I have a First Award reservation for February 2022 and spoke to a telephone agent about alternatives. He said the agents had received no information from the company about First Class being unavailable for my dates and therefor could offer nothing as an alternative. Similarly, there has been nothing from SQ, official or otherwise, about removing First Class so far into the future. So I'm just going to sit on my reservation and see how things shake out. I find it hard to believe that SQ would permanently remove its signature premium service a year in advance, especially given the rapidly changing situation with covid vaccinations becoming more widely available.