:48.946 have we been granting ? At least for 22:48.946 --> 22:51.330 our active duty personnel . So I'll go 22:51.330 --> 22:53.830 through a couple of those um uh , that 22:53.830 --> 22:56.730 we have been granting one for cases of 22:56.730 --> 22:59.270 heart inflammation or pericarditis , uh 22:59.280 --> 23:02.260 current covid infections and some 23:02.260 --> 23:05.190 unique and well documented allergies as 23:05.190 --> 23:07.710 well as also for pregnancies . But I 23:07.710 --> 23:10.300 want , I want to make sure to highlight 23:10.300 --> 23:12.522 that all of these exemptions are finite 23:12.840 --> 23:14.840 and they must be revisited at least 23:14.840 --> 23:17.820 annually . So there is a limitation on 23:17.820 --> 23:19.987 the exemptions that are granted by our 23:19.987 --> 23:23.750 folks . Now as far as our schedule . Uh 23:23.760 --> 23:25.982 next week we'll be targeting a block of 23:25.982 --> 23:27.538 time in the morning for the 23:27.538 --> 23:29.760 administration of shots and our partner 23:29.760 --> 23:31.649 auditorium . We've had a schedule 23:31.649 --> 23:33.482 running every day but kind of at 23:33.482 --> 23:35.704 different times throughout the day . We 23:35.704 --> 23:37.871 want to create some stability for both 23:37.871 --> 23:40.038 you as the customer and beneficiary as 23:40.038 --> 23:41.927 well as for our hard working team 23:41.927 --> 23:43.982 members who are also balancing their 23:43.982 --> 23:45.704 clinical duties as well as the 23:45.704 --> 23:47.927 provisions of the Covid vaccine . Thank 23:47.927 --> 23:49.704 you very much for the very many 23:49.704 --> 23:51.482 positive comments that you have 23:51.482 --> 23:53.593 provided for our staff's professional 23:53.593 --> 23:55.816 conduct as well as the customer focused 23:55.816 --> 23:57.816 service that has been provided by a 23:57.816 --> 24:00.038 covid pa team . You know , we could not 24:00.038 --> 24:02.149 be more proud of them for the efforts 24:02.149 --> 24:04.371 that they have made to get it right and 24:04.371 --> 24:06.482 get it right for you are based in the 24:06.482 --> 24:08.538 population that we serve . I want to 24:08.538 --> 24:10.871 just a couple of issues to on questions . 24:10.871 --> 24:12.927 We have been related to 5 to 11 year 24:12.927 --> 24:15.093 olds . So currently we're anticipating 24:15.093 --> 24:17.149 that there will be approval from the 24:17.149 --> 24:18.760 FDA and C . D . C . For this 24:18.760 --> 24:20.871 demographic in the future and we will 24:20.871 --> 24:22.982 ensure to pass along information once 24:22.982 --> 24:25.038 we have it approved with appropriate 24:25.038 --> 24:27.093 guidance . However , currently we're 24:27.093 --> 24:29.316 not providing vaccinations for that age 24:29.316 --> 24:32.420 demographic at this time for boosters , 24:32.840 --> 24:35.710 we are offering boosters for the for 24:35.710 --> 24:38.410 the Pfizer biontech vaccine . Now who 24:38.410 --> 24:41.690 is able to receive a booster shot . So 24:41.690 --> 24:43.579 those vaccine recipients who have 24:43.579 --> 24:45.801 completed their initial series at least 24:45.801 --> 24:47.968 six months ago and who are 65 years or 24:47.968 --> 24:50.580 older age 18 who live in long term 24:50.580 --> 24:52.910 health care settings , age 18 year old 24:52.910 --> 24:55.188 who have underlying medical conditions , 24:55.188 --> 24:57.243 age 18 year old or work in high risk 24:57.243 --> 24:59.860 settings or age 18 year old or who work 24:59.860 --> 25:02.200 in high risk settings . But also 25:02.200 --> 25:04.367 there's a caveat for those people aged 25:04.367 --> 25:07.500 18 to 64 who are increased , who are at 25:07.500 --> 25:10.280 increased risk For COVID-19 exposure 25:10.280 --> 25:12.169 and transmission because of their 25:12.169 --> 25:14.169 occupational or their institutional 25:14.169 --> 25:16.660 settings . So to give you example our 25:16.660 --> 25:18.827 healthcare workers , those who work in 25:18.827 --> 25:20.716 our schools , maybe you work in a 25:20.716 --> 25:23.090 customer service focused um uh 25:23.100 --> 25:25.044 profession where you interact with 25:25.044 --> 25:27.350 people every day . Uh for those folks 25:27.350 --> 25:29.517 we encourage you to consider a booster 25:29.517 --> 25:31.739 and we are providing boosters again for 25:31.739 --> 25:34.470 the Pfizer biontech vaccine at our 25:34.470 --> 25:37.340 facility . I just want to wrap up with 25:37.350 --> 25:40.640 a with a little bit of thanks Uh thanks 25:40.650 --> 25:42.872 especially for all those folks who take 25:42.872 --> 25:45.039 the time effort and energy to fill out 25:45.039 --> 25:47.170 or Joe survey . So Joe stands for the 25:47.170 --> 25:49.281 joint out patient experience survey . 