Alaska health officials expressed their excitement about new CDC guidelines that donât require fully vaccinated people to wear a mask or physically distance in most of settings. However, for communities with high virus transmission and low vaccination rates, the advice is to stay cautious and evaluate your risks.
Fully vaccinated people â those who completed their vaccination series more than two weeks ago â can now resume activities without wearing a mask or staying six feet apart in most indoors and outdoors settings, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.
âWe are just happy to see this new guidance the CDC put out,â state epidemiologist Joe McLaughlin said during a Thursday news briefing.
The award winners were announced last week during an evening ceremony broadcast live on Tri-Valley Community Television.
Breaking BEARriers was also named Dublin Organization of the Year, while the Mayorâs Award went to Open Heart Kitchen and the Mayorâs Legacy Award for long-term dedication to the Dublin community went to Connie Mack.
DâAmbrosio, who teaches video production, was cited for creating a Facebook group, Tri-Valley Community Help During Shelter in Place, which eventually grew to include more than 2,100 members.
âIt started early in the pandemic with a plea to check on neighbors and friends and make sure that their needs were being met during the stay-at-home order,â said Catherine Brown, a teacher at Frederiksen Elementary School teacher, who nominated DâAmbrosio for the award. âIt was a scary time and people wanted to band together.â