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- Marines, in the coming months,

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you will be offered the opportunity

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to receive your COVID-19 vaccination.

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Initially there'll be a limited supply.

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And like all things,

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there'll be a priority of
how it'll be distributed.

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- [Sergeant Major Troy E Black] Once available,
we highly encourage you

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to receive the vaccine
to protect your health,

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your families, and to
lower public health risks

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associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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- Sergeant Major and I
have received the vaccine.

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We have confidence in its
effectiveness and its safety.

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We're encouraging everybody
who's presented the opportunity

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to take it.

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This improves our readiness

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and the ability to respond
when the nation needs us.

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- The end state is that we
reduce the burden of COVID-19

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in our high-risk populations,

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and to mitigate our risk to
our training and deployments.

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- In the meantime,

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stay vigilant to slow
the spread of the virus,

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and know when you're showing symptoms.