25:49.281 --> 25:51.003 And in the months of August in 25:51.003 --> 25:53.226 September we sent over 2000 surveys out 25:53.226 --> 25:55.660 and over 1000 of you have responded to 25:55.660 --> 25:57.882 provide us feedback about the care that 25:57.882 --> 25:59.827 they receive in our facility . I'm 25:59.827 --> 26:02.540 proud to say that 89% of that feedback 26:02.550 --> 26:04.494 was glowing and positive about the 26:04.494 --> 26:06.490 trusted care that our airmen are 26:06.490 --> 26:08.820 providing each and every day . It means 26:08.820 --> 26:10.931 the world to our hard working staff , 26:10.931 --> 26:13.153 especially in the midst of the pandemic 26:13.153 --> 26:14.876 to receive kind words from the 26:14.876 --> 26:17.110 beneficiaries that we serve . Also , 26:17.120 --> 26:19.630 thank you for the feedback we're we can 26:19.630 --> 26:21.852 make our services better and were maybe 26:21.852 --> 26:23.852 not hitting the mark because we are 26:23.852 --> 26:26.050 committed to making your patient 26:26.050 --> 26:28.300 experience a quality one and a 26:28.300 --> 26:30.830 rewarding one . Your feedback helps to 26:30.830 --> 26:33.052 make our processes and the care that we 26:33.052 --> 26:35.163 provide that much more meaningful and 26:35.163 --> 26:37.274 impactful to you . And I also want to 26:37.274 --> 26:39.108 offer a special thank you to our 26:39.108 --> 26:40.941 civilian medical system partners 26:40.941 --> 26:43.460 throughout this pandemic that make up 26:43.460 --> 26:45.293 our Greater Dayton area Hospital 26:45.293 --> 26:47.349 Association team members . They have 26:47.349 --> 26:48.960 done a great job to care for 26:48.960 --> 26:50.960 beneficiaries right alongside us to 26:50.960 --> 26:52.627 make sure that our base , our 26:52.627 --> 26:54.571 population , our community is well 26:54.571 --> 26:56.738 cared for . So thank you very much for 26:56.738 --> 26:58.960 your time today . I appreciate it . And 26:58.960 --> 27:01.127 with that I'll turn it over to Colonel 27:01.127 --> 27:01.050 serena Morris , the Msg commander . 27:01.060 --> 27:02.060 Thank you . 27:05.140 --> 27:06.140 Mhm . 27:13.540 --> 27:15.873 Thank you . And good afternoon everyone , 27:15.873 --> 27:17.873 I just want to provide you a couple 27:17.873 --> 27:19.984 updates on some of the things that we 27:19.984 --> 27:22.262 have going on in the Msg in particular . 27:22.262 --> 27:24.484 As Colonel Miller discussed the I . D . 27:24.484 --> 27:26.540 Cards . As many of you all are aware 27:26.540 --> 27:28.373 when the pandemic hit , we put a 27:28.640 --> 27:31.010 extensions on I . D . Cards due to our 27:31.010 --> 27:33.066 capacity . So any I . D . Cards that 27:33.066 --> 27:35.420 were expiring between one january of 27:35.420 --> 27:39.320 2020 to 31st of july 2021 27:39.320 --> 27:41.710 for our dependence and retirees were 27:41.710 --> 27:44.500 extended um and two different timelines 27:44.500 --> 27:47.140 so for our dependence of active duty or 27:47.140 --> 27:49.362 guardsmen and reservists , They haven't 27:49.362 --> 27:51.700 October 31 to get a new id card . If 27:51.700 --> 27:54.540 their id card expired before the 31 27:54.540 --> 27:56.970 July for our retirees and their 27:56.970 --> 27:59.960 dependents they have until january 31st 27:59.970 --> 28:02.860 of 2022 to get those I . D . Cards . 28:02.870 --> 28:05.037 Now I'd encourage everyone not to wait 28:05.037 --> 28:06.981 till the last minute and get those 28:06.981 --> 28:09.203 appointments early . And at R . F . S . 28:09.203 --> 28:11.426 S , we have established hours , we have 28:11.426 --> 28:13.990 walking times on Mondays and Tuesdays , 28:13.990 --> 28:15.768 you're able to walk in and then 28:15.768 --> 28:17.879 appointments are available online and 28:17.879 --> 28:20.101 I'd like to direct you to write F . S . 