Letters to the Editor

Letter: Get your shots

In the quick announcement from the CDC last week regarding masks, and the rushed response by state and local governments around the country, many people may have missed the most important piece of the message. Almost everyone heard that you can stop wearing masks if you are fully vaccinated. But the more important message is that you should continue wearing masks indoors in public if you are not fully vaccinated.

In Anchorage, only 42% of the population is fully vaccinated. That means that the other 58% should continue wearing masks.  Being vaccinated means you can go out in public without a mask and not worry about getting infected or spreading COVID-19. Please get vaccinated as soon as possible, or keep wearing a mask, so we can all be safe.

— Janet M. Johnston

Anchorage

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