28:20.101 --> 28:22.157 S . To schedule those appointments , 28:22.157 --> 28:24.560 there'll be links in there and for you 28:24.560 --> 28:26.560 to make those appointments online . 28:27.640 --> 28:29.473 We've also been getting a lot of 28:29.473 --> 28:31.770 questions about R . C . D . C . S in 28:31.770 --> 28:33.890 particular . Um as it pertains to 28:33.890 --> 28:36.112 closure , some of our parents have some 28:36.112 --> 28:39.220 concerns . So the the youth center and 28:39.220 --> 28:42.110 the CDCs close on a case by case basis 28:42.120 --> 28:44.176 and we worked very close with public 28:44.176 --> 28:46.398 health as we make the determinations on 28:46.398 --> 28:48.620 whether or not to keep those facilities 28:48.620 --> 28:50.830 open when we've had a close contact or 28:50.840 --> 28:54.720 one of our team members um test 28:54.720 --> 28:57.170 positive for covid . So what you'll see 28:57.170 --> 29:00.550 is based on the close the contact um 29:00.560 --> 29:03.960 duration and the specific 29:03.970 --> 29:05.880 exposure if you will . Those 29:05.890 --> 29:09.850 unvaccinated are quarantined for 14 29:09.850 --> 29:13.380 days are vaccinated . Team members are 29:13.390 --> 29:15.980 quarantined for five days retested and 29:15.980 --> 29:18.750 if they are asymptomatic are able to 29:18.750 --> 29:21.580 return to the center . One of the 29:21.580 --> 29:23.413 questions are as it released two 29:23.413 --> 29:25.636 siblings , why are siblings quarantined 29:25.636 --> 29:28.460 when no direct exposure . This is where 29:28.460 --> 29:30.293 it gets really sensitive because 29:30.293 --> 29:32.460 Children are one are considered one of 29:32.460 --> 29:34.682 our vulnerable populations . And when I 29:34.682 --> 29:36.793 say vulnerable , I mean because there 29:36.793 --> 29:38.738 are many of them are unable to get 29:38.738 --> 29:40.960 vaccinated at this time . So we tend to 29:40.960 --> 29:43.182 take a very cautious standpoint when it 29:43.182 --> 29:45.404 becomes to our Children . And so that's 29:45.404 --> 29:47.127 why you're seeing where we are 29:47.127 --> 29:49.127 recommending that the siblings also 29:49.127 --> 29:51.293 quarantine with the affected sibling . 29:51.293 --> 29:53.516 And if we're being honest , um Children 29:53.516 --> 29:55.850 often in the same household , spent a 29:55.850 --> 29:57.800 lot of time together . So there's 29:57.800 --> 29:59.911 there's a high likelihood of exposure 29:59.911 --> 30:03.580 in the household . Um and then what is 30:03.580 --> 30:05.747 the window for exposure in order to be 30:05.747 --> 30:08.240 considered exposed And symptomatic ? 30:08.240 --> 30:11.210 The window for exposures 48 hours prior 30:11.210 --> 30:13.920 to symptoms and in the asymptomatic , 30:13.920 --> 30:16.270 the window of exposure is 48 hours 30:16.280 --> 30:19.450 prior to a positive test . So I know 30:19.450 --> 30:21.720 that's a lot of information . But what 30:21.720 --> 30:23.990 I'd really like to focus on here is our 30:23.990 --> 30:26.080 fitness and not a fitness center are 30:26.080 --> 30:29.130 CDCs in coordination with public health 30:29.140 --> 30:31.700 are very concerned about the health and 30:31.700 --> 30:33.922 safety of your Children and they take a 30:33.922 --> 30:36.570 lot of time and energy and really put 30:36.570 --> 30:38.970 forth a lot of thought when making 30:38.970 --> 30:41.026 these decisions . We want to keep as 30:41.026 --> 30:43.248 many of our classrooms open to care for 30:43.248 --> 30:45.414 the Children at large . But we also do 30:45.414 --> 30:47.581 it out of abundance of caution to make 30:47.581 --> 30:49.859 sure that we keep our community health , 30:49.859 --> 30:51.550 I'm healthy and safe . Mhm . 30:55.240 --> 30:58.230 Also , we wanted to talk about um 30:58.230 --> 31:00.640 fitness centers as you know , when we 31:00.640 --> 31:03.070 went into HP con charlie , we had to 31:03.080 --> 31:05.950 limit the amount of folks who were um 31:06.340 --> 31:08.396 participating in our fitness centers 31:08.396 --> 31:10.890 and with that we had our prioritization , 31:10.890 --> 31:12.834 it would be active duty activity , 31:12.834 --> 31:15.840 family members , um employees , 31:15.840 --> 31:17.840 civilian employees that work on the 31:17.840 --> 31:19.951 installation and that's kind of where 31:19.951 --> 31:21.951 we we cut it off . But I'm happy to 31:21.951 --> 31:24.007 tell you that after the last several 31:24.007 --> 31:25.840 weeks and looking at our overall 31:25.840 --> 31:28.062 attendance and the fitness centers , we 31:28.062 --> 31:30.173 are able to open up the attendance as 31:30.173 --> 31:32.730 well too Are retirees . So we welcome 31:32.730 --> 31:34.786 back our retiree population into the 31:34.786 --> 31:37.050 fitness center starting on 23 October 31:37.340 --> 31:39.507 Keeping in mind we still have our part 31:39.507 --> 31:41.729 our prioritization of active duty , but 31:41.729 --> 31:43.784 as long as we are able to stay below 31:43.784 --> 31:46.007 the thresholds as it pertains to FP con 31:46.007 --> 31:48.460 charlie , we gladly welcome back our 31:48.460 --> 31:50.627 retiree patrons and we look forward to 31:50.627 --> 31:52.460 seeing you on monday the 23rd of 31:52.460 --> 31:56.340 october keeping in in concert with 31:56.340 --> 31:58.340 connection . Let's talk about those 31:58.340 --> 32:00.562 events that we have coming up that keep 32:00.562 --> 32:03.010 us socially connected while maintaining 32:03.010 --> 32:05.580 our physical distance . And so the fss 32:05.580 --> 32:07.691 is really trying to put forth a great 32:07.691 --> 32:09.802 effort to provide multiple activities 32:09.802 --> 32:12.024 for us to continue to do just that . So 32:12.024 --> 32:14.191 just tomorrow , if you weren't already 32:14.191 --> 32:16.247 tracking , we have the great pumpkin 32:16.247 --> 32:18.413 off and while it sounds like it's just 32:18.413 --> 32:20.413 a pumpkin pumpkin carving contest , 32:20.413 --> 32:22.580 it's so much more , we'll have pumpkin 32:22.580 --> 32:24.413 bowling , mummy races , a scream 32:24.413 --> 32:26.770 contest , fall themed photo booth , a 32:26.770 --> 32:29.290 character , character , caricature 32:29.300 --> 32:32.810 artist and corn hole . Not only that 32:32.810 --> 32:35.143 for the kids , we have a trunk or treat . 32:35.143 --> 32:37.510 So all of this starts at about 1600 for 32:37.510 --> 32:40.030 for you civilian types . Um so come on 32:40.030 --> 32:42.260 out and join us tomorrow for that . We 32:42.260 --> 32:44.650 also have a zombie chase coming up next 32:44.650 --> 32:47.100 week and there is free is family 32:47.100 --> 32:49.850 friendly and there's a no zombie option 32:49.940 --> 32:52.460 if you'd rather run without the stress 32:52.540 --> 32:55.940 of being chased by zombies . We've also 32:55.940 --> 32:57.940 continued for those who recall , we 32:57.940 --> 33:00.250 used to have wind down Wednesday's um 33:00.250 --> 33:02.417 with our food truck out in the parking 33:02.417 --> 33:04.472 lot by the Arnold House . We haven't 33:04.472 --> 33:06.583 gotten rid of wind down Wednesday's , 33:06.583 --> 33:08.528 we've just moved it indoors to the 33:08.528 --> 33:10.750 bowling center , so come and join us on 33:10.750 --> 33:12.750 Wednesdays as well and partake in a 33:12.750 --> 33:12.610 little winding down in the middle of 33:12.610 --> 33:15.180 the week . So as you can see , we're 33:15.180 --> 33:17.291 definitely getting after , continuing 33:17.291 --> 33:19.670 to provide um recreation and the 33:19.670 --> 33:22.120 services that you need a team right pat 33:22.120 --> 33:24.231 in the greater right pack community . 33:24.231 --> 33:26.287 And so I thank you for your time and 33:26.287 --> 33:28.287 attention as we continue to do just 33:28.287 --> 33:32.120 that right and I'll turn it back to 33:32.120 --> 33:33.120 Colonel Miller . 33:39.040 --> 33:40.873 Hey , thanks teammates . I truly 33:40.873 --> 33:42.984 appreciate all of those updates and I 33:42.984 --> 33:45.151 appreciate you all uh sticking with us 33:45.151 --> 33:47.207 as we walked through the local covid 33:47.207 --> 33:49.318 operating environment . We talk about 33:49.318 --> 33:51.318 our vaccination process and we talk 33:51.318 --> 33:50.860 about the various services offered 33:50.860 --> 33:53.610 across the installation . Uh , folks , 33:53.620 --> 33:56.010 I fully get that . This is an emotional 33:56.010 --> 33:58.890 time . Uh , making the decision to get 33:58.890 --> 34:01.057 the vaccine is a personal one . And so 34:01.057 --> 34:03.168 yes , we have the vaccine mandate out 34:03.168 --> 34:05.168 there . But at the end of the day , 34:05.168 --> 34:07.057 individuals are going to make the 34:07.057 --> 34:09.112 decision on whether I'm going to get 34:09.112 --> 34:09.100 that vaccine or not . And then there's 34:09.100 --> 34:11.460 gonna be some follow on pieces to that . 34:11.740 --> 34:14.030 Uh , and I don't dismiss that , you 34:14.030 --> 34:16.370 know , the Air Force is built upon the 34:16.380 --> 34:18.500 core values of integrity . First 34:18.500 --> 34:20.667 service before self and excellence and 34:20.667 --> 34:22.722 all we do . But we've all grown up a 34:22.722 --> 34:24.889 little differently . We've grown up in 34:24.889 --> 34:24.830 different structures , different 34:24.830 --> 34:26.552 communities , our parents have 34:26.552 --> 34:28.774 instilled in us different morals values 34:28.774 --> 34:30.830 and ethics and I would argue because 34:30.830 --> 34:32.997 we're all serving in the United States 34:32.997 --> 34:35.108 Air Force together . We're serving in 34:35.108 --> 34:37.274 our armed forces . Those morals values 34:37.274 --> 34:39.497 and ethics are pretty closely aligned . 34:39.497 --> 34:39.050 Um , but that doesn't mean we're all 34:39.050 --> 34:41.260 exactly the same . Some of us very 34:41.260 --> 34:43.482 willingly went and got the vaccine were 34:43.482 --> 34:45.593 concerned about health and welfare of 34:45.593 --> 34:47.482 ourselves , our families , others 34:47.482 --> 34:49.649 mission execution , others sought more 34:49.649 --> 34:49.530 information because they wanted to 34:49.530 --> 34:51.863 learn more about long term effects . Uh , 34:51.863 --> 34:54.100 they wanted to understand the makeup of 34:54.100 --> 34:56.660 the vaccine . Uh , is it gonna is it 34:56.660 --> 34:58.771 gonna impact me in my health is going 34:58.771 --> 35:01.250 to impact me and potentially having a 35:01.250 --> 35:03.550 baby later on down the road . Uh One of 35:03.550 --> 35:05.661 those other things that I'm concerned 35:05.661 --> 35:07.772 about , and so we worked hard to give 35:07.772 --> 35:09.994 you information to arm and equip you to 35:09.994 --> 35:12.106 make an informed decision and we will 35:12.106 --> 35:14.272 continue to do that . If you go to our 35:14.272 --> 35:16.439 wright Patterson Air Force Base public 35:16.439 --> 35:18.606 site , you're gonna see the town , the 35:18.606 --> 35:20.717 vaccine town halls that we've had out 35:20.717 --> 35:20.670 there where we've shared information . 35:20.680 --> 35:22.780 Uh You're gonna see posts out there 35:22.790 --> 35:24.901 where we continue to push information 35:24.901 --> 35:28.040 or encourage you to go to the CDC 35:28.040 --> 35:30.460 website to seek more information about 35:30.460 --> 35:32.627 your vaccines . We want you to talk to 35:32.627 --> 35:35.130 your medical uh care providers to get 35:35.130 --> 35:37.700 more information uh so that you can 35:37.700 --> 35:39.940 make an informed decision . Uh And 35:39.940 --> 35:42.107 again , I know that's a personal one . 35:42.107 --> 35:44.273 Uh and one that kind of uh for some of 35:44.273 --> 35:46.270 us puts us it across with the 35:46.270 --> 35:48.437 President's order and the Secretary of 35:48.437 --> 35:50.548 Defense is order and the Secretary of 35:50.548 --> 35:52.659 the Air Force's order . Uh And that's 35:52.659 --> 35:54.881 something we will work through over the 35:54.881 --> 35:56.881 coming days weeks and months uh and 35:56.881 --> 35:58.992 continue to arm and equip you to make 35:58.992 --> 36:01.214 an informed decision uh to take care of 36:01.214 --> 36:03.270 you as a person , as a wingman uh is 36:03.270 --> 36:05.214 just a fellow human being . And so 36:05.214 --> 36:07.437 there's plenty of services out there uh 36:07.437 --> 36:09.326 to take care of each other . Uh I 36:09.326 --> 36:11.492 encourage you to talk to folks . We've 36:11.492 --> 36:13.548 got folks like the chaplains . We've 36:13.548 --> 36:15.159 got our military family life 36:15.159 --> 36:17.103 consultants . We've got our master 36:17.103 --> 36:19.048 resiliency trainers for a civilian 36:19.048 --> 36:20.881 teammates . There's the employee 36:20.881 --> 36:22.992 assistance program . Uh , there's all 36:22.992 --> 36:25.214 kinds of resources out there to be able 36:25.214 --> 36:27.437 to talk to rumble through the issues to 36:27.437 --> 36:29.603 have good constructive conversations . 36:29.603 --> 36:31.603 But I would ask that we continue to 36:31.603 --> 36:33.714 have these conversations with dignity 36:33.714 --> 36:35.714 and respect . We've got a dedicated 36:35.714 --> 36:38.010 team here to take care of you as we 36:38.010 --> 36:40.066 work hard to execute the president's 36:40.066 --> 36:41.954 order to execute the Secretary of 36:41.954 --> 36:43.843 Defense , is order to execute the 36:43.843 --> 36:46.010 Secretary of the Air Force's order and 36:46.010 --> 36:48.232 ultimately , uh arm up and protect each 36:48.232 --> 36:50.232 other and to secure these different 36:50.232 --> 36:52.343 mission sets that we have out there . 36:52.343 --> 36:54.960 Um , we've often talked about the Air 36:54.960 --> 36:56.730 Force Material Command's uh , 36:56.740 --> 36:58.720 connection connect program , a FMc 36:58.720 --> 37:01.300 connect . Uh , and it always amazes me 37:01.300 --> 37:04.470 how timely the topics are on the FMC 37:04.470 --> 37:07.190 connect calendar . And so last month we 37:07.190 --> 37:09.134 talked about outlook or this month 37:09.134 --> 37:11.190 we're talking about outlook the next 37:11.190 --> 37:13.357 month , we're talking about thoughtful 37:13.530 --> 37:15.641 and in december . We're talking about 37:15.641 --> 37:19.010 hope uh , and how fitting of topics are 37:19.020 --> 37:21.600 outlook , thoughtful and hope as we 37:21.600 --> 37:24.140 rumbled through uh , this latest stage 37:24.150 --> 37:26.810 of the delta variant and these vaccine 37:26.810 --> 37:29.560 mandates , right . We have a positive 37:29.560 --> 37:31.504 outlook on where we're heading the 37:31.504 --> 37:33.838 trends are going in the right direction . 37:33.838 --> 37:36.004 You've got a thoughtful team dedicated 37:36.004 --> 37:37.838 to caring for you and arming and 37:37.838 --> 37:39.949 equipping you with the with the right 37:39.949 --> 37:42.004 information and we have hope that we 37:42.004 --> 37:44.116 are busting through the other side of 37:44.116 --> 37:46.060 this thing and building a building 37:46.060 --> 37:48.282 towards the next challenge . You know , 37:48.282 --> 37:47.550 that light at the end of the tunnel , 37:47.560 --> 37:49.838 uh , those vaccine mandates are coming . 37:49.838 --> 37:51.671 We're going to continue to press 37:51.671 --> 37:53.838 forward with that and we're gonna work 37:53.838 --> 37:56.060 together as we get through this and get 37:56.060 --> 37:55.730 to the other side . And so as we get 37:55.730 --> 37:58.000 more information , rest assured , we 37:58.000 --> 38:00.056 will share that with you . Uh , it's 38:00.056 --> 38:02.278 all about transparency . It's all about 38:02.278 --> 38:04.167 sharing the right information and 38:04.167 --> 38:06.333 getting you the things that you need , 38:06.333 --> 38:08.500 uh , so that we can move through this 38:08.500 --> 38:10.760 thing together . Um , I fully 38:10.760 --> 38:12.871 acknowledge again , we don't have the 38:12.871 --> 38:14.760 medical exemption process for our 38:14.760 --> 38:16.927 civilian teammates . We don't have the 38:16.927 --> 38:19.149 religious accommodation process for our 38:19.149 --> 38:18.850 civilian teammates . We don't have the 38:18.850 --> 38:20.906 data collection tools for a civilian 38:20.906 --> 38:22.961 teammates yet , but they're coming . 38:22.961 --> 38:25.017 And whenever they come , we will get 38:25.017 --> 38:27.072 them out there and work through this 38:27.072 --> 38:29.740 together with that . I'm going to pause 38:29.750 --> 38:31.639 before we wrap up and just see if 38:31.639 --> 38:33.750 there's any questions . Yes , sir . I 38:33.750 --> 38:35.639 do have one question that came in 38:35.639 --> 38:37.806 through the comments and it deals with 38:37.806 --> 38:39.917 PT testing . So with the cold weather 38:39.917 --> 38:41.972 moving in , how are we going to move 38:41.972 --> 38:44.139 forward with PT testing ? I appreciate 38:44.139 --> 38:46.250 that question . As many of you know , 38:46.250 --> 38:48.083 when we made the transition to a 38:48.083 --> 38:51.450 chicken charlie and we uh reinstated 38:51.450 --> 38:53.617 the public health emergency eyes , the 38:53.617 --> 38:55.394 installation commander made the 38:55.394 --> 38:57.006 decision to halt our fitness 38:57.006 --> 38:59.228 assessments and that was really because 38:59.228 --> 39:01.339 I wanted to make sure that we had the 39:01.339 --> 39:03.506 right uh , testing procedures in place 39:03.506 --> 39:05.728 and we had a safe environment for folks 39:05.728 --> 39:07.561 to go test . And I limited those 39:07.561 --> 39:09.506 testing those tests . Uh , outdoor 39:09.506 --> 39:11.506 testing only . We do have an indoor 39:11.506 --> 39:13.506 testing facility , that's our right 39:13.506 --> 39:15.394 field fitness center that has the 39:15.394 --> 39:17.617 indoor track . But right now we are not 39:17.620 --> 39:20.070 using that resource . Uh , if we 39:20.070 --> 39:22.130 continue to remain in HP can charlie 39:22.130 --> 39:24.480 and our weather starts to wane and not 39:24.490 --> 39:26.780 be suitable for testing outside . We 39:26.780 --> 39:28.836 will need to revisit that decision . 39:28.836 --> 39:30.850 Once I understood our testing 39:30.850 --> 39:32.860 procedures and I saw that we could 39:32.860 --> 39:35.027 safely execute fitness assessments . I 39:35.027 --> 39:37.430 reinstated those . And so right now we 39:37.430 --> 39:39.597 are fitness testing . Uh , and again , 39:39.597 --> 39:42.310 we're only doing that outside . But you 39:42.310 --> 39:44.477 know , the winter months are coming is 39:44.477 --> 39:46.588 starting to cool off . As a matter of 39:46.588 --> 39:48.477 fact , I received my weather , my 39:48.477 --> 39:50.699 winter weather brief in preparation for 39:50.699 --> 39:52.970 our snow season , snow and ice season 39:53.320 --> 39:55.542 to make sure that I understood what was 39:55.542 --> 39:57.598 going on . And we took a look at the 39:57.598 --> 39:59.820 long term weather shots . I think we're 39:59.820 --> 40:01.931 gonna be able to fitness test all the 40:01.931 --> 40:04.098 way through december outside . Uh , it 40:04.098 --> 40:06.209 may be a little chilly , you're gonna 40:06.209 --> 40:05.350 have to throw on your sweatshirt , a 40:05.350 --> 40:07.550 long sleeve shirt . Um , and maybe 40:07.550 --> 40:09.606 testing the daylight hours , but the 40:09.606 --> 40:11.550 the weather is going to be able to 40:11.550 --> 40:13.717 accommodate that . If not , we'll just 40:13.717 --> 40:16.000 fire right um , ideally by that point 40:16.000 --> 40:18.940 in time we are in the bravo plus stage 40:18.940 --> 40:21.051 or the bravo stage and we're gonna be 40:21.051 --> 40:23.162 able to move that testing inside . Um 40:23.162 --> 40:25.273 otherwise I'll go down to right field 40:25.273 --> 40:27.273 fitness center , take a look at the 40:27.273 --> 40:29.450 testing capability that we have in 40:29.450 --> 40:31.580 there and make a call . Do we put a 40:31.580 --> 40:33.636 pause again during our winter months 40:33.636 --> 40:35.691 until we get back outside ? Or do we 40:35.691 --> 40:37.802 roll that fitness testing inside ? Uh 40:37.802 --> 40:40.024 and so I'm tracking the concern . We're 40:40.024 --> 40:42.136 keeping an eye on the weather . We'll 40:42.136 --> 40:44.530 keep a good track on number of days we 40:44.530 --> 40:46.752 lose for fitness testing as the weather 40:46.752 --> 40:48.974 declines . Um , but right now we've got 40:48.974 --> 40:51.197 some great weather . I encourage you to 40:51.197 --> 40:53.363 get out there , stay physically fit uh 40:53.363 --> 40:55.350 and keep getting after it as Chief 40:55.350 --> 40:58.250 schaffer always always says it's about 40:58.250 --> 41:00.540 being ready , not getting ready , so be 41:00.540 --> 41:02.762 ready for whatever the bubble goes up . 41:02.762 --> 41:04.762 We need you on that line . Anything 41:04.762 --> 41:07.570 else ? No , sir , but I just would like 41:07.570 --> 41:09.681 to remind all the viewers that a full 41:09.681 --> 41:11.681 recording of the town , how will be 41:11.681 --> 41:13.792 available on the base website as soon 41:13.792 --> 41:16.280 as possible after it concludes . And I 41:16.280 --> 41:18.502 appreciate that comment there because I 41:18.502 --> 41:20.447 know we had a little hiccup at the 41:20.447 --> 41:22.558 beginning where we lost some internet 41:22.558 --> 41:24.669 and I know there's been some feedback 41:24.669 --> 41:26.836 on some choppiness or some latency for 41:26.836 --> 41:28.724 some folks out there . Uh so rest 41:28.724 --> 41:30.760 assured this is being recorded . We 41:30.760 --> 41:32.538 will put a clean version of the 41:32.538 --> 41:35.200 recording out there . Uh so folks can 41:35.210 --> 41:37.266 follow on and catch up with anything 41:37.266 --> 41:39.321 they missed or revisit it at a later 41:39.321 --> 41:41.860 date . Uh so with that , uh I will end 41:41.860 --> 41:43.971 the way I end all these things with a 41:43.971 --> 41:46.138 simple thanks uh thanks to you for all 41:46.138 --> 41:48.249 that you do to support each other and 41:48.249 --> 41:50.471 execute the mission . Thanks to you for 41:50.471 --> 41:52.749 sharing a little bit of your time . Uh , 41:52.749 --> 41:52.630 time is one of those precious 41:52.630 --> 41:54.908 commodities that we can never get back . 41:54.908 --> 41:57.019 And so I appreciate you spending some 41:57.019 --> 41:59.186 time with us uh and getting up to date 41:59.186 --> 42:01.352 on where we stand in our current covid 42:01.352 --> 42:03.408 operating environment where we stand 42:03.408 --> 42:03.300 with the vaccination mandates and more 42:03.300 --> 42:05.522 importantly , where we stand on some of 42:05.522 --> 42:07.633 these social connection opportunities 42:07.633 --> 42:09.800 that are out there . I'm excited about 42:09.800 --> 42:09.300 some of the things going on across this 42:09.300 --> 42:11.633 installation . We've got the , you know , 42:11.633 --> 42:13.856 the pumpkin carving and trunk retreat . 42:13.856 --> 42:16.189 Uh there's the pumpkin chuck . Uh the A . 42:16.189 --> 42:18.300 F . R . L . Does over on the area . B 42:18.300 --> 42:20.411 side of the installation that's going 42:20.411 --> 42:22.467 to be going on . There's some turkey 42:22.467 --> 42:24.467 trucks coming up down the road . Uh 42:24.467 --> 42:26.578 zombie run all kinds of things to try 42:26.578 --> 42:28.467 and create that social connection 42:28.467 --> 42:28.380 because that's what really keeps us 42:28.380 --> 42:30.547 together . That's what really keeps us 42:30.547 --> 42:33.140 grounded and that's extremely important 42:33.150 --> 42:35.350 to maintaining our mental , our 42:35.360 --> 42:37.650 physical or emotional or social well 42:37.650 --> 42:40.090 being . And so say socially connected . 42:40.090 --> 42:42.257 And thanks to all those folks have put 42:42.257 --> 42:44.312 that on special . Thanks to the sign 42:44.312 --> 42:46.479 language team that always does a great 42:46.479 --> 42:48.590 job to keep everybody connected as we 42:48.590 --> 42:50.812 work through this as well as our public 42:50.812 --> 42:49.950 affairs team . I know they were 42:49.950 --> 42:52.117 scrambling there at the beginning uh , 42:52.117 --> 42:54.117 to get us back up and running , but 42:54.117 --> 42:56.117 they're true professionals uh , and 42:56.117 --> 42:58.283 they're working hard for us to be able 42:58.283 --> 43:00.339 to ensure we are communicating clear 43:00.339 --> 43:02.561 transparent messages to you to keep you 43:02.561 --> 43:04.617 informed . Uh , and thanks to all of 43:04.617 --> 43:06.839 our folks that are working hard for you 43:06.839 --> 43:08.783 each and every day from the mighty 43:08.783 --> 43:10.950 medics to the defenders at the gate to 43:10.950 --> 43:13.117 the folks in the control tower , we've 43:13.117 --> 43:15.228 got lots of folks working hard behind 43:15.228 --> 43:14.770 the scenes to make sure we are taking 43:14.770 --> 43:16.881 care of you and we are providing that 43:16.881 --> 43:19.103 strength through support . You are most 43:19.103 --> 43:21.326 important thing out there and know that 43:21.326 --> 43:23.659 we work hard for you each and every day . 43:23.659 --> 43:25.714 And so thanks for all of those folks 43:25.714 --> 43:27.881 across the installation that our pitch 43:27.881 --> 43:30.048 inning getting it done to make sure we 43:30.048 --> 43:29.560 deliver the right services for you at 43:29.560 --> 43:31.600 the right time . Again , truly 43:31.600 --> 43:33.544 appreciate all that you're doing . 43:33.544 --> 43:35.822 Please keep your questions firing away . 43:35.822 --> 43:37.878 We are working hard to provide clear 43:37.878 --> 43:40.044 transparent information to you on time 43:40.044 --> 43:42.211 on target . So if you need something , 43:42.211 --> 43:44.267 let us know until we get a chance to 43:44.267 --> 43:46.540 talk again . Take care . Have a Great 43:46.540 --> 43:46.730 one .